The Swope Park Rangers suffered a 1-0 defeat to Rio Grande Valley FC at H-E-B Park in Edinburg, Texas on Saturday night. Todd Wharton scored the only goal of the game in the 18th minute as SPR was shutout for the first time in seven games this season.
After a slow opening, Kevin Oliveira had the first shooting opportunity of the match in the 11th minute, but his strike flew straight into the arms of Borja Angoitia. Two minutes later, Jorginho James had RGV’s first effort on goal but Andrew Dykstra was there to make the save.