PREVIEW | Armada Will Wrap up Fall Season in San Francisco
October 28, 2017 - North American Soccer League (NASL)
Jacksonville Armada FC News Release
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Jacksonville Armada FC is preparing for the final match of the Fall Season on the road against the San Francisco Deltas. If Jacksonville can walk away with a win, the team has the potential of clinching the final seed to the NASL postseason tournament, the Championship. That can only happen if the New York Cosmos lose their final match on Saturday though.
Saturday will be the fourth meeting in history between San Francisco and Jacksonville. The teams have drawn twice in Jacksonville, and the Armada FC won once in May when the team visited San Francisco. The last meeting took place in Jacksonville though and they played to a 1-1 draw to open up the Fall Season on July 30. Jack Blake notched the goal for the Armada FC in the 35th minute by converting a penalty kick. Danny Cruz found the equalizer for the Deltas in the 58th minute.
Jacksonville is coming off a wild 4-4 draw with the New York Cosmos at home. It was the second time Jacksonville scored four goals in a match this year. Zach Steinberger opened up the scoring for Jacksonville only four minutes into the match, but New York was quick to answer and found the first equalizer three minutes later. Drew Beckie and Kalen Ryden each found their first goals of the season before the end of the first half to put Jacksonville up 3-1. New York then answered again with three goals in the second half, before Charles Eloundou found the final equalizer in the 79th minute.
San Francisco is on a 10-match unbeaten streak. The most recent result for the team came Saturday against North Carolina FC on the road. North Carolina put away the first goal in the first half. The Deltas equalized through Pablo Dyego in the 68th minute after a disallowed goal for offsides five minutes before.
WHEN & WHERE
Saturday, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. ET | Kezar Stadium (San Francisco)
THE TEAMS
Jacksonville Armada FC (3W-7D-5L, 16 pts, 5th NASL Fall, 9W-13D-9L 40 pts, 5th NASL Combined)
San Francisco Deltas (7W-7D-1L, 28 pts, 2nd NASL Fall, 14W-12D-5L, 54 pts, 2nd NASL Combined)
CLUB QUICK LINKS
Jacksonville Armada FC: News | Roster | Schedule
San Francisco Deltas: News | Roster | Schedule
WATCH
CW17 (Jacksonville)@SFDeltas Twitter/Periscope (National - U.S.)
LISTEN
97.3 FM Planet Radio (Jacksonville)Rumba 106.9 FM (Jacksonville)"Jax Armada, Kraken Radio" iHeart Channel (Global)
READ
- Live Twitter updates on @ArmadaFCgameday - #JAXvSFD
- LIVE STATS
SERIES HISTORY
Armada FC leads 1W-2D-0L
LAST RESULT
Armada FC 1, San Francisco 1 - 7/30/17 | RECAP
NOTABLES
- Jacksonville must win against San Francisco to clinch the final seed to the Championship, and New York would have to lose their Saturday match against Puerto Rico FC also.
- San Francisco finished the Spring Season two points ahead of Jacksonville.
- San Francisco has already clinched the second seed of the Championship and will face North Carolina FC on Sunday, Nov. 5 at Kezar Stadium.
- San Francisco captain, Nana Attakora, played 90 minutes is his first action since July 15 on Saturday. Attakora underwent successful meniscus surgery on his right knee on August 28.
- Jacksonville has lost just once in their last six NASL road games (3W-2D). They are averaging 1.8 goals per game during this stretch.
- San Franciso's Kyle Bekker is the only player in the league with two red cards, his team has the most total with five altogether.
- San Francisco's goalkeeper, Peiser, has conceded one less goal than Jacksonville's Patterson-Sewell.
BY THE NUMBERS
3 - Times the clubs have met in the existence of San Francisco
9 - Goals by Tommy Heinemann and Jack Blake each this year
10 - Matches unbeaten by San Francisco, winning six of those matches
12 - Clean sheets by San Francisco, the second-most behind Miami and Jacksonville has the third-most with 9
55 - Total shots by Heinemann, the third-most of any player
166 - Clearances by Mechack Jerome, the most in the league
LOOKING AHEAD
This match will finish up the Fall Season for Jacksonville. To secure the fourth and final seed to the NASL Championship Semifinals, the Armada FC must win Saturday's match and the New York Cosmos must lose theirs to Puerto Rico on Saturday also. The Semifinal match will occur against the Miami FC on Sunday, Nov. 5 at Riccardo Silva Stadium.
About the Jacksonville Armada FC
The Jacksonville Armada FC is a professional soccer team and member of the North American Soccer League. The other NASL member teams are FC Edmonton, Indy Eleven, Miami FC, New York Cosmos, North Carolina FC, Puerto Rico FC, and San Francisco Deltas. For more information about the Armada FC, visit ArmadaFC.com. Follow the Armada FC on Twitter @JaxArmadaFC and Facebook at Facebook.com/JaxArmadaFC.
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