By: Ryan Flynn
Sarasota Paradise came away with a valuable point on the road Friday night, playing the Richmond Kickers to a 0-0 draw.
Sarasota dominated Richmond throughout the game, controlling possession and leading them in all stat categories, including duels won and quintupling Richmond’s final third entries. They held Richmondd to 0.3 xG all game, while having an xG of 1.07. Their 64% possession throughout the game aided the Paradise in their litany of final third entries, though none of those entries resulted in goals. The Paradise also dominated the duels, winning 35 of them, the majority on the ground, while also making 15 total tackles on Richmond players throughout the game.
Though Sarasota controlled the majority of the game, missed chances rued their chances of walking away with three points.
When the final whistle sounded, they walked away with a share of the points.
STATS TO KNOW
- 59% – The percentage of challenges Sarasota won in the game
- 57 – Sarasota had 57 entries into Richmond’s final third during the game
- Anderson Rosa (LB): 63 passes, 8 interceptions, 3 shot assists
- Declan Watters (CB): 71 passes, 6 tackles, 0.88 challenge rate,
- Chandler O’Dwyer (CAM): 39 passes, 3 shot assists
UP NEXT
The Paradise head to Greenville on July 8 to face the Triumph before returning home on July 11 for a USL Cup Match versus Miami FC.