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Richmond Kickers (1-0-0, 3rd) at Des Moines Menace (0-1-0, 10th)

We put Arias on crosses due to his False Kick ability to clear out defenders. This pays off immediately when McCullough heads one home early in the 1st half. Richmond comes back late in the 1st half when they connect on a power shot just outside the box. The 2nd half is a big fight in the midfield that prevents any team from getting a sustained attack.

Final: Des Moines 1, Richmond 1
Goal: McCullough
Top Three: Epperson, McCullough, Arroyo

Pressley - lvl 32 (5 lvl jump due to completing a specialization group).

Des Moines Menace (0-2-0, 7th) at Tampa Bay Rowdies (1-1-0, 4th)

Epperson is out and their defense is insanely strong, so we don't have much shot of scoring on our two shots in the match. Tampa Bay controls 68% of the possessions, but still can't manage to crack our defense. We fight it out to a boring draw.

Final: Des Moines 0, Tampa Bay 0
Goal:
Top Three: Grubbs, Pressley, Arroyo

Christy - lvl 39
McCullough - lvl 36
Arias - lvl 27
Arroyo - lvl 24