Rising As One

It was excruciatingly painful, but Phoenix Rising  avoided the upset after 120 scoreless minutes to edge Austin Bold 8-7 in a nine-round PK shootout.

Dominic and Justin Vibber recap the roller coaster match, which included two post misses for Phoenix and heroics from Zac Lubin.

After they give an in-depth recap, the guys preview next Friday’s match against a scary Real Monarchs team that thrashed OC 6-2. Dominic explains why Monarchs are the biggest threat in the West, and Justin gives a relatively low-scoring score prediction.

Then they recap upset wins for Sacramento and El Paso, shower praise on El Paso for its comeback win in Fresno, and briefly discuss the East. Dominic & Justin disagree on the team they want to play in a potential USL final.

Finally, they discuss the most obnoxious (& now blocked) NM United troll ever. Living rent free baby! Plus an interview with USL Pony, & a shout-out to two fans who came from Yuma for Saturday’s match. Enjoy!

Dominic and Kyle welcome special guest from Across The Pitch Phil Kennedy to review the victory against OKC and yet another record setting night.

The crew then go through the now-finalized Western Conference playoff standings to get you ready for Phoenix’s journey to the championship!

In Part 2 of this week’s episode, the full gang previews a potentially historic Dollar Beer Night match versus OKC Energy.

 Then Aaron describes his experience at the Rising Awards Charity Ball. The episode ends with Western Conference scores and standings, and the gang focuses on New Mexico’s epic collapse.

 Enjoy the UpRising!

In Part 1 of this week’s recorded episode, the full gang recaps an extremely frustrating 2-1 loss to Real Monarchs that gave the visitors the inaugural Four Corners Cup.

Everyone vents about the ridiculous calls that gifted both away goals, and that marred a high quality performance from both sides. We play audio of Rick Schantz’s post-match thoughts, which were quite interesting.

Stay tuned for Part 2, which recaps team news, the Rising Soccer Ball Awards, and USL Western Conference scores.

Phoenix ended its 2019 road schedule in style with a 5-3 win in Portland. Kyle & Dominic return to discuss this wild match.

 Then they briefly touch on last week’s New Mexico match and the infamous “Collective” quote that followed, before previewing the #SeltzerSaturdayShowdown with Real Monarchs.

 The show finishes with a Western Conference roundup, which covers shocking home results from Fresno and New Mexico. Enjoy the UpRising!

If our favorite brewery can collaborate, so can Rising As One!  In this mid-week episode, Dominic and Aaron welcome Chris Walker from New Mexico United’s Seek and Strike Collective to talk about all things trash.  From where to eat and drink, to NMU’s leaky back line, this this will be the preview to listen to as you’re making your way across I-40.

Oh, and did we mention Dominic spent some time with Corey Whelan, Ben Spencer, Amadeu Dia and Alessandro Riggi?  It’s a good one!  Enjoy!

The streak ended on Saturday in a tough 2-1 loss at Fresno FC. Right off the bat, Aaron, Kyle & Dom offer thoughts on how the streak will forever impact Phoenix Rising’s legacy.

Then they break down the match, wonder if Phoenix needs to give other players PKs down the stretch, and claim that this may have been the perfect time for the 20-match win streak to end.

Next, they preview Saturday’s pivotal Four Corners Clash in New Mexico and give props to Austin Ledbetter for making USL Team of the Week.

The episode ends with Dom saying Las Vegas & OKC are DONE Western Conference recap. Stay tuned for a midweek preview episode with Seek and Strike, a New Mexico podcast.

The streak ended on Saturday in a tough 2-1 loss at Fresno FC. Right off the bat, Aaron, Kyle & Dom offer thoughts on how the streak will forever impact Phoenix Rising’s legacy.

Then they break down the match, wonder if Phoenix needs to give other players PKs down the stretch, and claim that this may have been the perfect time for the 20-match win streak to end.

Next, they preview Saturday’s pivotal Four Corners Clash in New Mexico and give props to Austin Ledbetter for making USL Team of the Week.

The episode ends with Dom saying Las Vegas & OKC are DONE Western Conference recap. Stay tuned for a midweek preview episode with Seek and Strike, a New Mexico podcast.

After a “Bye Week” for the podcast, Dom and Kyle return to recap three matches.

Wait, just kidding! Our recording got cut after just 12 minutes!

So here is a mere 12 minute clip of Kyle and Dom discussing how two fans threw beer cans on the field Saturday night, and the intense fallout from the incident.

The rest of the episode is gone with the banned fans *shrug emoji*

After a “Bye Week” for the podcast, Dom and Kyle return to recap three matches.

Wait, just kidding! Our recording got cut after just 12 minutes!

So here is a mere 12 minute clip of Kyle and Dom discussing how two fans threw beer cans on the field Saturday night, and the intense fallout from the incident.

The rest of the episode is gone with the banned fans *shrug emoji*