City Stars Sign Anthony Peters, Prepare To Host Charleston
July 16, 2009 - USL First Division (USL-1)
Cleveland City Stars News Release
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cleveland City Stars have signed 6-5 defender Anthony Peters from D.C. United of MLS, pending U.S. Soccer approval.
Peters originally signed with Cleveland in February but was let out of his contract in order to accept the MLS offer. Peters appeared in the U.S. Open Cup match for D.C. United against FC Dallas and had two stints on loan with the USL-2 this season, playing one match with Harrisburg City Islanders and four matches with Richmond Kickers.
"We have liked Anthony for a while and we were really close to bringing him to Cleveland at the start of the season," said City Stars Executive Director Aaron Tredway. "He was able to make an MLS roster and that experience will help him as he works his way into our lineup. Anthony is an athletic player, especially for a guy with his tremendous size, and he's a strong communicator from the back line. We're happy to have Anthony here in Cleveland and he'll have a chance to help us for the remainder of the season."
The native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana played college soccer at the University of Kentucky for two seasons before spending two years playing in Norway and Iceland. Peters returned to the States in 2007 and finished his final two years of college eligibility at Division II West Virginia Wesleyan where he was the 2008 West Virginia Intercollegiate Conference Player of the Year and an NSCAA First Team All-American.
Peters is in Cleveland and will be with the team for Friday's match with the Charleston Battery.
The City Stars are preparing to take on the Battery for a second time this Friday, July 17th at 7 p.m. In the previous match-up between the two squads, the Battery defeated the City Stars 2-0.
The City Stars are currently in 10th place in USL First Division League Standings, with a 2-10-5 record in league play. On Sunday the City Stars secured a valuable point after they held off the first-place Puerto Rico Islanders for a 0-0 draw. Goalkeeper Hunter Gilstrap was named to the Week Fourteen USL Team of the Week for his impressive performance and three brilliant saves. Joshua Boateng and Ricardo Pierre-Louis remain the squad's leading goal scorers, with four goals and three goals respectively. Pato Aguilera leads the club with five assists.
The Charleston Battery enter at 8-3-6 and in third place in the league standings. The Battery suffered two of its three losses on the road at the hands of the Puerto Rico Islanders, who defeated Charleston 1-0 in two consecutive matches. Forward Randi Patterson is currently the Battery's leading goal scorer with three goals, and three other players have two goals apiece. Patterson will miss the match on a red card suspension after receiving a red card in the Battery's last match against Carolina.
Kickoff for the last game of the City Stars eight-game home stretch will be at 7 p.m.
The match will be broadcast on SportsTime Ohio Friday night at 10:30 p.m. and will replay Saturday and Sunday at noon.
Tickets are still available and can be purchased by calling 330-425-2003 or online at www.clevelandcitystars.com. All fans who purchase their tickets in advance will be automatically entered into the Pre-Purchase Ticket Contest, with the chance to win autographed merchandise and VIP ticket upgrades.
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