2009 USL-1 “Normalized” Standings - Week #12
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Big win for the Puerto Rico Islanders in week-11 “normal” action as they trounced their opponent 4-1 in front of a 4,000 home crowd! The Islanders (19 pts) climb a spot back to 4th place in the “normal” standings this week, 5 points behind the league leading Charleston Battery (24 points) who tied their game this week.
The Carolina Railhawks suffered an embarrasing loss this week, that dropped them into a 2nd place tie (23 pts) with the Portland Timbers who trounced their opponent 5-1 this week. The Railhawks had been in the top of the standings (alone or tied) for 10 of the first 11 “normal” USL weeks this season.
The Vancouver Whitecaps and Austin Aztex both had draws in their respective games this week; while the Rochester Rhinos, Miami FC, Montreal Impact, Minnesota Thunder and Cleveland City Stars were all losers this week.
Charleston Battery remains undefeated this season with 6 wins and 6 ties, and face the Islanders twice in Puerto Rio in the next two “normal” weeks.
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Islanders back in 1st place after 2-1 win over the Railhawks
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2009 USL-1 “Normalized” Standings - Week #11
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The Puerto Rico Islanders suffered a dissapointing draw in front of their home fans in week-11 “normal” action, that saw the Islanders (16 pts) drop a spot to 5th place (tied with Miami FC) in the “normal” standings this week, 7 points behind the league leading Charleston Battery and Carolina Railhawks who remain tied on the top with 23 points.
Both leaders also suffered draws week to maintain their same distance from their Islanders. The Portland Timbers (20 pts) also tied this week and are still in 3rd place, 3 points behind the league leaders.
The surprise result this “normal” week was Cleveland’s 3-0 trouncing of the Rochester Rhinos. It was only the 2nd win for the City Stars this season. The USL newcommers remain pegged to 10th place in the standings for the thïrd week in a row with 8 points.
Miami FC and Montreal Impact were the other winners this “normal” week-11.
The Vancouver Whitecaps, Minnesota Thunder and Austin Aztex were all lossers this week.
Charleston Battery remains undefeated with 6 wins and 5 ties.
Category: Normalized StandingsCharleston back in 1st… Islanders 0-1 Battery
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The Islanders and Charleston played to a 3rd consecutive 1-0 result, but this time the advantage was for the Battery.
The Islanders won the 2009 season series against the Battery (2 wins & 1 loss). It was the first regular season win by Charleston over the Islanders since the 2005 season.
Randi Patterson netted the game’s only goal, pushing the Battery over the Islanders back to the top of the USL-1 table with 27 points.
The Islanders started last night an 8-game road trip, and visit the Carolina Railhawks next this Saturday.
Islanders to defend 1st place against the Battery
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The Islanders will face the Battery for the third consecutive time this season, this time on the road in Charleston.
The Islanders come into the game with consecutive 1-0 (and 1-0) wins this past weekend at Juan Ramon Loubriel stadium; and along the way they leap-frogged Charleston into first place in the USL standings.
The Islanders handed the Battery their first two losses of the year and Bill “The Wall” Gaudette was named Player of the Week for the two shutout wins. John Krause also made the Team of the Week for his ‘alajuelazo‘ (last minute goal) scored in stoppage time to win the first of the two games this past weekend.
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2009 USL-1 “Normalized” Standings - Week #10
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The Puerto Rico Islanders got their 2nd victory in a row with a win at home in week-10 “normal” action, their first home win at their last 3 games at Juan Ramón Loubriel. The Islanders (15 pts) climbed up a spot to 4th place in the “normal” standings, 7 points behind the league leading Charleston Battery and Carolina Railhawks who are tied on the top with 22 points. Both leaders posted wins again this week to maintain their distance from their Islanders.
In other “normal” week-10 action, the Vancouver Whitecaps, Montreal Impact and the Miami FC Blues all won this week; and so did the Minnesota Thunder, their first win of the year.
The Portland Timbers, the Rochester Rhinos and the Cleveland City Stars all tied this “normal” week; while the Austin Aztex were the only losers this week.
Charleston Battery still remains undefeated with 6 wins and 4 ties.
Category: Normalized StandingsPuerto Rico in 1st place! Islanders 1-0 Charleston, again!
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For the second time in three nights the Islanders defeated the Charleston Battery 1-0.
Nicholas Addlery scored the game winner on the 54′. It’s Addlery’s 4th goal this season. Fabrice Noël got the assist. It was Bill Gaudette’s third clean sheet this season.
The Islanders now have 25 points this season and the win vaults them from fourth to first in the USL standings, relegating the Charleston Battery and the Carolina Railhawks to a 2nd place tie with 24 points.
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Puerto Rico Islanders vs Toronto FC in 2009-10 CCL
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The Islanders now know their first 2009-2010 CCL Canadian opponent.
The Islanders will face Toronto FC on July 28th in Toronto for the 1st-leg; and they will play the return leg in Bayamón on August 4th.
They said it couldn`t be done. It had been generally conceded that there was no chance that Toronto FC could win the Nutrilite Canadian Championship by defeating the Montreal Impact by four goals Thursday night.
Well guess what??? Toronto FC won by 5!!!
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Alajuelazo at JRL!!! Islanders 1-0 Battery
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The Islanders waited till the last few seconds of the game to end Charleston’s regular season undefeated streak… but they did it!
John Krause scored an ‘alajuelazo‘, the only goal of the game with only a few seconds left in stoppage time as the Islanders defeated the Charleston Battery 1-0 at Juan Ramón Loubriel, in Bayamón.
Jonathan Steele took a 93′ corner kick, Cristian Arrieta headed for a miss, Fabrice Noel lightly shot and the Battery keeper Dusty Hudock stoped but could not control; John Krause found the loose ball and the rest is history… ¡¡¡Alajuelazo!!!
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2009 USL-1 “Normalized” Standings - Week #9
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The Puerto Rico Islanders broke a 4 game winless streak with a victory on the road in week-9 “normal” action, their first win in 6 games. The Islanders (12 pts) are now in 5th place in the “normal” standings, 7 points behind the league leading Charleston Battery and Carolina Railhawks who are tied on the top with 19 points. Both leaders posted wins this week.
In other “normal” week-9 action, the Vancouver Whitecaps lost their 2nd game in a row, this time 2-1 to the Montreal Impact; Portland Timbers and Miami FC this week while the Rochester Rhinos and, the Cleveland City Stars lost their respective games this week.
The Austin Aztex and the Minnesotta Thunder tied their respective in week-9.
Now with 5 wins and 4 ties, the Charleston Battery still remain undefeated, while the Minnesota Thunder remains winless in 9 games this year.
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