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TKO – Islanders knock out the Rhinos off the playoffs (Part 2)
By: BoriQa |The message is clear. The Orange Darth Vader tifo says it all…
It wasn’t as exhilarating as last year, when the Islanders scored 3 goals at home (victory goal on the 119′ in overtime) to shutout the Rhinos and win the 2008 Semi-Final match up 3-2 on aggregate; but the Islanders duplicated the same feat [...]
1-2-3, Islanders sweep the Montreal Impact
By: BoriQa |For the 2nd consecutive time this season, the Puerto Rico Islanders posted a 1-0 shutout over the Montreal Impact, this time at home in Bayamón at the Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, in front of 5,701 fans.
The Islanders swept the Montreal Impact this season in their head-to-head series undefeated with 3 wins. The Islanders had already [...]
The USSF/MLS – CONCACAF conspiracy theory! (Part 1)
By: BoriQa |How could the USL outwit, outplay & outlast the MLS in the 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League?
The answer is simple!
The level of play in the USL (as an alternative league) is closer to that of the MLS, than many (in the USSF and MLS) would like to admit to.
= Prelude =
In the 2008-09 [...]
Goleada! Islanders manhandle Miami FC 4-0
By: BoriQa |Miami got lucky… Really lucky that it didn’t finish 7-0 or 8-0!
The Islanders dismantled Miami FC 4-0 last night in front of 3,662 fans at Juan Ramón Loubiel. Miami FC was outclassed in every facet of the game. Tactically, technically, and enthusiastically the men in orange were superior to the men in blue, as [...]
Islanders drop another one in Vancouver
By: BoriQa |The Islanders rested Gaudette and Arrieta, to save them for the Toronto FC game this week; and survived a halftime thunderstorm delay to drop their 2nd game this season in Vancouver, this time 4-2 for the Whitecaps.
Kyle Veris had an own goal in the 51st minute for the 2nd Vancouver goal.
Hansen both Islanders goals. [...]
Islanders finally win!!! Don’t mind if by a penalty goal…
By: BoriQa |The Islanders defeated Montreal for the 2nd time this season, when they defeated the Impact 1-0 at Saputo Stadium.
It is only 2nd win for the Islanders in their current 6-game road trip. After a 1-0 loss in Charleston and a 2-1 win in Carolina, the Islanders played three scoreless draws in a row: at Miami, [...]
Islanders back in 1st place after 2-1 win over the Railhawks
By: BoriQa |more details later…
Charleston back in 1st… Islanders 0-1 Battery
By: BoriQa |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 [...]
Islanders to defend 1st place against the Battery
By: BoriQa | 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 [...]
Puerto Rico in 1st place! Islanders 1-0 Charleston, again!
By: BoriQa |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 [...]






