The Lights won their first match since Aug. 4 with a 5-2 win over Phoenix Rising FC at Cashman Field on Wednesday night.
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The Lights (7-17-7) are still searching for their first win since Aug. 4.
After international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo denied a woman’s Las Vegas rape accusations against him in a tweet Wednesday, her attorney said she was “determined to follow through” with a lawsuit.
Senior forward Ashtyn Fink is one of the top college prospects in Nevada, a four-star recruit by TopDrawerSoccer.com. She committed to Vanderbilt as a sophomore in 2016.
Still searching for his team’s first win since early August and with it playing on short rest, Lights FC coach Isidro Sanchez opted to shake up his lineup Saturday as he promised after Wednesday’s loss.
A minority stake in a pro sports league was posted in a Las Vegas listing on Craigslist. Despite appearances, it’s not Las Vegas Lights FC, owner Brett Lashbrook said.
They are coming off a 5-3 loss to Orange County SC on Wednesday at Cashman Field. This is the team’s pentulimate home game. The Lights (7-16-7) are 15th in the West standings and have been eliminated from the playoffs.
Despite the efforts of the Lights FC, the strength of Orange County SC was dominant. Orange County SC defeated the Lights 5-3 on Wednesday.
Isidro Sanchez has taken over control of the Lights, whose winless streak is now eight games.
Two months after the World Cup final was disrupted by four members of the Pussy Riot protest group running onto the field, the head of the local organizing committee claimed security stopped 170 others from doing the same during the tournament.
Midfielder Raul Mendiola scored an equalizer in the 90th minute and the Lights FC drew 3-3 at Reno 1868 FC to avoid a fourth straight loss.
This will be the Lights’ first game without technical director, Jose Luis Sanchez Sola, who quit earlier this week amid a winless streak for the Lights that has lasted since early August.
Jose Luis Sanchez Sola didn’t make it to the end of the Las Vegas Lights FC’s first season. He resigned Tuesday with six matches left.
Coach Isidro Sanchez will remain and lead the Lights through the remainder of the season.
The Lights have lost five of their past six games, the other being a draw.