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USL First Division
× 21:55 46'HT [11] Rochester Raging Rhinos 1 - 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC [1] 1-0

× 19:00 0' [5] Minnesota Thunder - Atlanta Silverbacks [7]

× 19:30 0' [8] Miami FC - Carolina RailHawks [6]

× 19:30 0'FT [10] Montreal Impact 1 - 0 Charleston Battery [2] 0-0

[Frank Cunha]

Rhinos stomp on Vancouver 3-0
A night of firsts in Montreal as Impact top Battery 1-0

Thursday, June 12: The Puerto Rico Islanders jumped off the bottom of the table past two teams with a 3-0 victory over Carolina Thursday night. Portland survived two red cards and an own goal for a 2-2 draw against visiting Atlanta and Seattle blanked the Juventus Primavera side 3-0 in a friendly.

Friday, June 13: The last-place Rhinos stunned the first-place Whitecaps by the same score, 3-0, of their championship showdown two years prior. North of the border, the Impact nabbed their first win at Stade Saputo, 1-0, over Charleston.
Saturday, June 14: Miami earned its first league victory at home on the season with a 2-0 defeat of Carolina while Atlanta grabbed a 1-1 draw six minutes from time in Minnesota.



Palace top Cleveland 2-1
Charlotte downs Pioneers 2-1 to remain in first


Friday, June 13: Crystal Palace ended a losing skid 2-1 against Cleveland and Wilmington earned a point against Western Mass 1-1... Real Maryland advanced in the US Open Cup with a 3-2 overtime win against the New York Freedoms.
Saturday, June 14: A night after a dramatic overtime win in Open Cup play, Real Maryland dropped a 4-0 result at Harrisburg and Cleveland edged the Riverhounds 1-0 in Pittsburgh. Richmond downed Bermuda 4-1 and Charlotte topped Western Mass 2-1.




Bermuda stuns T&T 2-1
USL-led Caribbean sides register surprise results

The Bermuda National Team registered arguably the biggest victory in the team's history Sunday in CONCACAF qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup with a stunning 2-1 victory on the road against Caribbean power Trinidad & Tobago, who were participants in the 2006 World Cup. Two goals from USL veteran John Barry Nusum led the way in the historic result. Puerto Rico also registered a 2-2 draw against Honduras. [+]

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Battery move into first
Puerto Rico off the bottom with wins over Minnesota

Friday, June 27: The Puerto Rico Islanders moved up from last with a narrow 1-0 win over visiting Minnesota Friday night. In Carolina, the RailHawks made a fourth minute strike hold for a 1-0 win over Portland.
Saturday, June 28: The Charleston Battery moved into first with a 3-1 victory over Rochester Saturday night as Portland kept close with a 2-0 win in Atlanta. Montreal and Seattle exchanged late goals in a 1-1 draw.
Sunday, June 29: In the lone game of the night, Puerto Rico made it a weekend sweep of Minnesota, downing the visiting Thunder 3-1 Sunday.

Cleveland, Richmond go scoreless
Leader Charlotte earn two road draws


Friday, June 27: In the lone match, Charlotte and Western Mass finished scoreless in Ludlow. In a friendly, Real Maryland fell 2-0 to El Salvador champion L.A. Firpo.
Saturday, June 28: Richmond and Cleveland battled to a scoreless draw while Bermuda played first-place Charlotte to a 1-1 draw. Wilmington posted another impressive draw 1-1 at Harrisburg.
Sunday, June 29: Richmond was victorious in Pittsburgh 3-1 and Crystal Palace won 2-1 on the road over the Monarchs in a battle of Maryland sides.
Tournament Tuesday tomorrow
US Open Cup Round Three & Canadian Championship


On Tuesday, eight USL First Division and USL Second Division clubs will square off head-to-head with eight sides from Major League Soccer in the Third Round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. North of the border, the Vancouver Whitecaps will face Toronto FC for the first time in the fourth match ofthe Canadian Championship. [+]

Watch the US Open Cup games in Carolina, Charleston and Seattle on USLlive.com [+]

[Frank Cunha]

USA Open Cup
× 20:40 45'1st New England Revolution 0 - 0 Richmond Kickers

× 20:30 46'HT Chicago Fire 3 - 0 Cleveland City Stars 3-0

BenSports TV(broadcasting the live events of all over the world)
× 20:30 46'HT FC Dallas 1 - 1 Miami FC 1-1

× 22:00 0' Seattle Sounders - CD Chivas USA

× 19:30 90'FT Washington D.C. United 2 - 0 Rochester Raging Rhinos 0-0

× 19:30 90'FT Crystal Palace Baltimore 2 - 0 New York Red Bulls 1-0

× 19:30 90'FT Carolina RailHawks 2 - 2 Kansas City Wizards 1-0

× 19:30 90'FT Charleston Battery 1 - 1 Houston Dynamo

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Islanders meet Miami on FSC
Tropical showdown Friday at 8:00 pm ET

The Miami FC Blues play host to the Puerto Rico Islanders Friday, July 4th on Fox Soccer Channel at 8:00 pm ET in a battle of two clubs in the lower half of the table that have found success of late and are charging up the ladder. [+]

US Open Cup Round Three Results
Three games available On Demand at USLlive.com

For the second straight year the Charleston Battery eliminated the defending MLS Cup champion Houston Dynamo in the Third Round of the US Open Cup, this time holding on with nine men in overtime tied 1-1 to advance in penalties 4-3. Meanwhile, Crystal Palace Baltimore became the third USL-2 team to down MLS opposition in two years, blanking the New York Red Bulls 2-0. Seattle capped the night by defeating Chivas USA for the second straight year in the Third Round. [+]

Watch the Carolina, Charleston and Seattle games free On Demand at USL Live [+]
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[Frank Cunha]

05 0'Undecided [9] Minnesota Thunder 1 - 2 Carolina RailHawks [8] 1-2

× 19:30 0' [1] Charleston Battery - Puerto Rico Islanders [3]

× 20:00 0'FT [11] Rochester Raging Rhinos 1 - 0 Seattle Sounders [5] 1-0

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Islanders climb to second
Puerto Rico wins in Portland and Charleston

Thursday, July 10: The Puerto Rico Islanders continued their dramatic rise up the league table with a 2-0 victory in Portland Thursday night to move into a tie for third place with the Timbers.
Friday, July 11: Rochester were 1-0 winners over Seattle while Carolina and Minnesota played to a 2-2 draw.
Saturday, July 12: The Puerto Rico Islanders continued their run up the table, downing the league-leading Battery in Charleston 3-1 to move up to second. The Silverbacks were edged late 2-1 by Argentine first division side Independiente in a friendly.
Sunday, July 13: The defending champion Seattle Sounders earned a narrow 1-0 victory in Montreal Sunday afternoon. Miami extended its unbeaten streak to nine games with its eighth shutout during the stretch in a 0-0 draw at Rochester. In the final game of the night, Vancouver equalized a minute after Carolina scored to force a 1-1 draw.

Cleveland clips Palace 1-0
Charlotte first to clinch USL-2 playoff berth


Friday, July 11: Both USL-2 games were ties with the Hogges and Monarchs going scoreless while Harrisburg and Western Mass finished 1-1.
Saturday, July 12: Cleveland, Richmond and Charlotte, who clinched a playoff berth Friday with other results, all netted victories to increase their lead atop the table.
Three-team trade in USL-1
Four players swapped in midseason deal


United Soccer Leagues confirmed last week a three-team trade that saw four players from the Carolina RailHawks, Portland Timbers and Rochester Rhinos switch teams at the midway point of the USL First Division season. Carolina added Rochester's Hamed Diallo, Rochester received Portland's Andrew Gregor and the Timbers brought in Carolina's Jamil Walker and Rochester's Chase Harrison. All three field players saw action on the weekend with Diallo posting two assists for Carolina. [+]

[Frank Cunha]

Alex Alfonso nets three as Miami wins
MIAMI—Whether fronting opposition at the top of the table or lingering in the basement, the Battery just can't win on the road.

Alex Alfonso scored a hat-trick and the last-placed Miami FC Blues blanked the Charleston Battery 3-0 at Tropical Park Stadium in Miami Sunday. Charleston (10-9-6, 36 points) remains in third place.

Both teams finished the feisty encounter a man down, with the Battery's Dominic Cianciarulo—who scored on his debut in a 2-2 tie with Miami early this year—seeing red.

"Tonight was a difficult game and we did not come out of the gate very well," Battery coach Mike Anaeuser said. "Unfortunately Miami was able to capitalize on an early miscue and we could not dig ourselves out the hole."

Though Miami (6-9-9, 27 points) has spent the year propping up the league from the bottom half, standings can deceive—the Blues tally the league's most defensive shutouts and boast its top scorer in Brazilian forward Alfonso.

Meanwhile, the Battery's superior positioning near the summit has been thanks to home form alone, with the club registering just one league win on the road all year.

No chance of doubling that figure this weekend.

Like two days before in Puerto Rico, the Battery had to absorb plenty of early pressure—and in the ninth minute Alfonso showed why he's the league's top marksman by hurrying defender Nelson Akwari to pass back to goalkeeper Keith Wiggins.

In a rare defensive slip, Akwari's touchback was misplaced. Alfonso pounced on the giveaway before blasting his shot straight through Wiggins.

At the other end the Battery's chances were scant as the Blues cluttered the field with an extra man when defending. Randi Patterson had his first effort charged down in the 24th minute, and Osvaldo Alonso's long-range strike forced a comfortable save.

The second half saw some early back-and-forth action with both sides hitting the crossbar, but the game turned in the 66th minute when Cianciarulo and Miami's Caue de Mata were ejected following an on-field scuffle.

With both sides a man down, a gap in the midfield opened up. That allowed Alfonso space to fire off a long shot—and though the effort looked harmless, it careened off Battery defender Brandon Curran and into the net.

Alfonso wrapped up his hat-trick four minutes from the end when he orchestrated a clever move with teammate Leonardo Nunes before nodding home the return pass. It was his division-leading 14th goal of the season.

The loss comes two days after the first-place Puerto Rico Islanders edged Charleston 2-1 in Puerto Rico.

“We will regroup as we get back home to Blackbaud Stadium for another great match-up with league leaders Puerto Rico,” said Anhaeuser, whose Battery plays the Islanders Friday in a game that will be televised nationally on Fox Soccer Channel.

[Frank Cunha]

Islanders advance in Champions League
Puerto Rico rallies with two late strikes to reach group stage
Wednesday, September 3, 2008

BAYAMON, PR – The Puerto Rico Islanders joined fellow USL-1 side Montreal in the next stage of the CONCACAF Champions League, shocking Costa Rican powerhouse Alajuelense in a stunning rally late for a 2-1 win at home and 3-2 series aggregate result.

Having trailed for over 80 minutes on a waterlogged pitch, the Islanders never gave up, increasing their control of the match as it wore on before finally finding the back of the net in the final minutes of play.

Puerto Rico advanced to join Group D along with Santos Laguna (Mexico), Municipal (Guatemala) and Tauro (Panama), who knocked off Chivas USA of Major League Soccer 3-1 on aggregate in their Preliminary Round series. The Montreal Impact are part of Group C with Atlante (Mexico), Olimpia (Honduras) and Joe Public (T&T), who finished their series 6-1 victors on aggregate against New England with a 4-0 win in Foxboro Tuesday.

A counter in the fifth minute led to the opening strike for the visitors as Costa Rican international Carlos Castro streaked down the left flank before sending the ball into the box. A failed clearance left the ball in prime position position just outside the box that Eithel Rodriguez fired through a crowded box from 19 yards for the opening strike.

A free kick in 23rd minute found a rising Islander inside the 18 only to have the quick header directed right at the goalkeeper Wardy Alfaro.

In the 32nd minute Noah Delgado beat a defender along the right touchline and sent the ball into the box. Taiwo Atieno slipped by a defender at the edge of the six to get his foot on the ball only to see it go wide.

In the 54th minute a long ball into the box by Jonathan Steele found the head of Taiwo Atieno, who sent his attempt wide of the open target from nine yards.

Delgado had an excellent chance in the 72nd minute when a failed tackle left him all alone in the box with the ball, but he was unable to fully recover and control the it after dancing around the diving Alfaro, who attempted to smother it at his feet.

Five minutes later Atieno found himself behind the defense on a fantastic ball from Osei Telesford, but his shot went just wide again.

A mistake by Alfaro gave Puerto Rico life in the 87th minute. A slow rolling ball into the box was dived on by the goalkeeper at the corner with his momentum carrying him over the line. Kendall Jagdeosingh charged at the play and as the netminder tried to take his hand off the ball so as to not handle it outside the box, the striker stole it, turned and fired it into the far side netting from the right flank of the box.

Less than two minutes later a lofted free kick from Steele was met inside the box by the head of an Alajuelense defender, but the deflection sent the ball backwards toward goal and into the chest of Atieno, who made sure to bury this attempt as it dropped to his feet, giving the USL-1 side the shocking victory as they held on to down the 2004 CONCACAF Champions Cup winners

[Frank Cunha]

USL First Division
× 20:00 28'1st [1] Puerto Rico Islanders 0 - 0 Atlanta Silverbacks [8]

× 20:00 25'1st [6] Charleston Battery 0 - 2 Carolina RailHawks [11]

× 19:30 0' [11] Carolina RailHawks - Portland Timbers [9]

× 20:05 0' [7] Minnesota Thunder - Montreal Impact [3]

× 22:00 0' [5] Seattle Sounders - Vancouver Whitecaps FC [2

[Frank Cunha]

USL First Division
× 22:00 15'1st [5] Seattle Sounders 0 - 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC [2]

× 18:00 0' [11] Miami FC - Atlanta Silverbacks [9]

× 19:30 0' [3] Montreal Impact - Puerto Rico Islanders [1]

× 19:30 90'FT [8] Carolina RailHawks 1 - 0 Portland Timbers [10] 0-0

× 20:05 90'FT [7] Minnesota Thunder 3 - 1 Montreal Impact [3] 1-1

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