TEAM OF THE WEEK | Fall Season Week 12
The end of the Fall Season is drawing near as several clubs are battling for postseason berths. The San Francisco Deltas and Miami FC already know they will be in The Championship, the NASL's four-team postseason tournament. Bryan Burke, who scored a pair of goals, helped his side move closer to locking up the No. 2 seed in the postseason, while Stéfano Pinho helped Miami lock down the top seed with a pair of goals of his own. While FC Edmonton is in the role of spoiler, the club played that role well behind goalkeeping from Tyson Farago to deny the New York Cosmos crucial points.
Continue below for the full list of top performers from Week 12:
GK: Tyson Farago (FC Edmonton) – He made five saves to earn a clean sheet in a scoreless draw with the New York Cosmos.
DEF: Dejan Jaković (New York Cosmos) – The Canadian international helped limit the Eddies’ attack, winning five duels and making three clearances. He also made two interceptions in the draw.
DEF: Christian Ibeagha (North Carolina FC) – He made nine clearances and won six duels in North Carolina’s 1-1 draw with Jacksonville Armada FC. He also made five interceptions.
DEF: Mechack Jérôme (Jacksonville Armada FC) – The Haitian international won all four of his duels and made five clearances as Jacksonville earned a point against North Carolina FC.
DEF: Reiner Ferreira (San Francisco Deltas) – Over two games – 2-1 win over Indy Eleven and a 3-0 win over Puerto Rico FC – the defender made eight clearances and 14 interceptions. He also won 12 duels.
MID: Dylan Mares (Miami FC) – The midfielder scored in Miami’s 3-0 win over Indy Eleven and also helped control the tempo of the contest, completing 52 of his 55 passing attempts.
MID: Dagoberto (San Francisco Deltas) – The veteran midfielder made a key impact in San Francisco’s past two games. He scored the game-winner in his club’s 2-1 win over Indy Eleven and then he added a pair of assists
MID: Bryan Burke (San Francisco Deltas) – He scored two goals in San Francisco’s win over Puerto Rico. He also helped out defensively, winning five duels and making three clearances as well as three interceptions. He also earned Player of the Week honors.
FWD: Stéfano Pinho (Miami FC) – The league’s top scorer added to that tally with a pair of goals in the win over Indy Eleven.
FWD: Jaime Chávez (Miami FC) – He played a key role in Miami jumping out to an early lead in the victory, combing with Pinho to pick up a pair of assists in the contest.
FWD: Pablo Dyego (San Francisco Deltas) – He scored the game’s third goal in the win over Puerto Rico as well as pushing the attack forward against Indy Eleven in the midweek contest, despite not finding paydirt.
