The Swope Park Rangers (12-5-6, 3rd in West) played to an exciting 2-2 draw with Sacramento Republic FC (10-7-5, 5th in West) on Wednesday night at Papa Murphy’s Park in Sacramento, Calif. Sporting KC loanee Soony Saad and Kharlton Belmar each scored for the Rangers who remain in third place in the 15-team Western Conference.
The Rangers began the game on the front foot and took the lead in just the fourth minute of the match when Soony Saad – making his first-ever SPR appearance on loan from Sporting KC – received a pass from Christian Duke, beat his man and fired a thunderous shot beyond Evan Newton in the Sacramento goal from 25 yards out to give SPR a 1-0 lead.