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Kevin Oliveira's brace lands him a spot on the USL Team of the Week

Swope Park Rangers midfielder Kevin Oliveira has been named to the USL Team of the Week for Week 5. Oliveira came off the bench in the Rangers' 4-3 road defeat to Phoenix Rising FC on Sunday night, scoring two goals as SPR almost fought back from a four-goal deficit.

In the 78th minute, Oliveira was bundled over in the box by Kody Wakasa who was shown a straight red card for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity. Oliveira stepped up himself to send goalkeeper Josh Cohen the wrong way and get the Rangers on the board. Eleven minutes later, the 20-year-old received a pass from Colton Storm on the right side of the penalty area and struck a powerful shot in off the underside of the crossbar to make the score 4-2.