After starting the season in a slump, midfielder Keith Savage's 90th minute strike lifted the Tampa Bay Rowdies to a 3-2 victory against Minnesota United FC on Saturday afternoon at the Metrodome during North American Soccer League action.
The Rowdies now sit with 11 points, tied in first place, after the Carolina RailHawks failed to record a victory against the Atlanta Silverbacks later that day.
With his five goals on the season, forward Brian Shriver looks to lead the Carolina RailHawks when they visit the Atlanta Silverbacks at Atlanta Silverbacks Park on Saturday in North American Soccer League action.
The RailHawks, who sit three points clear atop the NASL table, are entering this weekend's play after mauling the San Antonio Scorpions, 5-2, last week.
Brian Shriver's brace for the Carolina RailHawks insured them a 5-2 victory on Saturday against the San Antonio Scorpions and a three point clearance atop the NASL table.
FC Edmonton continued their recent fine form of the season, beating the Atlanta Silverbacks on Sunday night, 3-0, at Clark Stadium.
Minnesota United FC claimed top of the table on Saturday despite drawing 2-2 against the Carolina RailHawks, which saw United lose a 2-1 lead late in the game.
RailHawks' Jordan Graye opened up the deadlock, heading-in a high cross in the 40th minute.
In a match between the North American Soccer League's two first-place teams, Minnesota United FC host the Carolina RailHawks on Saturday, and the outcome will determine who takes the top spot early on this season.
The RailHawks, who had a bye-week in week four, look to continue their solid performance which has seen them remain unbeaten along with United.
On Wednesday, the Carolina RailHawks, Minnesota Stars and Tampa Bay Rowdies all announced players they are re-signing who had option years on their contracts. A number of other players were also announced for the Rowdies who had signed new multi-year contracts. Carolina RailHawks The Carolina RailHawks will be bringing back the core of their team.
Much has been happening in the last several weeks around the North American Soccer League. Here's a NASL recap with some inside rumors and talk. Player Moves Some teams have already been announcing player moves while other teams have been pretty quite. Under the NASL rules, teams have 30 days to notify the league office [.
The Tampa Bay Rowdies advanced to the NASL finals following their 3-3 second leg draw with the Carolina RailHawks Saturday night at Al Lang Stadium. With the Rowdies scoring a 2-1 win in Carolina last weekend, the Florida team advances on the basis of a 5-4 aggregate victory. Colin Clarke's RailHawks, who finished fourth in [.
Welcome to episode #48 of the IMSoccer News North American Soccer League Podcast. This week Gerry Wittmann, Jay (Yankiboy) Long, and yours truly, Brian Quarstad, have a lively discussion about the most recent activities in the NASL. You can find all past episodes of the North American Soccer League Podcast here and the RSS Feed [.
Any fear of suffering from the bye week blues were put to rest by the Tampa Bay Rowdies this past weekend, as they continued their red-hot form in the NASL semifinals this past weekend.
The Rowdies moved one step closer to reaching the NASL Championship Series and extended their current unbeaten streak to seven gamesby going into WakeMed Soccer Park and defeating the Carolina RailHawks, 2-1, in the first leg of their semifinals clash on Saturday.
The Tampa Bay Rowdies took a solid step towards the NASL playoff finals with a 2-1 first leg semifinal win in Carolina. The RailHawks and Rowdies will meet again in the second leg next Saturday, kicking off at 7:30 pm EDT, at the Rowdies Al Lang Stadium home. The Rowdies are now unbeaten in their [.
Welcome to episode #48 of the IMSoccer News North American Soccer League Podcast. This week Gerry Wittmann, Jay (Yankiboy) Long, and yours truly, Brian Quarstad, have a lively discussion about the most recent activities in the NASL. You can find all past episodes of the North American Soccer League Podcast here and the RSS Feed [.
Minnesota Stars FC could not have picked a better time to get their first win in Puerto Rico.
The Stars upset the Puerto Rico Islanders, 2-1, in their NASL quarterfinals clash at Estadio Juan Ramon Loubriel on Sunday to grab their first victory in Puerto Rico in three years.
A season of transition for the Carolina RailHawks, which have included plenty of ups and downs, took a very positive turn as Coach Colin Clarke's side advanced to the semifinal round of the NASL playoffs by defeating the Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3-1 Saturday night in Cary, North Carolina. Two RailHawks who left for greener pastures [.
The plight of a professional athlete can be polarizing. While some might be showered with gifts, fame and a well padded wallet, others might be struggling to put food on their tables while they sacrifice their bodies week in and week out.
The last weekend of NASL regular season play saw the expansion San Antonio Scorpions finish the regular season with the best record in the league on a weekend where all four matches ended in draws. On Saturday, the Atlanta Silverbacks continued their improved play, finishing out the season with a 1-1 draw in Puerto Rico, [.
Wednesday evening NASL action saw the surging Atlanta Silverbacks upset the first-place San Antonio Scorpions 3-1 while the Tampa Bay Rowdies climbed to within two points of the Scorpions, clinching a quarterfinal playoff bye, as they earned a 1-1 draw at home against the Carolina RailHawks. Atlanta Silverbacks 3-1 San Antonio Scorpions The Atlanta Silverbacks [.
MIAMI, Fla. (Sept 17, 2012) – Carolina RailHawks Midfielder Ty Shipalane was named NASL Offensive Player of the Week the league announced Tuesday. Shipalane was honored for his performance on Sunday against the San Antonio Scorpions. Shipalane scored the game-winning goal in the 69th minute as well as his contributions the previous Wednesday in a [.
The San Antonio Scorpions returned home to their faithful fans for the first time in nearly a month, but the Carolina RailHawks crashed the party by pulling off the upset.
The RailHawks stunned the league-leading Scorpions, 2-1, during the penultimate week of the NASL regular season on Saturday courtesy of a second-half goal from Ty Shipalane at Heroes Stadium on Sunday night.
We are in the final week of NASL action and all 6 playoff spots are still too close to call. While it would be virtually impossible for anyone to bump San Antonio out of first place because of their superior goal differential, the other 5 remaining playoff teams are jockeying for position. Here's a team [.
As the NASL regular season winds down, there were two Saturday matches this weekend and another two on Sunday. On Saturday night the Atlanta Silverbacks continued their fine stretch of defensive soccer, earning all three points at home against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers while the Puerto Rico Islanders shut down the Minnesota Stars FC 2-0 [.
Only 3 points separate spots 3-6 in the NASL standings. The Minnesota Stars got the proverbial monkey off their back on Tuesday night with a 4-0 win over the Puerto Rico Islanders. The Stars had gone 9 games without a win going back nearly 8 weeks to July 12th. Oddly, it was the second time [...]
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Carolina RailHawks 2-2 FC Edmonton Edmonton had nothing but pride to play for as they entered Wednesday evenings match against the Carolina RailHawks in Edmonton. The Eddies had been mathematically eliminated from the playoff hunt with the Minnesota Stars win on Tuesday night. The RailHawks came into the match in 6th place and had clinched [.
Rumors about Wells Thompson being traded to the Chicago Fire started yesterday. That's weird I
thought. Wells Thompson is a guy that this team doesn't need. The rumors persisted today but the
move seemed so odd, I brushed it off. I don't have that luxury anymore as Wells Thompson went to
Facebook to post a picture of himself in the Fire's locker room with the words, "Breaking News:
Newest Member of the Chicago Fire Team!
This week in the NASL saw the controversial announcement by the league office that the NASL would be going to a split season format next year. As far as this week's action Saturday, the San Antonio Scorpions pushed their claim to be the league's regular season champions with a 1-0 win over the Carolina RailHawks.
This week in the NASL saw the controversial announcement by the league office that the NASL
would be going to a split season format next year. Â As far as this week's action Saturday, the San
Antonio Scorpions pushed their claim to be the league's regular season champions with a 1-0 win
over the Carolina RailHawks.
For 80 minutes, the Tampa Bay Rowdies were unable to break open a 10-man Ft. Lauderdale Strikers
team, and the final regular-season match between the two bitter Florida rivals seemed destined to
end in a scoreless draw.
Labor Day weekend not only marks the unofficial end of summer, but also the beginning of the
NASL playoff stretch run. Â On Saturday, the Tampa Bay Rowdies closed to within four points of
first place San Antonio by winning 3-0 over Fort Lauderdale at Lockhart Stadium while the Scorpions
drew on the road with the [.
The Roger Espinoza news continues today as Honduras announced their roster for the upcoming
World Cup qualifiers on September 7th and 11th, both against Cuba. Even though he's suspended for
their first game on the 7th due to his red card in the Olympics again Brazil, Espinoza has been
named to the roster.
MIAMI, Fla. (Aug. 27, 2012) – The NASL has named Fort Lauderdale Strikers forward Abe Thompson
Offensive Player of the Week. The award is the first of the season for the veteran Striker who
scored both goals in Fort Lauderdale's 2-1 win against the San Antonio Scorpions on Saturday at
Lockhart Stadium.
If the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers were hoping to end August on a strong note, they did just that by
defeating the league-leading San Antonio Scorpions this past weekend.
The Strikers topped the Scorpions, 2-1, in front of 3,268 fans at Lockhart Stadium on Saturday
courtesy of two second-half strikes from Abe Thompson.
All eight NASL teams were in action Saturday, with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers striking the
biggest blow of the weekend, knocking off first-place San Antonio 2-1. Â The Carolina RailHawks
moved up a notch in the standings as they defeated the Atlanta Silverbacks 1-0. while the Minnesota
Stars could only manage a 1-1 draw at home [.
Pedro Gomes remains on the bench this show and Luke flies solo. Luke talks MLS, Canadian Championships and expansion to Miami. Colin Clarke, head coach of the Carolina RailHawks joins in to talk about the acquisition of Enzo Martinez (on-loan from RSL) and how he manages his players young and old. Off The Bench is coming at you.
The Richmond Kickers played their second preseason match this weekend, but the first that included D.C. United players. Both Ethan White and Taylor Kemp started against the Carolina Railhawks, while Conor Shanosky played the entire second half. Shanosky was kept out of the starting lineup by Phillippe Davies, formerly of the Vancouver Whitecaps and a recent call-up to the Canadian National Team.
Some big news for returning US international youths today as Gale Agbossoumonde has decided to sign with MLS after having a lackluster European career which saw him play in Portugal, Sweden and Germany before landing at the Carolina Railhawks. At 21 years of age he's also seen as a potential for the U-23 USMNT team in the future and perhaps a more stable backline position with the USMNT in the future.
I know, I know, you're all wondering where your recaps went last week. I'm sorry. I took a week long vacation into sick-ville. It sounds cool, because you get to stay home from work/school and do whatever you want. Don't believe the hype! It's an awful place, where you take like four naps a day(that part was cool) and feel just awful, with things like fever, chills, and possibly vomiting.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are to the home stretch. The games mattered before, but now they really matter. Way more than they did before. Now it's lose and you're out. Done. Finished. All those other words. As we talked about last week, the Scorpions and the Rowdies don't have to compete in this play-in game, due to their being one and two respectively in the league standings.
Basically, ever since the US Open Cup final, when Robb Heineman allowed the Emerald City Supporters and the rest of the Seattle Sounders supporters to bring flags in for the game, the team has had Chicago Fire fans wage a "Fear the Flag" campaign to get flags allowed in for all away supporters. With the Fire set to make one more appearance at Livestrong Sporting Park on Friday the 28th, Section 8 and the rest of the Fire fans were really pushing to get their flags allowed in for the game.
