After a 7-0 victory on Saturday night, it's no surprise that Hartford Athletic has representation in the USL Championship's Team of the Week for Week 7. Hartford midfielder Danny Barrera and Forward Juan Carlos Obregón Jr. have been named to the Team of the Week and Defender Gabriel Torres and Forward Preston Tabort Etaka were given Honorable Mention.
This is Barrera and Obregón's first time on the Team of the Week in the 2021 season. Barrera earned the honor twice in the 2020 season. He assisted on Obregón's second goal of the evening, a beautiful left footed cross which Obregón headed to the far post that put the home side up 3 goals headed into halftime.
Tabort-Etaka added two goals in just 35 minutes of play as a substitute and Torres had two assists of his own, playing the full 90 minutes and recording 4 tackles, 3 clearances, 2 interceptions, and winning 2 fouls.
USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 7
GK – Alec Kann, Atlanta United 2: Alec Kann recorded a seven-save shutout including a late penalty kick save to deny Louisville City FC’s Niall McCabe as Atlanta took a 1-0 victory on Sunday night, its first against LouCity in its history.
D – Robert Coronado, OKC Energy FC: Robert Coronado provided the assist for Energy FC’s game-tying goal in a 1-1 draw against Indy Eleven, and went a perfect 11 of 11 in duels while completing 3 of 3 dribbles and making four interceptions.
D – Kaveh Rad, Sporting Kansas City II: Kaveh Rad scored his first goal in the professional ranks and completed 62 of 71 passes while winning 8 of 9 duels and recording seven clearances and 14 recoveries defensively.
D – Aiden McFadden, Atlanta United 2: Aiden McFadden scored the only goal as Atlanta United 2 defeated Louisville City FC 1-0 on Sunday night while also winning 11 duels and six aerial duels defensively.
D – Macauley King, El Paso Locomotive FC: Macauley King provided the assist on Locomotive FC’s goal in its 1-0 win against Austin Bold FC on Thursday night, and completed 67 of 78 passes while winning 2 of 3 tackles and 5 of 8 duels.
M – Arturo Rodriguez, Phoenix Rising FC: Arturo Rodriguez helped spark Phoenix Rising FC’s late two-goal comeback, recording seven key passes in 18 minutes and the assist on Joey Calistri’s equalizer in the side’s 2-2 draw with San Diego Loyal SC.
M – Laurent Kissiedou, Memphis 901 FC: Laurent Kissiedou recorded one assist and two key passes, completed 27 of 31 passes overall and won 7 of 10 duels as 901 FC claimed a 2-1 victory on the road against Indy Eleven on Saturday night.
M – Danny Barrera, Hartford Athletic*: Danny Barrera posted a career-high single-game individual mark with three assists and also notched a goal as Hartford took a 7-0 victory against the New York Red Bulls II for the largest victory in club history.
F – Elvis Amoh, Rio Grande Valley FC: Elvis Amoh scored the second hat trick in Toros history to lead a second-half comeback for the visitors in a 4-2 win against Miami FC, while finishing the night with five shots.
F – Neco Brett, Birmingham Legion FC: Neco Brett bagged his first two-goal game of the season and recorded three shots on target overall while winning 5 of 6 duels and 3 of 3 aerial duels in Legion FC’s 2-1 win against FC Tulsa.
F – Juan Carlos Obregon Jr., Hartford Athletic*: Juan Carlos Obregon Jr. scored twice on three shots overall, recorded two key passes and won 4 of 7 duels before being substituted 10 minutes into the second half of Hartford’s 7-0 win against the Red Bulls II.
Bench: Evan Louro (TBR), Caleb Wiley (ATL), Gabriel Torres (HFD)*, Bryce Duke (LV), Ronaldo Damus (OC), Preston Tabort Etaka (HFD)*, Cal Jennings (LV)
After a 7-0 victory on Saturday night, it’s no surprise that Hartford Athletic has representation in the USL Championship’s Team of the Week for Week 7. Hartford midfielder Danny Barrera and Forward Juan Carlos Obregón Jr. have been named to the Team of the Week and Defender Gabriel Torres and Forward Preston Tabort Etaka were given Honorable Mention.
This is Barrera and Obregón’s first time on the Team of the Week in the 2021 season. Barrera earned the honor twice in the 2020 season. He assisted on Obregón’s second goal of the evening, a beautiful left footed cross which Obregón headed to the far post that put the home side up 3 goals headed into halftime.
Tabort-Etaka added two goals in just 35 minutes of play as a substitute and Torres had two assists of his own, playing the full 90 minutes and recording 4 tackles, 3 clearances, 2 interceptions, and winning 2 fouls.
USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 7
GK – Alec Kann, Atlanta United 2: Alec Kann recorded a seven-save shutout including a late penalty kick save to deny Louisville City FC’s Niall McCabe as Atlanta took a 1-0 victory on Sunday night, its first against LouCity in its history.
D – Robert Coronado, OKC Energy FC: Robert Coronado provided the assist for Energy FC’s game-tying goal in a 1-1 draw against Indy Eleven, and went a perfect 11 of 11 in duels while completing 3 of 3 dribbles and making four interceptions.
D – Kaveh Rad, Sporting Kansas City II: Kaveh Rad scored his first goal in the professional ranks and completed 62 of 71 passes while winning 8 of 9 duels and recording seven clearances and 14 recoveries defensively.
D – Aiden McFadden, Atlanta United 2: Aiden McFadden scored the only goal as Atlanta United 2 defeated Louisville City FC 1-0 on Sunday night while also winning 11 duels and six aerial duels defensively.
D – Macauley King, El Paso Locomotive FC: Macauley King provided the assist on Locomotive FC’s goal in its 1-0 win against Austin Bold FC on Thursday night, and completed 67 of 78 passes while winning 2 of 3 tackles and 5 of 8 duels.
M – Arturo Rodriguez, Phoenix Rising FC: Arturo Rodriguez helped spark Phoenix Rising FC’s late two-goal comeback, recording seven key passes in 18 minutes and the assist on Joey Calistri’s equalizer in the side’s 2-2 draw with San Diego Loyal SC.
M – Laurent Kissiedou, Memphis 901 FC: Laurent Kissiedou recorded one assist and two key passes, completed 27 of 31 passes overall and won 7 of 10 duels as 901 FC claimed a 2-1 victory on the road against Indy Eleven on Saturday night.
M – Danny Barrera, Hartford Athletic*: Danny Barrera posted a career-high single-game individual mark with three assists and also notched a goal as Hartford took a 7-0 victory against the New York Red Bulls II for the largest victory in club history.
F – Elvis Amoh, Rio Grande Valley FC: Elvis Amoh scored the second hat trick in Toros history to lead a second-half comeback for the visitors in a 4-2 win against Miami FC, while finishing the night with five shots.
F – Neco Brett, Birmingham Legion FC: Neco Brett bagged his first two-goal game of the season and recorded three shots on target overall while winning 5 of 6 duels and 3 of 3 aerial duels in Legion FC’s 2-1 win against FC Tulsa.
F – Juan Carlos Obregon Jr., Hartford Athletic*: Juan Carlos Obregon Jr. scored twice on three shots overall, recorded two key passes and won 4 of 7 duels before being substituted 10 minutes into the second half of Hartford’s 7-0 win against the Red Bulls II.
Bench: Evan Louro (TBR), Caleb Wiley (ATL), Gabriel Torres (HFD)*, Bryce Duke (LV), Ronaldo Damus (OC), Preston Tabort Etaka (HFD)*, Cal Jennings (LV)
