USL Recap Week 9

With this weekend's matches complete, let's see what went down across the league.

Scoreboard East

Scoreboard West

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Vancouver Continues Unbeaten Run

Whitecaps 2 started Week 9 with Cascadia rival Timbers 2 on Friday night. Kyle Greig extended his scoring streak to five matches with a goal in the first minute. Vancouver sits atop the Western Conference table, as their unbeaten streak stretches to nine matches.

FC Montreal Lose... again

As we move from an unbeaten streak to a winless streak, FC Montreal suffered another loss by one goal, after the visiting New York Red Bulls II scored in second-half stoppage time. The Quebec side has failed to find the back of the net in more than half of its matches this season. In fact, nine players in the USL have scored more goals than FC Montreal has all season.

Steffens Ousted in Pittsburgh

The Riverhounds posted their first victory of their 2016 campaign on Saturday, but it was not enough to save Mark Steffen's job. Pittsburgh has had a lackluster start. Despite draws against top-of-the-table Louisville and Charleston, losses were piling up, with a second round loss in the US Open Cup at the hands of amateur side Lansdowne Bhoys a low point on the season. Super-successful college coach Dave Brandt was hired to right the ship in Pittsburgh.

Irvin Herrera Goal Fest

Irvin Herrera put on an offensive clinic, scoring four goals in Saint Louis FC's 5-2 win over the Tulsa Roughnecks. Herrera opened the scoring in the 10th, then led the comeback victory for the away side in the second half. After being shut out by Kings' Cup rival Louisville last week, Saint Louis FC seemed to regroup and find their scoring prowess. A top-of-the-table clash with Vancouver Whitecaps 2 looms on Wednesday.

San Antonio FC Woes

San Antonio FC have gone through a cold streak in recent matches, being shut out at home to OKC Energy FC only adds to the dismay. SAFC has just one win in their last five matches - you would have to go back to the opening match of the season to find their other win. With their next two matches being against in-state rival Rio Grande Valley FC, SAFC will be looking to reverse their recent bad fortunes and find their offense.

Standings East

Louisville remain atop the table after their draw against Richmond. NYRBII and Charleston both took advantage of FC Cincinnati v Charlotte being postponed by jumping into 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Orlando City B, after starting the season at the bottom of the table, have found their groove and sit within one point of a playoff spot. Finally, the lowly FC Montreal now sit six points from the rest of the East.

Standings West

Whitecaps 2 hold their table lead, as the top three clubs remain the same from last week. Saint Louis FC and OKC Energy made the biggest gains this week, as San Antonio FC dropped lower again. Sacramento fell two spots during the bye week, but remain in striking distance of the top three. Despite their draw against Los Dos, Sounders 2 sit at the bottom of the table for another week.

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