S2 away for USL playoff debut
Sounders 2 makes its postseason debut tonight, as the USL playoffs get under way. Here’s a preview from the club, and below, from the league:
The 2015 USL Playoffs will kick off on Friday, Sept. 25 as No. 3-seed Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC hosts No. 6-seed Seattle Sounders FC 2 at Sand Creek Stadium at 9 p.m. ET. S2 became the final team to clinch a playoff berth this past Thursday with a victory against the Austin Aztex, and went 1-0-1 against the Switchbacks this season, including a 1-1 draw in Colorado Springs earlier this season. The winner of the contest will advance to face OKC Energy FC at Taft Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. ET.
Action in the Eastern Conference kicks off on Saturday evening, as the No. 4-seed New York Red Bulls II host the No. 5-seed Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Red Bull Arena at 5 p.m. ET. Each team won on home turf in their two meetings this season, with the Red Bulls II taking a dramatic 3-2 win at RBA on Anthony Wallace’s stoppage-time goal on May 3. The winner of the contest will face the No. 1-seed Rochester Rhinos at Sahlen’s Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 7:05 p.m. ET.
The oldest continuously running rivalry in U.S. soccer resumes in the Eastern Conference’s second semifinal on Saturday night as the No. 3-seed Charleston Battery face the No. 6-seed Richmond Kickers at MUSC Health Stadium at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Battery claimed the regular-season series with a 2-0 win against the Kickers at City Stadium on Aug. 29, and will be looking for revenge after being eliminated by Richmond in last season’s playoffs. The winner of the contest will face No. 2-seed Louisville City FC at Slugger Field on Saturday, Oct.3 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Every game of the 2015 USL Playoffs can be seen live, free and in HD on YouTube (www.Youtube.com/USL), with updates from throughout the league also available via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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The USL is the strongest U.S. men’s professional soccer league below Major League Soccer (MLS). The USL features 24 teams in 2015 across the United States and Canada. Through aggressive and strategic growth, the USL has built a stable, national professional soccer league. In addition to league play, USL teams compete in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup as well as various domestic and international exhibitions. The USL is the longest-standing professional affiliate member of U.S. Soccer.
This story was originally published September 25, 2015 at 11:47 AM with the headline "S2 away for USL playoff debut."