City Islanders win big in Cincinnati
Published on July 2, 2006 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Penn FC News Release
(Cincinnati, OH, July 2, 2006)- The Harrisburg City Islanders wrapped up their weekend road trip with their most impressive win of the season, overwhelming the Cincinnati Kings 5-1 on Sunday afternoon at Xavier University Soccer Complex.
Five different players scored for Harrisburg and Dave Kern made five saves for the win in goal.
With their highest offensive output since last July 30, the City Islanders improve to 5-5-3 (18 points) and slide past both Cincinnati (4-5-3, 15) and Pittsburgh (4-2-5, 17) into fourth place in the USL Second Division standings. The win sets the stage for a big match against the league-leading Richmond Kickers (9-2-2, 29) at Skyline Sports Complex this Saturday, July 8 (7:05 p.m.)
Eager to redeem themselves after a disappointing 2-0 loss in Pittsburgh on Friday night, the City Islanders took a 1-0 lead in just the second minute of the match when Jim Stevens, a 6'7" rookie forward out of Lehigh making his first pro start, headed home a Ryan O'Neill service.
Midfielder Adam Clay gave Harrisburg a 2-0 lead in the 39th minute, converting a Derek Potteiger feed, but also factored in Cincinnati's lone goal of the afternoon in the 45th minute, when he inadvertently put the ball past his own keeper for a 2-1 score.
Harrisburg continued to pour on the goals in the second half, beginning in the 52nd minute when Justin Sadler (the former Cumberland Valley High School star) converted a penalty kick for his first pro goal.
The City Islanders put the finishing touches on the game with a two-minute, two-goal flurry revolving around rookie forward David McClellan, who replaced Stevens in the 67th minute. At the 75-minute mark, McClellan scored his fourth goal of the season, and just one minute later, the Messiah grad fed Jamel Mitchell for the day's final goal.
Notes: Harrisburg had scored five or more goals in a game five times previously, the most recent being a 7-0 thrashing of Northern Virginia on July 30, 2005...Cincinnati outshot Harrisburg 20-13, including 10-5 in the first half...The City Islanders were without midfielder Teofore Bennett, who has traveled to Sweden for a tryout with a First Division club.
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