Bundy Leads Wilmington over Charlotte 3-0
August 13, 2005 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Charlotte Eagles News Release
Wilmington, NC - The Charlotte Eagles faced the Wilmington Hammerheads in the final match of the regular season. Wilmington kept their home undefeated streak alive, defeating Charlotte 3-0. Kenny Bundy scored the opening goal and added an assist to lead the Hammerheads. Charlotte claims the second seed heading in to the USL-2 playoffs and will face the Harrisburg City Islanders in round one. Wilmington and Western Mass. match up in the other semi final pairing.
Eagles Goalkeeper Terry Boss saves the shot by Troy Lesesne. - Photo by Rusty Burroughs Charlotte and Wilmington played a scoreless first half.
Kenny Bundy put the first goal on the board for Wilmington in the 47th minute, unassisted. Bundy's goal came off the corner kick, picking up a loose ball at close range, and slipping it inside the left post.
Bundy set up the second goal for Wilmington in the 54th minute. Bundy served a ball in across the Charlotte goal mouth. Kevin Nylen got a head on the cross, directing it to the right post to beat Eagles goalkeeper Terry Boss.
Wilmington's final goal of the match came in the 61st minute. This time it was Phil Hufstader getting up for a header on the cross from Troy Lesesne.
Charlotte and Wilmington had both already clinched spots in the playoffs, but Charlotte had the chance to take the top seed with a victory. With the loss, Charlotte claims the second seed and will face Harrisburg in the opening round of playoffs. Charlotte and Harrisburg will play a two game aggregate goal series, opening on Wednesday, August 17th in Harrisburg. Charlotte will then host the Harrisburg City Islanders on Saturday, August 20th at Waddell Stadium, 7:30pm. Fans that can't make it to the August 20th match can listen to the live Team Line webcast of the Match by logging on to www.CharlotteEagles.com and following the appropriate link.
Tickets for Charlotte Eagles home Semi Final Playoff match are priced at $10 for adults, $7 for youth 6-18 and free for children 5 and under. Tickets bought in advance (by 5 pm August 19th) are $8 for adults and $5 for youth and can be purchased online at www.CharlotteEagles.com or by calling the Eagles Ticket Line: (704) 841-8644 x 32. Season ticket holders save an extra dollar on advance ticket purchases, but must call in the order to the Ticket Line.
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