Albion San Diego will take on Club de Lyon at Championship Soccer Stadium in Irvine on Tuesday, Aug. 8 to start a six-match homestand after wrapping up a three-game road trip in which the team, led by Diego Gomez, won two matches including a victory over the defending NISA champion Michigan Stars on July 18.

Albion sits in second-place of the standings with 24 points after 14 games one point ahead of the Maryland Bobcats, which has played 15 matches. Club de Lyon is in sixth place in the standings with 17 points after 12 games and split the back-to-back versus Albion San Diego on May 30 and June 2 with each side coming out with a 2-1 victory.

Albion comes into the match after seeing its three-game winning streak snapped on July 30 after a 2-0 loss to LA Force. As for Club de Lyon, it comes in having suffered a 3-0 defeat to Maryland, which snapped a five-game undefeated streak.

The top-two seeds earn a first-round bye in the playoffs with the top-six making the postseason as Albion tries to make another trip to the championship match. At the same time, Club de Lyon attempts to make the playoffs in its rookie season as a member of NISA.

Albion San Diego will return to Canyon Crest Academy on Aug. 13 in a rematch with LA Force and will finish the homestand with games against Gold Star FC Detroit, Michigan Stars, Savannah Clovers, and league-leader Chattanooga FC before wrapping up the regular season with three matches on the road.

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