Energy FC Stuns RGV Toros With Miracle Comeback

<p>Colin Bonner scored two stoppage time goals to give Energy FC a 3-2 win in their USL quarterfinal playoff match over Rio Grande Valley Toros FC on Saturday.</p>

Monday, October 3rd 2016, 11:06 am

By: News 9


Energy FC forward Colin Bonner scored two stoppage time goals to give Energy FC a 3-2 win in their USL Quarterfinal playoff match over Rio Grande Valley Toros FC at Toro Stadium in Edinburg, Texas.

The win allows the Energy to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals of the USL Playoffs for the second straight season.  They take on the 6-seed Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 on Saturday, October 8th at 2:00 p.m. CT from Thunderbird Stadium on the campus of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C. 

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 defeated the 3-seed Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2-1 in their quarterfinal matchup.  Vancouver finished the regular season with a record of 12-9-9.  This season, Energy FC played Vancouver twice and posted a 0-1-1 mark. 

The winner of the Energy FC-Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 match next Saturday takes on the winner of the 4-seed Swope Park Rangers and 8-seed Orange County Blues match.  The Western Conference Finals will be played the weekend of October 14-16.

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