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Amer Didic earns USL Team of the Week honors after shutting out Sac Republic

Swope Park Rangers center back Amer Didic has been named to the USL Team of the Week for Week 4 after guiding the Rangers’ backline to a shutout win over USL power Sacramento Republic FC on Saturday night. Didic was named to the USL Team of the Week a league-high six times in 2016.

The 22-year-old made four tackles, five interceptions and completed an astonishing 13 clearances – eight more than anyone else on the field – as Sacramento piled the pressure on late in the game in search of an equalizer. Didic also completed 93.4 percent of his 91 passes out of the back.