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Fans' Choice Goal of the Week: Week 27

By USLSoccer.com Staff, 09/26/16, 5:00PM EDT

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Who will take top honors from the final week of the regular season?

The #USLPlayoffs are upon us and all 16 spots have been sewn up after Orlando City B nabbed the final berth in a win-or-go-home scenario at Bethlehem but we still have another piece of business before we can leave the 2016 regular season in the rear view.

With 28 teams in action and much at stake over the weekend, there was no shortage of impressive goals but we have narrowed the list of contenders for this season's final "Fans' Choice" Goal of the Week down to five. Now it is time for you to choose.

Upstart Rio Grande Valley FC will head into the Western Conference playoffs as the No. 2 seed in its inaugural campaign after fielding the conference's second-most potent attack; one which added three more goals to its collection in a South Texas Derby win on Saturday.  The decisive intervention came off the foot of Eric Bird as the former Philadelphia Union selection punctuated a well-executed passage of play with a left-footed effort that left San Antonio FC standout Matt Cardone spectating.

Villyan Bijev's helper on an Augustine Williams goal against Arizona United SC helped him secure the USL Assists Champion title but the Timbers 2 midfielder also flashed a propensity for finding the back of the net on his own; perhaps saving his best for last as Portland closed the year with a fifth consecutive win.

The man that Bijev edged for the Assists crown was Republic FC's Danny Barrera but the Colombian made his presence felt for Sacramento in its finale as well, beating a five-man wall and the keeper with a free kick that helped the 2014 champions lock up the top spot in the West.

Barrera and Republic FC will draw in-state rival Orange County FC in Saturday's Conference Quarterfinal showdown after Didier Crettenand and Trevin Caesar led the Blues past visiting Colorado Springs in a resounding 4-0 victory. In the midst of the milestone result, Crettenand once again proved he is not someone the opposition will want to give an opportunity from a spot kick by cashing in on a free kick of his own.

The final contender came from the final game of the regular season as a volley from Lewis Neal found the upper 90 and sealed a place in the playoffs for OCB.

Five deserving goals but only one can claim the top spot. Time to make your choice.

Voting will remain open through 9:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, September 29.