A potentially pivotal Eastern Conference clash takes place at Maryland SoccerPlex on Saturday evening. Old Glory DC are seven points up on their opponent in the standings, but have the Gold in hot pursuit after the loss in New Orleans last weekend. The Miami Sharks picked up a surprise win over Houston and another victory would put them firmly back in the postseason hunt.
| CURRENT STANDINGS |
4-4-0 (L1) East 3rd
3-5-0 (W1) East 5th
| STARTING LINEUP CHANGES |
|
IN | OUT |
| 1 | Jack Iscaro | Cali Martinez |
| 2 | KoiKoi Nelligan | Facundo Gattas |
| 5 | Tevita Naqali | Bill Whiteside |
| 6 | Logan Weidner | Cory Daniel |
| 15 | Owen Sheehy | John Rizzo |
|
IN | OUT |
| 1 | Ma’ake Muti | Alec McDonnell |
| 5 | Mauro Rebussone | Braemar Murray |
| 6 | Manuel Ardao | Tomás Bekerman |
| 8 | Marques Fuala’au | Ronan Foley |
| 9 | Tomás Cubelli | Tomás Inciarte |
| 13 | Matías Orlando | Guiseppe du Toit |
| CAPPED INTERNATIONALS |
(6) – Iscaro, McVeigh, Boni (USA), Harley, Grigg (Scotland), Martinez (Canada)
(13) – McNulty, Casares, Bonasso (USA), Piussi, Ardao, Inciarte (Uruguay), Cubelli, Orlando (Argentina), Morra, O’Leary, du Toit (Canada), Myhill (Wales), Koloamatangi (Tonga)
| NOTABLE ABSENTEES |
– Jamason Fa’anana-Schultz (FL/N8), Jason Robertson (FH), Damien Hoyland (FB)
– Federico Gutiérrez (LO), Ronan Foley (N8)
| PREDICTION |
It was Old Glory who were a touch better in their clash earlier this season in Fort Lauderdale, but this is a depleted DC lineup. In addition to Fa’anana-Schultz, Robertson, and Hoyland, the club will this week do without star flanker Cory Daniel. His absence will be crucial as Miami regains the services of their own outstanding openside Manuel Ardao, while also welcoming back Pumas duo Tomás Cubelli and Matías Orlando. It’s a very close call. DC are slight favorites at home.
| LINEUPS |
OLD GLORY DC
1 Jack Iscaro, 2 KoiKoi Nelligan, 3 Joe Rees, 4 Rob Harley (capt.), 5 Tevita Naqali, 6 Logan Weidner, 7 Collin Grosse, 8 Lautaro Bavaro, 9 Connor Buckley, 10 Jason Emery, 11 Axel Müller, 12 Nick Grigg, 13 Steff Hughes, 14 Perry Humphreys, 15 Owen Sheehy
Replacements: 16 Facundo Gattas, 17 Cali Martinez, 18 Sam Davies, 19 Bill Whiteside, 20 Brady Daniel, 21 Ethan McVeigh, 22 John Rizzo, 23 Tommaso Boni
MIAMI SHARKS
1 Ma’ake Muti, 2 Sean McNulty, 3 Reinaldo Piussi, 4 Tomás Casares, 5 Mauro Rebussone, 6 Manuel Ardao, 7 Benjamín Bonasso, 8 Marques Fuala’au, 9 Tomás Cubelli (capt.), 10 Martín Elías, 11 Josiah Morra, 12 Tomás Cubilla, 13 Matías Orlando, 14 Marcos Young, 15 Shane O’Leary
Replacements: 16 Kirby Myhill, 17 Alec McDonnell, 18 Tau Koloamatangi, 19 Braemar Murray, 20 Rick Rose, 21 Tomás Inciarte, 22 Tomás Bekerman, 23 Guiseppe du Toit
| MATCH INFO |
Date: Saturday, April 19
Venue: Maryland SoccerPlex, Germantown
Kickoff: 17:00 local (14:00 Pacific)
Weather Forecast: partly cloudy, 79°F (26°C), SW 12-19mph (19-30km/h)
Broadcasts: ESPN+, FanDuel Florida, Monumental Sports, Sky Sports NZ, The Rugby Network
| OFFICIALS |
Referee: Lex Weiner (USA)
Assistants: Federico Anselmi (Argentina) & Matt Lake (USA)
TMO: Amanda Cox (USA)
| HISTORY |
HEAD-TO-HEAD (3) – DC 2, Miami 1
2025-02-15 – Miami Sharks 29, Old Glory DC 31 (Baptist Health Community Field)
2024-06-22 – Miami Sharks 17, Old Glory DC 12 (Baptist Health Community Field)
2024-05-04 – Old Glory DC 13, Miami Sharks 10 (Maryland SoccerPlex)
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