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Frimpong's Brace, Nicht's Record Shutout Streak Highlight Week 16 International Performances

October 28, 2014 - North American Soccer League (NASL) News Release


NEW YORK (October 28, 2014) - Several international players turned in impressive performances in Week 16 of the North American Soccer League (NASL) Fall Season, and headlining the list was Tampa Bay Rowdies midfielder Evans Frimpong and Indy Eleven goalkeeper Kristian Nicht.

Frimpong, a native of Ghana, netted his first two goals of the season in the Rowdies' 2-2 draw against the New York Cosmos on Saturday - the second of which came in second-half stoppage time to earn a dramatic point for the visitors. Frimpong's second goal cancelled out a spectacular free kick goal from Spanish midfielder Marcos Senna.

German goalkeeper Nicht set a NASL Modern Era record by going 397 consecutive minutes without conceding a goal. He was on the verge of his fourth straight clean sheet when Ottawa Fury FC forward Oliver found the corner of the net with a header in the final minutes of Indy Eleven's 2-1 win at TD Place. Nicht's 397-minute streak broke the previous record of 372 minutes, which was held by the New York Cosmos.

Oliver wasn't the only Brazilian to find the net in Sunday's game at TD Place. Jhulliam, who is a native of Bahia, scored Indy Eleven's first goal, helping his team pick up its third straight victory.

Midfielders Cesar Elizondo (Costa Rica) and Pecka (Brazil) and forward Nacho Novo (Spain) all scored key goals for their respective teams on Saturday. Elizondo notched the game-winner for the San Antonio Scorpions as they ended Minnesota United FC's 13-game home unbeaten streak with a 1-0 triumph at NSC Stadium.

Novo scored the Carolina RailHawks' second goal on Saturday, finding the net with a penalty kick in his team's 2-0 road win over the Atlanta Silverbacks. Pecka, who was named NASL Player of the Week on Monday, scored the game-winning tally for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in their 1-0 victory over visiting FC Edmonton at Lockhart Stadium.

Every week throughout the 2014 Season, the NASL puts its international stars - both coaches & players - under the 'NASL International Spotlight,' which focuses on the league's overseas connections.

International Players/Coaches in 2014 NASL Fall Season Week 16

ATLANTA SILVERBACKS 0 CAROLINA RAILHAWKS 2

Silverbacks

Ramiro Canovas, defender (Argentina) - Started and played 90 minutes

Alex Harlley, midfielder (Togo) - Started and played 73 minutes

Brandon Poltronieri, midfielder (Costa Rica) - Started and played 90 minutes

Junior Burgos, midfielder (El Salvador) - Started and played 59 minutes

Borfor Carr, midfielder (Liberia) - Played 31 minutes as a substitute

Ferrety Sousa, midfielder (Congo DR) - Played 17 minutes as a substitute

Shaka Bangura, forward (Sierra Leone) - Started and played 90 minutes

Deon McCaulay, forward (Belize) - Played 34 minutes as a substitute

Alejandro Pombo, coach (Uruguay) - Lost for the first time at the helm of the

team

RailHawks

Tiyi Shipalane, midfielder (South Africa) - Started and played 90 minutes

Jun Marques Davidson, midfielder (Japan) - Started and played 53 minutes

Alex Martinez, midfielder (Uruguay) - Played 11 minutes as a substitute

Nacho Novo, forward (Spain) - Started, played 90 minutes, and scored via

penalty kick

Danny Barrera, forward (Colombia) - Started and played 81 minutes

Colin Clarke, coach (Northern Ireland) - Ended a three-game winless streak

FORT LAUDERDALE STRIKERS 1 FC EDMONTON 0

Strikers

Kamil Čontofalský, goalkeeper (Slovakia) - Started and played 90 minutes

Rafael Alves, defender (Brazil) - Started and played 90 minutes

Ivan Guerrero, defender (Honduras) - Started and played 90 minutes

James Marcelin, midfielder (Haiti) - Started and played 90 minutes

Pecka, midfielder (Brazil) - Started, played 90 minutes and scored

Mark Anderson, midfielder (England) - Played three minutes as a substitute

Walter Ramirez, midfielder (Honduras) - Played final minutes of stoppage time

as a substitute

Martin Nuñez, forward (Uruguay) - Started and played 76 minutes

Jenison Brito, forward (Brazil) - Played 14 minutes as a substitute

Fafà Picault, forward (Haiti) - Started and played 90 minutes

Günter Kronsteiner, coach (Austria) - Is unbeaten in his last six games

FC Edmonton

Albert Watson, defender (Northern Ireland) - Started and played 90 minutes

Kareem Moses, defender (Trinidad & Tobago) - Started and played 90 minutes

Horace James, midfielder (Jamaica) - Started and played 90 minutes

Lance Laing, midfielder (Jamaica) - Started and played 90 minutes

Ritchie Jones, midfielder (England) - Started and played 90 minutes

Cristian Raudales, midfielder (Honduras) - Played 18 minutes as a substitute

Tomi Ameobi, forward (England) - Started and played 76 minutes

Daryl Fordyce, forward (Northern Ireland) - Played 14 minutes as a substitute

NEW YORK COSMOS 2 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES 2

Cosmos

Ayoze, defender (Spain) - Started and played 90 minutes

Marcos Senna, midfielder (Spain) - Started, played 90 minutes, scored a goal,

and received a red card in stoppage time

Joseph Nane, midfielder (Cameroon) - Started and played 85 minutes

Sebástian Guenzatti, midfielder (Uruguay) - Started, played 90 minutes,

and tallied an assist

Hans Denissen, forward (Netherlands) - Started and played 90 minutes

Danny Mwanga, forward (Congo DR) - Started and played 45 minutes

Diomar Díaz, forward (Venezuela) - Played 23 minutes as a substitute

Mads Stokkelien, forward (Norway) - Played 45 minutes as a substitute

Giovanni Savarese, coach (Venezuela) - Earned his third consecutive draw

Rowdies

Evans Frimpong, midfielder (Ghana) - Started, played 90 minutes, and

scored two goals

Darel Russell, midfielder (England) - Started, played 90 minutes, tallied

an assist, and received a red card in stoppage time

Luciano Olguín, forward (Argentina) - Started and played 69 minutes

Lucky Mkosana, forward (Zimbabwe) - Played 13 minutes as a substitute

Ricky Hill, coach (England) - Is winless in his last nine games

MINNESOTA UNITED FC 0 SAN ANTONIO SCORPIONS 1

United

Cristiano Dias, defender (Brazil) - Started and played 90 minutes

Tiago Calvano, defender (Brazil) - Started and played 90 minutes

Daniel Mendes, midfielder (Brazil) - Started and played 90 minutes

Juliano Vicentini, midfielder (Brazil) - Started and played 90

Rafael Burgos, forward (El Salvador) - Started and played 67 minutes

Pablo Campos, forward (Brazil) - Played 11 minutes as a substitute

Scorpions

Julius James, defender (Trinidad & Tobago) - Started and played 90 minutes

Rafael Castillo, midfielder (Colombia) - Started and played 90 minutes

Richard Menjívar, midfielder (El Salvador) - Started and played 90 minutes

Cesar Elizondo, midfielder (Costa Rica) - Started, played 73 minutes, and scored

a goal

Stephen DeRoux, midfielder (Jamaica) - Started and played 90 minutes

Billy Forbes, forward (Turks & Caicos Islands) - Started and played 86 minutes

Eric Hassli, forward (France) - Played 17 minutes as a substitute

Trevin Caesar, forward (Trinidad & Tobago) - Played four minutes as a substitute

OTTAWA FURY FC 1 INDY ELEVEN 2

Fury FC

Romauld Peiser, goalkeeper (France) - Started and played 90 minutes

O'Brian Woodbine, defender (Jamaica) - Started and played 90 minutes

Omar Jarun, defender (Palestine) - Started and played 90 minutes

Nicki Paterson, midfielder (Scotland) - Started and played 59 minutes

Richie Ryan, midfielder (Ireland) - Started, played 90 minutes, and

received a red card in stoppage time

Sinisa Ubiparipovic, midfielder (Bosnia & Herzegovina) - Started and

played 45 minutes

Vini Dantas, forward (Brazil) - Started, played 90 minutes, and tallied an assist

Oliver, forward (Brazil) - Played 31 minutes as a substitute and scored a goal

Indy Eleven

Kristian Nicht, goalkeeper (Germany) - Started and played 90 minutes

Erick Norales, defender (Honduras) - Started and played 90 minutes

Jaime Frias, defender (Mexico) - Started and played 90 minutes

Sergio Peña, midfielder (Honduras) - Started, played 90 minutes, and received

a red card in stoppage time

Don Smart, midfielder (Jamaica) - Played 28 minutes as a substitute and

tallied an assist

Corby Moore, midfielder (England) - Played the final minutes of stoppage time

as a substitute

Jhulliam, forward (Brazil) -Started, played 53 minutes, and scored a goal

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