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Eagles Drop Hard Fought Battle against Wilmington

May 31, 2014 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Charlotte Eagles News Release


Charlotte N.C. - The Charlotte Eagles battle to a tough 2-1 loss against the Wilmington Hammerheads on Saturday night.

The opportunities for both teams started off with a free kick in the 4th minute for Wilmington that was blocked by the Eagles defense. The Hammerheads came out strong and capitalized on their opportunities in the first half, outshooting the Eagles 6-2.

Scoring opened up in the 12th minute when the Hammerheads Manu Aparicio took a through ball from Samuel Ochoa and slotted the ball past Brock Duckworth. The Eagles created some chances and had an opportunity came from Wells Thompson in the 26th minute but his shot went just wide of the post.

In the 28th minute Wilmington threatened again but their corner was saved by a Matt Gold header. The Hammerheads struck again in the 32nd minute when Steven Miller's shot took a deflection off Bilal Duckett that then wrong-footed Duckworth.

The Charlotte coaching staff made some changes in the lineup, inserting Jorge Herrera, Drew Yates and Juan Guzman hoping to inject some life into the squad. Ben Newnam had a good chance when he ripped a shot towards Wilmington goalkeeper Quillan Roberts but it was well saved by the Toronto FC loanee. Charlotte created another opportunity from David Geno in the 66th minute but again the shot was scooped up by Roberts.

Tensions came to a high in the 72' when the Hammerheads were given 2 yellow cards in less than 5 minutes, the trend continued for the remainder of the game as the Hammerheads ended up taking 12 fouls in the second half alone (17 fouls total).

The Eagles got a good push right at the 90th minute when Yates rocketed right footed shot past Roberts into the upper corner of the net, the assist on the goal was given to David Geno. Unfortunately it was not enough for the Eagles and they could not tally another goal to tie it up and ended up falling to the Hammerheads 2-1.

Charlotte will look to snap their three-game league losing streak when the expansion side Oklahoma City Energy FC come to town on Saturday, June 7th.

Tickets are available at a discounted price until Saturday morning (midnight.) Purchase yours today at www.charlotteeagles.com.

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