Austin v RENO

Sept. 15, 2019

Austin Bold FC Field; Austin, Texas

Tonight’s Reno 1868 FC Starting XI v. Austin: 12-Matt Bersano, 3-Benjamin Galindo Cruz, 6-Thomas Janjigian, 16-Brent Richards (capt.), 11-Duke Lacroix, 10-Lindo Mfeka, 23-Sam Gleadle, 40-Raul Mendiola, 84-Seth Casiple, 21-Corey Hertzog, 9-Danny Musovski

Substitutes: 25-Damion Lewis, 29-Aidan Apodaca, 2-Emrah Klimenta, 30-Ivan Valencia, 45-Mattia Trianni, 32-Luis Paradela 

• Starting XI Cap Numbers (including this match): Corey Hertzog (29), Duke Lacroix (28), Brent Richards (26), Sam Gleadle (25), Seth Casiple (25), Lindo Mfeka (22), Raul Mendiola (25), Danny Musovski (19), Matt Bersano (16), Thomas Janjigian (14), Benjamin Galindo Cruz (10)
• Forward Corey Hertzog is the only player on the team to have appeared in every match of the season, with tonight marking his 26th start.
• Outside back Duke Lacroix makes his 28th start of the season, second on the team behind Hertzog. Lacroix, who has not played fewer than 90 minutes in a match this season, leads the team in minutes played with 2,430.
• Midfielder Ivan Valencia is available to make his USL debut tonight. Valencia, an Earthquakes Academy product, signed with 1868 FC this week.
• Tonight’s lineup is almost identical to Tuesday’s, with all XI of today’s starters appearing in the last match. Raul Mendiola replaces Will Seymore, who is serving a suspension for yellow card accumulation. 
• Musovski is making his ninth start of the season after scoring two goals last Saturday, and a franchise-record four goals on Tuesday.
• Galindo Cruz is making his ninth start of the season, and just his 10th appearance of the season. Galindo Cruz’s 754 minutes played this season is the lowest total of today’s starters.
• Outside back Brent Richards will be the captain tonight for the fifth time in the last six matches. Richard’s season total of five matches as the captain are the second most on the team, trailing Carrol’s 22. Midfielder Seth Casiple is the only other player to have served as captain, wearing the armband in two matches.
• Siad Haji is in the 18 and eligible to make his eighth appearance with Reno 1868 FC. Haji has started 11 matches with Reno, and has appeared in four matches for the San Jose Earthquakes, tallying 41 minutes of action.

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