Rio Grande Valley FC’s Todd Wharton claimed the USL Fans’ Choice Goal of the Week to claim the honor for Week 8, as his game-winning goal against the Swope Park Rangers edged out Phoenix Rising FC’s Shaun Wright-Phillips by less than a percentage point in the online poll.
Wharton earned 33.9 percent of the vote for his first goal of the season, receiving a back-heel pass from midfielder Eric Bird after a throw-in and rifling his shot into the upper corner.
Wright-Phillips’ goal, which also proved the game-winner against OKC Energy FC, 33.7 percent of the poll conducted online at USLSoccer.