Unbeaten in five consecutive USL matches, the Swope Park Rangers (7-4-2, 4th place) conclude a two-game road swing Friday when they travel to face LA Galaxy II (3-9-2, 14th place) at StubHub Center Track and Field Stadium. Kickoff is set for 9:30 p.m. CT with a live stream on SportingKC.com and in-game updates available via the USLsoccer.com MatchCenter.
Sporting Kansas City forward Diego Rubio made his first professional start since returning from a long-term ACL injury in the Rangers’ 2-1 road victory against Tulsa Roughnecks FC on Tuesday night. Mark Anthony Gonzalez doubled the visitors’ lead in the 63rd minute with his fourth goal of the USL campaign, entering a tie for the team lead alongside Kharlton Belmar.