LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Louisville City FC can move into first place in the USL Eastern Conference with a victory on Wednesday night in the USL Game of the Week on ESPN3 as it plays host to a Harrisburg City Islanders side looking for a turnaround in its playoff push. Kickoff at Slugger Field is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Matchcenter: http://bit.ly/2wvzLtW | Tickets: http://bit.ly/2oaoiI1 | Broadcast: WBNA (LOU); ESPN3
Louisville City FC news and notes
Current record: 12-3-5, 41pts
Louisville earned its third consecutive victory with a 3-1 win against Bethlehem Steel FC on Sunday evening at Goodman Stadium.
Forward Luke Spencer had two goals and defender Oscar Jimenez two assists in the victory, which saw both named to the USL Team of the Week on Tuesday.
City enters Wednesday’s game three points behind the Charlotte Independence, but would overtake their Eastern rival should it take its 13th win of the season.
Spencer leads Louisville with eight goals this season, and is scoring at a rate of a goal every 104.38 minutes this season.
Harrisburg City Islanders news and notes
Current record: 6-12-6, 24pts
The City Islanders fell 3-0 to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in their most recent outing, their fourth loss in the past five games.
Harrisburg has also been held scoreless over the past five games, with its most recent goal coming via Ropapa Mensah in first-half stoppage time of a 1-1 draw with the Charlotte Independence on July 18.
The drop of form has seen the City Islanders drop to 13th in the Eastern Conference, seven points out of the playoffs positions with eight games remaining in the season.
Harrisburg is second in the league in defensive recoveries with 1,547 this season, with midfielder Rasheed Olabiyi leading the league individually with 207.
Series Notes
Squads
Louisville – GK: Greg Ranjitsingh, Tim Dobrowolski, Micah Bledsoe; D: Sean Totsch, Paco Craig, Oscar Jimenez, Tarek Morad, Sean Reynolds; 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
Harrisburg – GK: Nick Noble, Brandon Miller, Sean Lewis; D: Griffin Libhart, Travis Brent, Tiago Calvano, Lee Nishanian, Jake Bond, Abass Mohammed, Chris Hill, Shawn McLaws; M: Mouhamed Dabo, Jonny Mendoza, Paul Wilson, Rasheed Olabiyi, Danny DiPrima, John Grosh, Pedro Ribeiro; F: Manolo Sanchez, Aaron Wheeler, Michael Olla, Cardel Benbow, Ropapa Mensah, Fredrick Opoku
Discipline
Louisville – Suspended: Kyle Smith; Accumulation warning: Paco Craig
Harrisburg – Suspended: James Thomas; Accumulation warning: Dabo Mouhamed
Officials
REF: AARON HERNANDEZ
AR1: Paul Terry
AR2: Chad Collins
4TH: Casie Anderson
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Louisville City FC – @LouCityFC
Harrisburg City Islanders – @City_Islanders
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