CARSON, Calif. (Monday, Nov. 4, 2015) – LA Galaxy II announced today that the club will face Sacramento Republic FC on Saturday, Nov. 14 at Bakersfield College Memorial Stadium. The match, which is set to kick off at 4:45 p.m. PT, marks a doubleheader with Mexican Liga MX teams Toluca and Queretaro as a part of a Champions Soccer LLC International Soccer Challenge event.
Tickets, which will grant access to both matches in Bakersfield on November 14, are available at www.internationalsoccerchallenge.com or www.ticketfly.com. Ticket prices range from $15 to $35 in advance and $20 to $40 on the day of game at the stadium. The match between Toluca and Queretaro is set to kick off at 7 p.m. PT.
LA Galaxy II will face Sacramento after earning a 1-0 road victory in the USL Western Conference Quarterfinal match over defending USL champions in September during the 2015 USL Playoffs. Los Dos have now won in two-straight matches against their Northern California rivals, also recording a dominant 4-0 win behind goals from Jack McBean, Ariel Lassiter, Jaime Villarreal and Andre Auras during the 2015 USL Regular Season.
In the club’s second season, LA Galaxy II won the 2015 USL Western Conference Championship with a victory over OKC Energy FC in October to advance to the team’s first ever appearance in the USL Championship.
Los Dos finished the USL Regular Season in fifth place in Western Conference standings with a 14-11-3 record to qualify for the USL Playoffs for the second-straight year. They were led in goals by forward Ariel Lassiter, who has scored 15 times between the USL Regular Season and USL Playoffs. LA Galaxy Homegrown Player Raul Mendiola added 10 total assists for Los Dos on the year with Galaxy II goalkeeper Clement Diop earning 10 shutouts. LA Galaxy II also recorded the best road record in USL, going 11-7-0 in all competitions including regular season and playoffs.
For more information, visit www.lagalaxy.com/2.
About Champions Soccer LLC
Founded in 2006, Champions Soccer is a renowned US-based soccer organization that specializes in planning, executing and hosting preseason and postseason tours and exhibition matches for some of the world's top professional soccer teams. An official FIFA Match agent, Champions has hosted more than 40 top-flight and national teams from more than ten countries including clubs from England, Scotland, Mexico, Argentina, Sweden, and Japan.
About International Soccer Challenge
International Soccer Challenge, Champions’ newly branded international competition provides platforms for teams to compete before large audiences at venues across North America. In 2015, participants included Newcastle, Sunderland, Atlas, Toluca and Pumas, among others. With a growing demand for international exhibition matches in the United States, Champions plans to provide an even larger version of the International Soccer Challenge in 2016.
