HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Harrisburg City Islanders and Louisville City FC meet for the first time this season with Louisville pushing toward the top of the Eastern Conference standings and the City Islanders looking to break their current losing streak. Kickoff at FNB Field is set for 7 p.m. ET.
Matchcenter: http://bit.ly/2tX3ve4 | Tickets: http://bit.ly/2ov0Ary | Broadcast: WBNA (LOU)
Harrisburg City Islanders news and notes
Current record: 2-7-4, 10pts
The City Islanders’ fell 1-0 to Bethlehem Steel FC on Tuesday night at FNB Field to extend the club’s losing streak to four games.
Harrisburg is now winless in its last 10 games, with its last victory coming on April 15 against Steel FC.
Lee Nishanian was sent off with 10 minutes to go against Bethlehem on Tuesday, and is suspended for Saturday’s contest.
The City Islanders’ 10-game winless streak is the club’s longest since the USL’s inception at the start of the 2011 season.
Louisville City FC news and notes
Current record: 7-1-4, 25pts
Louisville recorded its third consecutive victory with a 3-0 win against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds last Saturday night at Slugger Field.
Cameron Lancaster scored twice – his first goals since April – to lead the side to victory and was named the USL Player of the Week on Tuesday.
City’s run of form has moved the club into second place in the USL Eastern Conference, three points behind the Charleston Battery with two games in hand.
Louisville has scored 11 goals in its last four games, and has scored six goals from outside the penalty area overall this season.
Series Notes
Squads
Harrisburg – GK: Nick Noble, Brandon Miller, Sean Lewis; D: Griffin Libhart, Travis Brent, Tiago Calvano, Jake Bond, James Thomas, Abass Mohammed, Chris Hill, Shawn McLaws; M: Manolo Sanchez, Mouhamed Dabo, Jonny Mendoza, Paul Wilson, Rasheed Olabiyi, Danny DiPrima, John Grosh; F: Aaron Wheeler, Michael Olla, Cardel Benbow, Ropapa Mensah, Pedro Ribeiro, Fredrick Opoku
Louisville – GK: Greg Ranjitsingh, Tim Dobrowolski, Micah Bledsoe; D: Sean Totsch, Paco Craig, Oscar Jimenez, Tarek Morad, Sean Reynolds, Kyle Smith; M: Guy Abend, Paolo DelPiccolo, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Niall McCabe, Brian Ownby, Devon Williams, George Davis IV, Richard Ballard; F: Ilija Ilic, Luke Spencer, Cameron Lancaster
Discipline
Harrisburg – None
Louisville – None
Officials
REF: GUSTAVO SOLORIO
AR1: Ben Pilgrim
AR2: Joshua Encarnacion
4TH: Daniel Pannullo Jr
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Twitter social handles
Harrisburg City Islanders – @City_Islanders
Louisville City FC – @LouCityFC
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