Fort Lauderdale at Puerto Rico FC
Published on September 27, 2016 under North American Soccer League (NASL)
Fort Lauderdale Strikers News Release
Key Facts Match: Fort Lauderdale Strikers at Puerto Rico FC Date: Wednesday, 28 September 2016 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET Venue: Estadio Juan Ramî"n Loubriel, Bayamî"n P.R. Broadcast: SFL-TV (Miami/Fort Lauderdale) ESPN3 (USA), NASL.com (Canada)
2016 Combined Records (W-T-L) FTL: 8th place 8-8-9; 32 pts; 26 GF / 31 GA, -5 GD PRFC: 12th place 2-8-6 14 pts 13 GF/ 23 GA -10 GD
Series History
First Meeting between clubs
Fort Lauderdale was 4-4-2 all-time versus the Puerto Rico Islanders in NASL play. The Islanders competed in NASL for the 2011 and 2012 seasons.
What to watch for Wednesday...
* With a win on Wednesday the Strikers would climb to within one point of fourth place Minnesota in the NASL combined table. The top four teams make the NASL postseason. * The Strikers had a seven game unbeaten streak snapped in Saturday's 4-1 loss to Tampa Bay. The streak was the second longest in Strikers history * Maicon Santos has scored in two of his last three game for Fort Lauderdale. * The Strikers signed former Jacksonville Armada FC midfielders Junior Sandova l and Pascal Millien last week. Millien started and played 90 minutes against Tampa Bay while Sandoval was a second half sub. * In 2011, the Strikers overcame Puerto Rico FC's predecessor club the Puerto Rico Islanders 5-2 on aggregate in an NASL playoff series. Included in that series was the Strikers 3-1 win at Estadio Juan Ramî"n Loubriel. * All-time the Strikers have a 1-2-2 record on the island of Puerto Rico in NASL play.
About the Fort Lauderdale Strikers The Fort Lauderdale Strikers are part of the 13-team North American Soccer League (NASL). Fort Lauderdale has made the postseason four times in five NASL Modern Era seasons. The club's history dates back to 1977 and the original NASL. The Strikers play at Central Broward Stadium. For more information, visit Strikers.com or follow @FTLStrikers on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram .
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