All eight NASL teams were in action Saturday night. The two Florida franchises had big nights,
as the Fort Lauderdale Strikers pinned a rare loss on the Carolina RailHawks at Lockhart Stadium
while FC Tampa Bay won 4-0 in Atlanta over the Silverbacks. Saturday's other two matches were also
won by the visiting team, as the NSC Minnesota Stars hung another loss on the Montreal Impact at
Saputo Stadium and the Puerto Rico Islanders rebounded from their CONCACAF Champions League
elimination by eking out a 1-0 victory in Edmonton.
All eight NASL teams were in action Saturday night. The two Florida franchises had big nights,
as the Fort Lauderdale Strikers pinned a rare loss on the Carolina RailHawks at Lockhart Stadium
while FC Tampa Bay won 4-0 in Atlanta over the Silverbacks. Saturday's other two matches were also
won by the visiting team, as the NSC Minnesota Stars hung another loss on the Montreal Impact at
Saputo Stadium and the Puerto Rico Islanders rebounded from their CONCACAF Champions League
elimination by eking out a 1-0 victory in Edmonton.
The North American Soccer League announced on Thursday that Fort Lauderdale Strikers
goalkeeper Matt Glaeser was named NASL Player of the Month for June.
The Strikers were undefeated in the month of June with 2 wins and 3 draws. During the
Strikers' undefeated streak of five games, Glaeser recorded two shutouts.
Photo by Jeremy Olson - www.digitalgopher.net
The NASL debuted their new game ball last night at all three league games in Atlanta, GA,
(Silverbacks vs. Islanders), St. Petersburg, FL, (FC Tampa Bay vs. Strikers) and Blaine, MN, (Stars
vs. FC Edmonton).
The ball which is made by Joma, looks very much like the old NASL balls from the 70′s but uses
the new NASL Logo and star.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
A battle for second place takes center stage in the NASL this weekend as teams try to keep pace
with the runaway Carolina Railhawks.
Carolina returns home to take on a Tampa Bay team that has had trouble finding the back of the
net this season, scoring only 11 goals.
Mike Ambersley Offensive Player of the Week
FC Tampa Bay forward Mike Ambersley has been named the North American Soccer League Offensive
Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday.
Ambersley scored a season-high two goals in FC Tampa Bay's 3-2 victory over Atlanta on Sunday
night at Al Lang Stadium.
The 2011 NASL season is now a quarter over, and so far the season is turning out to be the
Etienne Barbara show as his Carolina RailHawks club dropped the Puerto Rico Islanders 3-0 in Cary,
North Carolina on the back of Barbara's two goals. The RailHawks are currently the class of the
league.
Miami Ultras Alive was back for the third week in a row. If you missed it make sure to listen
below. We broke down the first MagicJack game against the Boston Breakers. MJ came out victorious
in their season opener, 1-0.
We covered in great detail the SFU road trip to Atlanta. SFU members traveled to see their beloved
Fort Lauderdale Strikers beat the Silverbacks.
By Pieter Brown - Members of the Miami Ultras along with our friends in Flight 19 made the trek up
to Atlanta to watch the Fort Lauderdale Strikers eke out a win against the Silverbacks.
The Strikers looked disjointed through most of the game. Even though they were not at their best
diminutive Martin Nunez scored a crafty goal in the 14th minute chipping the ball over the
Silverback's keeper.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
It was an exciting opening weekend in the NASL with an expansion side earning a surprising road
victory and the defending champions making a statement as every game ended with a one-goal
margin.
This week,two sides that opened strong face off when Puerto Rico continues its North American
road trip against FC Tampa Bay.
Viewing Party
Sat Apr 9
6:30pm CT
Atlanta Silverbacks v NSC Minnesota Stars
See our Stars begin the 2011 season in Atlanta.
Join friends new and old.
The Sweetwater
at the Best Western Kelly Inn
161 Saint Anthony Ave
I-94 & Marion
St Paul
(651) 224-6373
Map
Free Parking
Food & Beverages Galore!
STARTERS
See you at the Sweetwater for the huge Derby della Madonnina:
-Sat Apr 2
AC Milan v Inter Milan - Live at 1:30pm CT on FSC
-Milan is in first place in Serie A by just 2 points over Inter, who at the end of 2010 were 9
points back and in 7th place.
It's time to start getting set up, geared up and prepared for this busy soccer year. Time to put up
the banners, pull out those dusty flags and tune those drums.
We will be having our Miami Ultras pre-season planning meeting this Saturday, Feb 5th @ 12pm @
Hollywood Ale House.
We will be talking about this upcoming Strikers season, the 24 Hour Soccer-a-Thon, plus any other
Ultras upcoming events.
