SPR defender Amer Didic has been named to the USL Team of the Week for the second consecutive week. The 21-year-old played the full 90 minutes in Saturday’s 1-0 shutout win over Saint Louis FC, protecting the Rangers’ early lead with strong tackles, interceptions and aerial dominance.
Saturday’s shutout was the Rangers’ second in a row, while Didic has now played every minute in all three of SPR’s shutouts this season. Since breaking into the starting lineup in the 2-1 win over Tulsa on May 14, the Edmonton, Alberta native has started eight of the side’s last nine games.
The Swope Park Rangers are back in action this Saturday, traveling west to taken on Arizona United SC at the Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria, Ariz. That game will kick off at 9:30 p.m. CT and will be live streamed on SportingKC.com.
USL Team of the Week (Courtesy of USLSoccer.com)
GK – Callum Irving, Rio Grande Valley FC: Irving saved one penalty kick as part of a four-save shutout to earn the Toros a point on the road against OKC Energy FC.
D – Mike Da Fonte, Sacramento Republic FC: Da Fonte scored the game-winning goal as Republic FC grabbed a 2-1 victory against Seattle Sounders FC 2.
D – Amer Didic, Swope Park Rangers: Didic earned selection for a second consecutive week as he helped the Rangers’ defense shut out Saint Louis FC in a 1-0 victory.
D – Taylor Mueller, Charleston Battery: Mueller scored the opening goal and was solid defensively as the Battery won their third consecutive game by defeating Richmond.
D – Brett Levis, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2: Levis scored a dramatic game-winner as WFC2 took a 2-1 victory against Real Monarchs SLC on Saturday night.
M – Stefan Defregger, Wilmington Hammerheads FC: Defregger recorded assists on all three of the Hammerheads’ goals as they defeated Toronto FC II 3-0.
M – Jimmy McLaughlin, FC Cincinnati: McLaughlin notched the game-winner as Cincinnati took its second win of the season against Bethlehem Steel FC.
M – Michael Reed, San Antonio FC: Reed scored the opening goal as San Antonio took a 2-1 victory on the road against Tulsa on Sunday night.
F – Michael Cox, Orlando City B: Cox found the equalizer for OCB as it earned a 1-1 draw with Charlotte to remain in the top eight in the Eastern Conference.
F – Sammy Ochoa, Tulsa Roughnecks FC: Ochoa recorded a goal and two assists to lead the Roughnecks to a 3-2 win against Arizona United SC in the USL Game of the Week on ESPN3.
F – Long Tan, Arizona United SC: Tan gave Arizona a chance at continuing its undefeated streak in Tulsa with a pair of good goals as the side succumbed 3-2 to the Roughnecks.
Bench: Ryan Meara (NY), Jordan Burt (COS), Kenardo Forbes (ROC), Carlos Alvarez (SA), Tyler Polak (CIN), Heviel Cordoves (CHS), Adonis Amaya (LA)
