Preseason

April 9th, 2009

Islanders heavy favorites heading into the USL season

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Now that the Islanders amazing CCL run is over, lets move on and get back to an unfinished business.
On April 18th the Islanders will play the Vancouver Whitecaps in the 2nd Leg of the 2008 USL-1 Final at Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium in Bayamón. Vancouver leads the series 2-1 after their 1st leg [...]



April 3rd, 2009

Aztex wins friendly in penalty shootout

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Tonight the Puerto Rico Islanders and the Austin Aztex finished their scrimmage friendly in a scoreless draw after regulation time.
Everyone of the reported 1,125 fans in the stands thought the game was over, when they realized they were going to be treated to a penalty shootout. There was an agreement between both head [...]

April 2nd, 2009

Islanders, one of the hottest teams in the world!

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That the Puerto Rico Islanders are one of the hottest teams in the CONCACAF is a fact! But the new USL-1 team Austin Aztex recognizes the Islanders as one of the hottest teams in the world!
In fact the Aztex will face the strong Puerto Rican contingent in a friendly game tomorrow April 3rd in Austin. [...]

March 17th, 2009

Islanders win! Cruz Azul the latest victim…

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Boricuas play great soccer, not just baseball…
Ironically a major upset for Puerto Rico on Tuesday night in the World Baseball Classic was offset by an amazing 2-0 win for the Islanders over the favourite Mexican Cruz Azul, to continue the Puerto Rican Cinderella Champions League run in the 1st leg of the semifinals [...]

February 21st, 2009

Islanders fall in friendly to DC United

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The Islanders failed to close their pre-season on a positive note as they fell 2-1 to DC United in the 2nd Puerto Rico USL-MLS Challenge at Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium in Bayamón.
The Islanders came out strong the first 20 minutes of the game. Five minutes into the game, Scott Jones crossed a wonderful ball [...]



February 13th, 2009

Fraser lifts Islanders to beat USF

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The Puerto Rico Islanders came back in the 2nd half from a one goal deficit with two goals by Jamaican striker Sean Fraser to beat the Bulls from the University of South Florida with a score of 3-2.
The Islanders were first on the board with a penalty kick goal by Josh Hansen in the [...]

February 12th, 2009

Islanders down reigning MLS Champ Columbus Crew

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The USL sub-champion Puerto Rico Islanders defeated the 2008 MLS Champion Columbus Crew by a 2-0 score today in a preseason game in Bradenton, Florida.
The Islanders starting lineup included: Bill Gaudette, Jonathan Steele, Scott Jones, Nigel Henry, Martin Nuñez, Petter Villegas, Cristian Arrieta, Noah Delgado, Sandy Gbandi, John Krause and Nick Addlery.
It took [...]

February 10th, 2009

Islanders and Red Bulls scoreless in scrimmage

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The USL sub-champion Puerto Rico Islanders and the MLS sub-champion New York Red Bulls played to a scoreless draw yesterday in a preseason game in Bradenton, Florida.
The Islanders starting lineup included: Bill Gaudette, Scott Jones, Sandy Gbandi, John Krause, Cristian Arrieta, Martin Nuñez, Jonathan Steele, Nigel Henry, Nick Addlery, Noah Delgado and trialist [...]

February 6th, 2009

Preseason – Round 1

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The Puerto Rico Islanders will play their first preseason game of 2009 against the Chicago Fire on Saturday February 9th in Bradenton, Florida. The Islanders coaching staff arrived yesterday in Tampa with a team of 22 players, 7 of which will be on trial and will be evaluated by coach Colin Clarke.
Three Argentine players, fruit [...]

January 27th, 2009

Preseason 2009

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The 2008 USL Regular Season Champions, the Puerto Rico Islanders, kicked started their 2009 preseason training at Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium yesterday (January 26th).
The following returning players were present at the practice: Bill Gaudette (2008 USL Goalie of the Year), Jonathan Steele (2008 USL MVP), Christian Arrieta (2008 USL Defender of the Year), Noah Delgado, [...]






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