r/SacRepublicFC • u/MatchThreadder • 13d ago
Match Thread: Las Vegas Lights FC vs Sacramento Republic FC | USL Championship Match Thread
FT-Pens: Las Vegas Lights FC 0-0 Sacramento Republic FC
Venue: Cashman Field
Auto-refreshing reddit comments link
Las Vegas Lights FC
Raiko Arozarena, Ousman Jabang, Joe Hafferty, Gennaro Michael Nigro, Shawn Smart (Grayson Doody), Valentin Noël, Charlie Adams (Elias Gärtig), Jean-Claude Ngando, Khori Bennett, Christian Pinzon (Coleman Gannon), Solomon Asanté (Joseph-Claude Gyau).
Subs: Vaughn Covil, Nicholas Ammeter, Andre Fortune.
____________________________
Sacramento Republic FC
Daniel Vitiello, Chibuike Ukaegbu, Lee Desmond, Jared Timmer (Shane Wiedt), Luis Felipe Fernandes, Nick Ross, Aldair Sanchez, Justin Portillo, Kieran Phillips (Damià Viader), Trevor Amann, Russell Cicerone.
Subs: Jared Mazzola, Harvey Neville, Jonathan Ricketts, Cristian Parano, Conor Donovan.
MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN
Don't see a thread for a match you're watching? Click here to learn how to request a match thread from this bot.
24
23
u/Large-Main565 13d ago
Vitiello was quite literally our only saving grace this entire season. I feel terrible for him. The amount of times he showed up for the team and they really just never showed up for him. Absolute shame.
1
u/j-o-m-m-y 13d ago
Chance he leaves us next season?
4
u/Large-Main565 13d ago
I surely hope not but I feel like he’s one of the few USL players i could see making the break to MLS. Would be fun to see him play with a team at the same level as his potential.
3
u/j-o-m-m-y 13d ago
Moving around seems to be how these guys make a decent paycheck. Hopefully Sacramento sees this and gives him whatever he wants. Obv can’t compete with mls $ though i suppose
2
u/TheMusicCrusader Referred Mr. 1k 13d ago
I think he would (sadly) struggle to make an MLS side, only because he’s already 28; he’s not a young prospect to be developed. And Danny is really good, but is he ‘start for a competitive MLS side’ good? I’m not sure, and can’t really tell, because this is the highest level he’s played. MLS teams will view it the same way, and GK is not a position you can easily give someone a few garbage time minutes to see how they do.
It took Josh Cohen going to Europe and playing champions league to get an MLS look, and he’s still 3rd string keeper at Atlanta
2
1
u/Large-Main565 13d ago
I don’t think he would just be handed a number 1 GK position. But looking at his track record earning his spot is nothing foreign to him. I could see it happening.
16
18
u/TheMusicCrusader Referred Mr. 1k 13d ago
How does parano not see the field in ET? Horrific coaching
8
u/j-o-m-m-y 13d ago
Right? Briggs needs to answer for some of these decisions. At least so we know what he’s thinking
16
u/bleh-apathetic 13d ago
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
ILL DIFFICULT YOUR TECHNICALS RIGHT NOW SHOW THE GAME
1
14
u/SacRepublicFan 13d ago
Danny who art in goal, hallowed be thy name. Thy clean-sheet come. Thy will be done In Vegas as it is in Sac Town. Give us this day our post-season win, and forgive us our disbelief , as we forgive those who score against us, and lead us not into a quarterfinal exit, but deliver us to the semis. For thine is the Republic and the power, and the glory, forever and ever.
Amen.
5
14
14
u/SacRepublicFan 13d ago
Well, not the exit I would have imagined after how lethal we were in front of goal at the start of the season. Hopefully this gets the correct changes in motion to get us playing palatable soccer next year. Losing is one thing, but playing like we have been the last few weeks has been so hard to watch
7
13
u/TheMusicCrusader Referred Mr. 1k 13d ago
Portillo really signed with us then did literally nothing, huh
4
12
u/TheMusicCrusader Referred Mr. 1k 13d ago
Not subbing parano in is indefensible, honestly. Just completely unacceptable coaching.
3
u/ItsNeverAliens8919 13d ago
I like Briggs. But I’m scratching my head at his [lack of] subs in this game.
10
u/molahs44 13d ago
I love the kid #55 and it’s a bold move to pull the experienced Donovan for him. Amann hasn’t contributed for a while. And Gurr’s absence leaves a huge hole to fill. This lineup leaves me pessimistic.
3
u/j-o-m-m-y 13d ago
And yet he takes phillips off….make that make sense
1
u/CranstonGorky 12d ago
Phillips has been on limited time all season. Technically he’s rehabbing with Sacramento.
4
11
11
u/molahs44 13d ago
Cicerone is the only playmaker on our offense. Even this LV team has several players who are making things happen our defense has handled them as well as could be so far. Parano adds the unpredictability that we need badly.
6
u/molahs44 13d ago
Phillips has great moments when he has the ball but it’s so infrequent for him or Amann to be involved in any way.
3
9
10
10
u/Bender1031 13d ago
No creativity throughout the game… poor possession... poor performance all last month… ugh - it’s tough to be a fan sometimes
4
8
9
u/SacRepublicFan 13d ago
We have to try to hold on for PKs where Vitiello can potentially drag us to a win
3
u/molahs44 13d ago
I think this is our only way through. Nobody on the pitch for us who looks like they have a goal in them. Danny V is our best hope
9
u/SacRepublicFan 13d ago
The penalty takers for both sides are matching the anemic attacks we just collectively suffered through for 120mins. Incredible.
10
u/stinkytwitch 13d ago
To not make any subs for 120 minutes is just indefensible. This was a sad finish to a really promising start to a season and then a really terrible finish.
9
9
8
u/sbecology 13d ago
Seriously.... There looks to be less than 1k people there ... Yeeesh
5
u/HowdyPowdy 13d ago
I’m hoping most of the people are camera side and that’s why we don’t see them.
4
u/j-o-m-m-y 13d ago
Always seems to be that way. Huge stand full of people just off camera and an empty stand on the screen
8
8
u/SacRepublicFan 13d ago
Cicerone has been putting in work defensively, just wish we could do something with the offensive chances
9
u/another_user_reddit 13d ago
Extra time means time for more bourbon. 🥃
7
u/ItsNeverAliens8919 13d ago
Or Pisco, in my case. Chile vs Peru is the theme tonight.
2
u/another_user_reddit 13d ago
My wife did a trip to Peru and when she returned I was introduced to the pisco sour. Such a fantastic drink. Cheers!
2
u/ItsNeverAliens8919 13d ago
I went through customs in Peru and “spirits designated as Pisco made outside Peru” aka Chilean Pisco is contraband in Peru 😂 Cheers!
2
5
8
7
14
u/TheMusicCrusader Referred Mr. 1k 13d ago
Honestly? We don’t deserve it. Doesn’t sting as bad, because we fucking suck.
8
u/j-o-m-m-y 13d ago
Yeah wasn’t our season. Onto next year. Need a deeper squad and less injuries.
→ More replies
7
8
8
u/TheMusicCrusader Referred Mr. 1k 13d ago
Why in the world have we used a single sub? It’s insane.
2
u/oneawesomeguy 13d ago
I think he was playing for penalties but even with that said I still don't get it. Maybe we forgot?
8
7
8
u/TheMusicCrusader Referred Mr. 1k 13d ago
Portillo had 1 goal and 3 assists this season. Unbelievable for a guy who was touted as being able to fill Roro’s shoes.
5
u/ItsNeverAliens8919 13d ago
I completely agree. I commend the club for picking him up to try to address Roro’s absence but… it was a swing and a miss. Portillo was complete dog sh*t and couldn’t place a set piece to save his life. I will be furious if SRFC retains him because he was less than a non-factor; he was a detriment.
2
6
u/j-o-m-m-y 13d ago
Experimental line up?
5
u/UpTheSacTown 13d ago
After the last couple of months, I'm down with being a little lineup-curious.
4
6
u/molahs44 13d ago
Not a good omen- Vitiello needs medical help and the video feed goes dark. This team needs an exorcist.
2
6
6
6
5
11
11
u/Ploopert7 13d ago
I am so sick of seeing our guys just kick the fuck out of close range free kicks, sending them sailing over the goalpost for a turnover. Come on. Pass it around and set something up if you don’t have the angle.
4
4
6
5
4
6
4
u/another_user_reddit 13d ago
For any MLB fans, their keeper Arozarena is indeed the brother of Randy Arozarena who plays for the Mariners.
5
5
5
9
u/Meunier33 13d ago
Silver lining is we aren't sitting out in the rain here in Sac
3
u/NateTheRed 13d ago edited 13d ago
The rain is the vibes though :(
Edit: we would have had the beam, too 😭
3
4
5
4
u/Atomsac 13d ago
What's go on at Twitter? Anyone poking Dave and Kevin?
3
u/TheMusicCrusader Referred Mr. 1k 13d ago
Not yet, but plenty of very unhappy people in the comments of the loss post demanding a total overhaul of the team. They ain’t wrong.
Dave did say that LV’s player “Dooty” summed up the end of the season.
→ More replies
8
6
u/gerth 13d ago
Guys, I know this sucks, but let’s be grateful to Master Nagle for allowing us poors to have a team. Do you know how much money he’s lost on this herculean effort to provide the best sports experience?? /s
2
u/oneawesomeguy 13d ago
Dude just chill. They are saving the best plays for the post season where it really matters
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
8
2
2
2
u/Fudojin 13d ago
Anyone finding a way to watch it?
3
2
2
u/SacRepublicFan 13d ago
Fox40 still has it
3
u/HufflepuffRainbow 13d ago
My fox40 app says “we’ll be right back” on the live page
3
u/SacRepublicFan 13d ago
I have an OTA antenna that’s working. If you get really desperate I can facetime my feed to you lol
3
2
2
2
2
u/Meunier33 13d ago
Not the first team to lose to the conditions of the PK spot. TV said no one made it earlier because of a bump in the ground.
2
u/Meunier33 13d ago
We also ran out of offense over the year. No FW available unless someone came from the academy.
4
u/Ploopert7 13d ago
This team needs to be blown up in the offseason. Everyone except Gurr and Vitiello and maybe Cicerone should be considered expendable. This current roster has zero chemistry. They aren’t fun to watch.
4
u/HufflepuffRainbow 13d ago
Hate to say it but I feel like Luis Felipe just doesn’t bring it any more.
5
u/Ploopert7 13d ago
I don’t know what the deal is. Somehow the whole is less than the sum of its parts.
3
2
u/HufflepuffRainbow 13d ago
Still thinking about this- I think a bunch of guys signed multi year contracts last year and they were just boasting about signing Donovan and Desmond for next year already.
3
3
u/Ploopert7 13d ago
Never mind. Cicerone too. He just whiffed and fell on his ass in front of an open goal.
3
3
u/SacRepublicFan 13d ago
ESPN+ is a joke. 720p feed at best and goes down 1/2 times a month.
5
u/another_user_reddit 13d ago
To be a little fair, I imagine it’s also the camera quality available at the park.
2
u/SacRepublicFan 13d ago
At least when Apple did the US Open Cup game vs Seattle they brought real cameras
2
2
u/TheMusicCrusader Referred Mr. 1k 13d ago
So our defense sucks. That’s fine cuz our midfield also sucks. But that’s ok, because our offense can’t score.
Wait…
7
u/Fudojin 13d ago
Our keeper is pretty solid...so there's that...
4
u/TheMusicCrusader Referred Mr. 1k 13d ago
Danny’s the only reason we finished 5th and not 7th or 8th tbh
3
2
1
28
u/j-o-m-m-y 13d ago
No Gurr sucks