USL-1 Charleston Battery

Battery Plays Silverbacks

Published on May 28, 2004 under USL First Division (USL-1)
Charleston Battery News Release


Charleston, SC - The Charleston Battery (2-2-3, 9 points, 4th place) takes on its Eastern Conference rival the Atlanta Silverbacks (2-3-1, 7 points, 6th place) Saturday night at Blackbaud Stadium; kick off is set for 7:30 PM. This is the third game Charleston has played against the Silverbacks in 2004. The Battery lost the first match 2-0 in Atlanta (05/08) and tied the second 2-2 in a game played at Blackbaud Stadium (05/15).

Atlanta failed to make the playoffs in 2003 but have strengthened their roster considerably during the off-season. Former Battery players Fred Degand and Andrew Lewis are both Silverbacks now as is the 2001MLS goal scoring champion, Honduran striker, Alex Pineda-Chacon.

The Silverbacks also hired a new Head Coach for the 2004 season, David Vaudreuil. Vaudreuil is a seven-year MLS veteran who won two MLS Cups (1996 & 1997) and an US Open Cup (1996) as a member of DC United. In addition to United Vaudreuil played for the Miami Fusion, the Colorado Rapids and the Columbus Crew.

In addition to Degand and Lewis the Atlanta roster includes several other ex-Battery players. Forwards, Mac Cozier, Ivo Ilarianov, Velko Iotov plus defender Alan Woods have all played for Charleston.

Atlanta enters the game on the back of a 1-0 OT road win over the Richmond Kickers. Former Battery forward Ivailo Ilarianov scored the decisive goal.

Charleston last match was a 0-0 tie with the Puerto Rico Islanders in a game played in Puerto Rico. The Battery was scheduled to play a two-match series with the Islanders but the second game was postponed due to heavy rain.

Family Night - Tickets

It's Family night Saturday and fans can get 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs and 4 sodas all for only $20, a $25 saving! Single game tickets are also available priced at $8 - $15 and can be purchased by calling (843) 971-GOAL or online at www.charlestonbattery.com.

Puerto Rico Islanders Match Rescheduled

The Charleston Battery will travel to Puerto Rico to play the Islanders on Tuesday, June 15; kick off is set for 8:00 PM. The game was originally scheduled for May 23 but was cancelled by the match referee due to heavy rain and poor field conditions. The game will be broadcast live on Newsradio 730 WSC and can also be heard live on the web at www.charlestonbattery.com.

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