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Diaz Nabs Fans' Choice Save of the Week

By USLSoccer.com Staff, 07/20/17, 10:51AM EDT

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Fingertip stop against City Islanders finishes top of the poll among fans

TAMPA, Fla. – New York Red Bulls II goalkeeper Rafael Diaz claimed the USL Fans’ Choice Save of the Week for Week 17 of the 2017 season, as his outstanding save against the Harrisburg City Islanders earned top marks in the weekly online poll.

Diaz has been a solid backup for the Red Bulls II since joining the club, and highlighted why with an outstanding save to deny the City Islanders’ Paul Wilson last Wednesday night. Wilson’s lobbed finish seemed set to find the net, but Diaz’s quick reactions and athleticism allowed him to back-peddle and tip the effort over the crossbar in spectacular fashion.

Diaz received 62 percent of the poll conducted online at USLSoccer.com that concluded on Thursday morning. Saint Louis FC goalkeeper Adam Grinwis took second with 31 percent for his low, left-handed save on the Charleston Battery’s Heviel Corbeves that helped secure a shutout victory, while Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2’s Sean Melvin finished third for his excellent double-save to deny the Swope Park Rangers’ Kevin Oliveira and Nansel Selbol.

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