City Stars Take On Rochester In Friday's Home Opener
Published on April 30, 2009 under USL First Division (USL-1)
Cleveland City Stars News Release
The City Stars take on the Rochester Rhinos this Friday, May 1st at 8 p.m. in the home opener at Middlefield Cheese Stadium at Bedford City Schools. The City Stars are looking for victory on the home pitch after a 3-0 defeat against the Austin Aztex on the road last week. With a 0-2 record after taking on Miami FC and the Austin Aztex, the City Stars have tallied only one goal by forward Ricardo Pierre-Louis. Midfielder Pato Aguilera registered the assist.
Both matches ended with the City Stars playing down with ten men due to red cards. Joshua Boateng drew a red card against Miami FC after an elbow to the face, and Ryan Stewart followed with the same offense against the Aztex.
Led by top goal-scorer Johnny Menyongar, the Rochester Rhinos are 1-1-1 for the season after taking on the Carolina RailHawks, Puerto Rico Islanders and Miami FC. The record puts them in sixth place in the league with 4 points.
Menyongar tallied the first two Rhino goals of the season last week to beat Miami FC 2-1. Former City Stars midfielder Kwame Sarkodie started for the Rhinos against Miami and played for 71 minutes before being substituted. The City Stars and Rhinos have faced off in two preseason matches in 2008 and 2009. Both matches ended in draws.
Friday's match will be shown live on Fox Soccer Channel at 8 p.m. as the first of five nationally televised matches for the City Stars this season. Three of those FSC broadcasts will come at home.
The Return of the Champions celebration will feature free opportunities for fans to take photos with the 2008 championship trophy as well as an expanded kids zone and the Chick-fil-A mini cow drop at halftime. Fans that catch the grand prize cow will win free Chick-fil-A for a year.
The Green Army is hosting a free tailgating party in the south parking lot prior to the match. Visit the green army message board at greenarmy.info for more information.
The City Stars' next match will take place at home at Middlefield Cheese Stadium at Bedford City Schools on May 9th at 7 p.m., vs. the former club of head coach Rod Underwood, the Portland Timbers.
May 9th is the City Stars "Soccer Mom Night," with free massages, manicures and other exciting gifts for moms. The winners of the Cleveland City Stars & Bally's Total Fitness Mom of the Year contest will also be announced.
Tickets are available by calling 330-425-2003 or by visiting clevelandcitystars.com
City Stars and Cleveland.com Partner To Offer Fan of the Year Contest
The Cleveland.com "Craziest Fan of the Year" contest is back in 2009. All throughout the season, fans can upload their own crazy and/or funny fan pictures onto the Cleveland.com website.
Each photo upload automatically nominates you as the "Craziest Fan of the Year". The grand prize for the 2009 Craziest Fan of the Year is a 2010 VIP Season Ticket and the chance to sit next to Rod Underwood and the City Stars on the bench during the final home match of the season on September 5th.
Be sure to check the Cleveland.com photo gallery on the City Stars page throughout the summer. In addition to the fan of the year photos, the City Stars team photographers will upload their own fan photos after each match so fans will be able to see pictures of them and their friends having fun.
USL First Division Stories from April 30, 2009
- City Stars Take On Rochester In Friday's Home Opener - Cleveland City Stars
- Timbers Acquire Goalkeeper Chris Seitz - Portland Timbers
- Battery heads to Miami to face Blues - Charleston Battery
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