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Rhode Island FC (2-9-4, 15 pts.) were victorious 5-2 over Louisville City FC (11-2-3, 35 pts.) on Saturday.

Rhode Island FC defeat 1st seeded Louisville City FC 5-2

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SMITHFIELD, RI— Rhode Island FC (2-9-4, 15 pts.) were victorious 5-2 over Louisville City FC (11-2-3, 35 pts.) on Saturday.

The match kicked off at 7:30 p.m. ET at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky to a crowd of 4,000.

The team started their lineup in a 3-5-2 formation with goalkeeper Jackson Lee starting in the net with a backline of Frank Nodarse (left), Karifa Yao (center) and Kofi Twumasi (right). The midfield consisted of Jojea Kwizera (left) Marc Ybarra (left center mid), Joe Brito (central), Clay Holstad (right center mid) and Stephen Turnbull (right). The forward roles were manned by Albert Dikwa (left) and JJ Williams (right).

Rhode Island had 3 players out due to injury. They included Grant Stoneman (Leg), Gabriel Alves (leg) and Amos Shapiro-Thompson (Knee).

Goalkeeper Koke Vegas and midfielder Conor McGlynn were unavailable for today’s match due to suspension (red cards).

The match began with Rhode Island starting from the center circle. They swiftly elected to launch the ball into Louisville’s defensive third.

In the 3rd minute, Louisville City FC midfielder #13 Amadou Dia was issued a yellow card.

Louisville had the first chance of the match in the 8th minute when forward #20 Sam Gleadle’s shot went just wide of the left post.

Louisville’s next chance came in the 19th minute when forward #20 Sam Gleadle’s shot was saved by Jackson Lee.

RIFC’s first opportunity came in the 23rd minute when JJ Williams effort went just wide of the right post.

Entering the 30th minute, RIFC took the lead.

After receiving the ball on the right flank, midfielder Clay Holstad elected for a long shot that struck the top left corner post and into the net for the 1-0 advantage.

Louisville then had a chance in the 32nd minute when midfielder #25 Jansen Wilson’s effort was calmly saved by Jackson Lee.

Just 3 minutes later, Louisville forward #14 Wilson Harris’ header went high over the net.

Just 3 minutes later after Harris’ chance, forward #7 Ray Serrano had another shot that was saved by Jackson Lee.

Entering the 45+1 minute, RIFC added to their lead.

Just moments after receiving the ball on the left flank, midfielder Jojea Kwizera took on a defender and took a low-driven shot that snuck into the bottom right corner to add to RIFC’s lead just before halftime.

After the initial 45+3 minutes, the match entered halftime with RIFC ahead 2-0.

Prior to the start of the second half, Louisville City head coach Danny Cruz made his first change by replacing midfielder #13 Amadou Dia was replaced by defender #3 Jake Morris.

The second half kicked off with Louisville starting from the center circle and quickly launching the ball into RIFC’s defensive third.

Louisville had the first chance of the half came in the 49th minute when defender #3 Jake Morris’ effort was saved away for a corner by Jackson Lee.

In the 56th minute, Louisville City FC forward #7 Ray Serrano and RIFC forward Albert Dikwa were issued yellow cards.

Louisville’s next chance came in the 57th minute when forward #20 Sam Gleadle’s effort was met with a spectacular kick save by Jackson Lee.

In the 62nd minute, Louisville City head coach Danny Cruz made his second and third change of the match by replacing forwards #20 Sam Gleadle and #7 Ray Serrano for forwards #24 Tola Showunmi and #21 Jorge Gonzalez. RIFC head coach Khano Smith then made his first change of the match by replacing Albert Dikwa with Noah Fuson.

Louisville’s next chance came in the 63rd minute when Elijah Wydner’s long-distance effort was parried away by Jackson Lee.

Entering the 67th minute, RIFC added to their lead.

In a 2 versus 1 scenario, forward Noah Fuson found JJ Williams with a square pass that then led for Williams to chip the ball into the net for the 3-0 advantage.

In the 72nd minute, Louisville City head coach Danny Cruz made his fourth and final change of the match by replacing defender #5 Arturo Ordoñez with midfielder #22 Dylan Mares.

Louisville had yet another chance in the 72nd minute when Jorge Gonzalez close-range effort struck the left post and was cleared.

Less than one minute later, RIFC head coach Khano Smith made his second change of the match by replacing Marc Ybarra with Isaac Angking.

In the 82nd minute, RIFC head coach Khano Smith made his third and final change of the match by replacing Kofi Twumasi with Collin Smith.

Entering the 84th minute, Louisville pulled one back.

After the ball was clipped forward to forward #24 Dylan Mares. He elected for a fake-shot, sent the defender, and then slotted it home for his first goal of the season. Following the goal, RIFC goalkeeper Jackson Lee was issued a yellow card.

Entering the 90+1 minute, RIFC added to their lead once again.

Forward Noah Fuson took one two defenders and elected for a close-range chip shot that was found to go over the line for RIFC 4th goal of the match.

After a foul atop the box, in the 90+4 minute, RIFC defender Karifa Yao was issued a yellow card.

In the ensuing freekick by Louisville City FC, midfielder #21 Jorge Gonzalez rolled the ball for defender #3 Jake Morris to slot it into the bottom right corner to make the scoreline 4-2.

Entering the 90+6 minute, RIFC added to their lead once more.

Following a central pass by Joe Brito, the ball was slotted home into the bottom left corner to make it 5-2 RIFC.

After the 90+9 minutes, the match concluded with RIFC winning the match 5-2.

This is Louisville City FC’s first loss at home this season.

This is Rhode Island FC’s second victory in their history.

With the result, RIFC remain in 11th place in the USL Championship Eastern Conference.

Rhode Island FC (2-9-4, 15 pts. in USL Championship) return home to face Western Conference side El Paso Locomotive FC (3-3-10, 12 pts.) at Beirne Stadium. The match kicks off on Wednesday, June 26th at 7:30p.m. EST on ESPN+.

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Hello! My name is Caleb Pongratz. I am a 23-year-old journalist that covers Major League Soccer, MLS NEXT Pro, USL, USL Championship, USL League One, USL League Two & the United States Men's National Team. I'm originally from Hanover, Massachusetts and currently reside in Boston, Massachusetts. Schooling: • Hanover High School (2016-2020) • Suffolk University (2020-2024) - Graduated cum laude with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications - Broadcast Journalism. Career within Soccer: • Played club soccer from U6-U18 (Select FC, Boston Bolts, Liverpool International Academy) • Captain of Hanover High School Boys' Soccer (High School) • Played NCAA Division 3 Soccer for Suffolk University in the Coastal Commonwealth Conference for 4 seasons • C Licensed US Soccer Coach • Licensed US Soccer Referee • SafeSport & Intro to Safe & Healthy Playing Environments Certified

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