USL News Release
Wednesday, May 7 TAMPA, FL – United Soccer Leagues announced today the USL Premier Development League Team of the Week for the third week of the USL season, honoring the San Francisco Seals’ Kellan Wilson as the Player of the Week.
Wilson upstaged his Team of the Week companions by coming off the bench in the 54th minute of a then, 2-0 game in favor of the defending Southwest Division Champion Fresno Fuego. The Seals promptly staged a three-goal turnaround and defeated the Fuego 3-2 on their own Chukchansi Park turf.
The tide began to turn on Fresno in the 64th minute when pressure from San Francisco in the Fuego’s defensive third caused the referee to award a penalty kick. The Seals’ Carlos Diaz converted to make it 2-1 Fresno.
Continued pressure in the 80th minute saw Diaz find his way into the scorebook for the second time, this time on an assist to Wilson. And just four minutes later, the Seals took the lead for good on Wilson’s second strike of the evening. That goal was assisted by Stephen Cordova.
A close second to Wilson’s performance, the Houston Leones’s Eric Dominguez came off the bench in the 67th minute and picked out three different Leones teammates to lead expansion Houston to a 3-0 victory in their home debut against the New Orleans Shell Shockers.
Defenders Oliver Skelding of the Long Island Rough Riders and Matt Delaney of the New Hampshire Phantoms were in direct opposition throughout their 1-1 season opening draw on Saturday, May 3. Both earned Team of the Week nominations for limiting the chances of the other’s attacking teammates.
In El Paso, a formidable Patriots side was held scoreless by Austin’s Miguel Gauardo, who picked up four saves and a shutout in the Aztex’s first USL appearance.
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PDL Team of the Week
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Pos
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Name
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Team
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Highlights
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G
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Miguel Gallardo
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Austin
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Four saves in 0-0 draw at El Paso
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D
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Eric Winblad
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Los Angeles
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Assist in 1-0 win at Orange County
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D
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Brandon Howell
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Lancaster
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Goal in 2-2 draw against Bakersfield
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D
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Oliver Skelding
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Long Island
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Led team in 1-1 draw at New Hampshire
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D
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Matt Delaney
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New Hampshire
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Led team in 1-1 draw against Long Island
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M
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Mathew Davis
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San Fernando V
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Assist on winner in 3-1 win over So. California
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M
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Eric Dominguez
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Houston
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Three assists in 3-0 win over New Orleans
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M
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Michael Galland
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Bakersfield
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Goal, assist in 2-2 draw at Lancaster
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F
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Kellen Wilson
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San Francisco
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Two goals off bench in 3-2 win at Fresno
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F
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Carlos Araujo
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Central Florida
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Two goals in 2-1 win over Panama City
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F
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Jacob Sagare
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Yakima
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Two goals in 3-0 win at Spokane
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