Tesho Akindele Named to MLS Team of the Week Bench for Week 19

FRISCO – Tesho Akindele was named a reserve on the MLS Team of the Week after his two-goal performance in a come-from-behind win against Atlanta United FC.

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Akindele came into the game in the 75th minute, when FCD was down 2-1, for only his third MLS performance since the end of April.


He scored the tying goal in the 86th minute after a Maxi Urruti assist. Less than two and a half minutes later, Akindele found the back of the net on a corner kick to give FCD a 3-2 lead.


After his performance on Wednesday, Akindele earned his first MLS-start of 2018 and played 90 minutes in the loss to Real Salt Lake.

Tesho Akindele Named to MLS Team of the Week Bench for Week 19 -
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