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Islanders down Minnesota 2-1
By: BoriQa |The Islanders finally won! On the road that is…
They were 0-1-2 [W-T-L] this season on the road (a tie and a loss in Austin, and a loss in Vancouver), before defeating the Thunder in Minnesota 2-1, mind you, unnecessarily painfully.
But a win is a win, and the Islanders really needed one!
The Islanders were [...]
2009 USL-1 “Normalized” Standings – Week #7
By: BoriQa |The Puerto Rico Islanders lost in week-7 “normal” action, as they lost to Portland for the first time ever at Juan Ramón Loubriel stadium 2-1 to the Timbers. The Islanders now hold a 3-2-1 [W-T-L] record against the Timbers in Bayamón.
The Islanders (9 pts) dropped to 7th place in the “normal” standings, 4 points behind [...]
2009 USL-1 “Normalized” Standings – Week #6
By: BoriQa |The Puerto Rico Islanders lost a great opportunity to take the lead in the week-6 “normal” standings as they settled for a 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers at Juan Ramón Loubriel stadium. Only 2 points separate the Islanders, in 6th place with 9 points, from the league leading Vancouver Whitecaps with 11 points.
The [...]
Islanders lose again, 1-3 to Aztex
By: BoriQa |The Islanders are now winless in five games. They lost their 2nd straight game this season as they fell to the Aztex 3-1 last night in Austin; dropping them to 7th place in the USL standings, tied on 9 points with the Aztex.
Cuban midfielder Yordany Alvarez scored two goals and had an assist to lead [...]
Islanders drop first ever against Portland in Bayamón
By: BoriQa |The Islanders lost their first home game ever against the Timbers tonight 2-1 at Juan Ramón Loubriel.
Portland’s Mandjou Keita scored again tonight to open the score 1-0 for the Timbers on the 24′. It was Keita’s 2nd this weekend in Puerto Rico (he also score on Friday night).
The Islanders tied the game 1-1 on the [...]
Islanders tie 1-1, again…
By: BoriQa | The Islanders and the Portland Timbers drew 1-1 on Friday night at Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium, to keep both teams tied in 5th place in the USL-1 standings with identical 2-3-1 [W-T-L] records.
The Islanders, whose promising start included wins against their Canadian nemeses Vancouver Whitecaps and Montreal Impact, are now winless with two [...]
Islanders ‘General’, in trouble…
By: BoriQa |“The job must be finished off”. The Islanders management want (Colin) Clarke to explain his polemic decision.
The Islanders management may summon Clarke to explain why he sat down seven regulars in the game against Trinidad (W. Connection)
Translation of excerpt of (Spanish) article by Luis Santiago Arce (larce@elnuevodia.com) for El Nuevo Día.
Since his arrival on [...]
2009 USL-1 “Normalized” Standings – Week #5
By: BoriQa |The Puerto Rico Islanders lost their first game of the year in “normal” week-5 action dropping them to 5th place, tied with Vancouver (and also tied in points with Portland) with 8 points, only 2 points behind the leading Rochester Rhinos and Carolina Railhaks. The Rhinos won their 3rd of the season while the [...]
Islanders slip in the CFU final…
By: BoriQa | The Puerto Rico Islanders lost their 2nd Championship match ever, as they were defeated 2-1 by W. Connection in the 2009 CFU Club Champions’ Cup final (the other lost championship match was the 2008 USL Final 2-1 against the Vancouver Whitecaps).
It was the first CFU final ever for the Islanders, and the 2nd time [...]
Islanders go after the Caribbean Crown
By: BoriQa |The Puerto Rico Islanders had 2 goals this weekend for their trip to Trinidad as Top Seeds of the 2009 CFU Club Champions’ Cup .
The first goal was accomplished last night: to earn a return ticket to the CONCACAF Champions League, by defeating the Haitian Champ Tempête FC 2-0 in the semifinals.
The 2nd goal is [...]






