Soccer

Favorable weather, but not a favorable scoreboard, greets Fuego

The Fresno Bee
Fire Squad Fresno members cheer Fresno Fuego’s 1-0 win against Southern California Seahorses on July 2, 2016. The Fuego, who were beaten by Reno 4-0 in an exhibition March 4, 2017, have a 14-match schedule in the upcoming Premier Development League season.
Fire Squad Fresno members cheer Fresno Fuego’s 1-0 win against Southern California Seahorses on July 2, 2016. The Fuego, who were beaten by Reno 4-0 in an exhibition March 4, 2017, have a 14-match schedule in the upcoming Premier Development League season. Eric Paul Zamora Fresno Bee file

Reno 1868 FC beat the Fresno Fuego 4-0 Saturday night in an exhibition soccer match at Chukchansi Park.

The game was scheduled three weeks ago but was postponed because of wet grounds. Rain also forced the Fuego to cancel a scheduled exhibition with the USL’s Sacramento Republic FC.

Reno is a United Soccer League team, one step below Major League Soccer and a step above the Fuego, which is part of the USL Premier Development League.

Reno’s Dane Kelly scored twice in the first 14 minutes and finished a hat trick to close out the scoring in the 53rd minute.

Fresno opens its regular season May 6 at home against the Burlingame Dragons.

This story was originally published March 4, 2017 at 9:26 PM with the headline "Favorable weather, but not a favorable scoreboard, greets Fuego."

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