SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane Velocity will be back in action at One Spokane Stadium on Saturday for the first time since April 27 Cup Match against the Central Valley Fuego FC. The Velocity will host Union Omaha in the Group stage of the USL Jägermeister Cup.
The Velocity come into Saturday’s match with 10 points in League One play on a 3-2-1 record. Union Omaha also has 10 points, but they have played two less games. Union Omaha has a 3-0-1 record.
Game time, channel, and how to watch
Here are the details for those wondering what channel the Union Omaha-Spokane Velocity game is on.
The Union Omaha vs. Spokane Velocity USL League One game kicks off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 11 at One Spokane Stadium. The game will air in the Spokane/Coeur d’Alene region on KREM 2!
Union Omaha vs. Velocity
Saturday’s matchup between the two teams will be the first time they have ever played one another.
The Velocity’s leading scorers are Ahmed Longmire, Luis Gil and Romain Métanire who all have two goals.
Union Omaha does not have a scorer with multiple goals, but they do have seven players that have one goal on the season.
What is the USL Jägermeister Cup?
According to the USL, “The USL Jägermeister Cup is an in-season, World Cup-style tournament that creates additional matches of consequences in the annual calendar. The tournament also includes non-traditional modifications to encourage attacking soccer, such as penalty shootouts to determine match winners during the group stage and goals scored as the first tie-breaker in the group standings. The USL Jägermeister Cup has dedicated matchdays integrated throughout the USL League One season.”
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