Game-Winners from Dantas, Anderson Headline List of Top International Performers

Published on October 7, 2014 under North American Soccer League (NASL) News Release


NEW YORK (October 7, 2014) - Game-winning goals from Ottawa Fury FC forward Vini Dantas and Fort Lauderdale Strikers midfielder Mark Anderson served as the highlights of the performances turned in by international players in Week 13 of the North American Soccer League (NASL) Fall Season.

Dantas and Anderson's goals helped their respective clubs stay in the hunt for one of the three remaining spots in The Championship, the league's four-team postseason tournament.

Week 13 commenced last Wednesday in Ottawa, and Dantas was the one to get the much-improved Fury FC on the board first against the Atlanta Silverbacks. The Brazilian forward found the net in the 21st minute after a great individual effort, and his teammate, Scottish midfielder Nicki Paterson, added a second just 12 minutes later off an assist from Brazilian forward Oliver. The two goals were all Fury FC needed to post a 2-0 win - its first ever triumph at TD Place.

Fury FC continued its fine form over the weekend, coming away with a point following their road clash with the San Antonio Scorpions at Toyota Field. The 1-1 draw saw Colombian midfielder Rafael Castillo find the net once again for the Scorpions, who remain in second place in both the Fall and Combined Standings.

Down in Fort Lauderdale, Anderson rebounded from missing an early penalty kick to notch his fifth goal of the season. The second-half strike lifted the Strikers to a 1-0 home win over the Carolina RailHawks, and put them just two points below the RailHawks in the Combined Standings with one game in hand. Slovakian goalkeeper Kamil Čontofalský had four clutch saves for the Strikers, picking up his fourth shutout of the year. The win also extended Fort Lauderdale's home unbeaten streak to six games.

Elsewhere on Saturday, Bulgarian forward Georgi Hristov scored an important equalizer from the penalty spot to give the Tampa Bay Rowdies a 1-1 draw against visiting FC Edmonton at Al Lang Stadium. Up in New York, German goalkeeper Kristian Nicht had six saves for Indy Eleven as they grinded their way to a scoreless draw against the New York Cosmos at Hofstra University's James M. Shuart Stadium.

Every week throughout the 2014 Season, the NASL puts its international stars - both coaches & players - under the 'NASL International Spotlight,' which focuses on the league's overseas connections.

International Players/Coaches in 2014 NASL Fall Season Week 13

OTTAWA FURY FC 2, ATLANTA SILVERBACKS 0

Fury FC

Romauld Peiser, goalkeeper (France) - Started and played 90 minutes

Omar Jarun, defender (Palestine) - Started and played 90 minutes

O'Brian Woodbine, defender (Jamaica) - Started and played 90 minutes

Richie Ryan, midfielder (Ireland) - Started and played 90 minutes

Nicki Paterson, midfielder (Scotland) - Started, played 90 minutes, and scored a goal

Oliver, forward (Brazil) - Played 20 minutes as a substitute and had an assist

Vini Dantas, forward (Brazil) - Started, played 72 minutes, and scored a goal

Silverbacks

Eric Ati, goalkeeper (Cameroon) - Started and played 90 minutes

Abdul Bangura, defender (Sierra Leone) - Started and played 90 minutes

Ramiro Canovas, defender (Argentina) - Started and played 90 minutes

Junior Burgos, midfielder (El Salvador) - Played nine minutes as a substitute and was sent off

Junior Sandoval, midfielder (Honduras) - Started and played 90 minutes

Janny Rivera, midfielder (Colombia) - Started and played 90 minutes

Shaka Bangura, forward (Sierra Leone) - Played 20 minutes as a substitute

Kwadwo Poku, forward (Ghana) - Started and played 90 minutes

FORT LAUDERDALE STRIKERS 1, CAROLINA RAILHAWKS 0

Strikers

Kamil Čontofalský, goalkeeper (Slovakia) - Started and played 90 minutes

Rafael Alves (Brazil) - Started and played 79 minutes

Ivan Guerrero, defender (Honduras) - Started and played 90 minutes

Stéphane Guillaume, defender (Haiti) - Started and played 90 minutes

Mark Anderson, midfielder (England) - Started, played 87 minutes, had penalty kick saved, and scored game-winner

James Marcelin, midfielder (Haiti) - Started and played 90 minutes

Pecka, midfielder (Brazil) - Started and played 90 minutes

Chris Nurse, midfielder (Guyana) - Played three minutes as a substitute

Martin Nuñez, forward (Uruguay) - Started and played 67 minutes

Fafa Picault, forward (Haiti) - Started and played 90 minutes

Günter Kronsteiner, coach (Austria) - Is unbeaten in his last six home games

RailHawks

Uriah Bentick, defender (Trinidad & Tobago) - Started and played 88 minutes

Tiyi Shipalane, midfielder (South Africa) - Started and played 90 minutes

Enzo Martinez, midfielder (Uruguay) - Started and played 72 minutes

Jun Marques Davidson, midfielder (Japan) - Started and played 90 minutes

Nacho Novo, forward (Spain) - Played 12 minutes as a substitute

Danny Barrera, forward (Colombia) - Played two minutes as a substitute

Colin Clarke, coach (Northern Ireland) - Lost for the first time in three games

TAMPA BAY ROWDIES 1, FC EDMONTON 1

Rowdies

Tamika Mkandawire, defender (Malawi) - Started and played 90 minutes

Darel Russell, midfielder (England) - Started and played 90 minutes

Evans Frimpong, midfielder (Ghana) - Played 25 minutes as a substitute

Georgi Hristov, forward (Bulgaria) - Started, played 90 minutes, and scored a penalty kick

Luciano OlguÃ-n, forward (Argentina) - Played eight minutes as a substitute

Ricky Hill, coach (England) - Is winless in his last four games

FC Edmonton

Albert Watson, defender (Northern Ireland) - Started and played 90 minutes

Kareem Moses, defender (Trinidad & Tobago) - Started and played 72 minutes

Horace James, midfielder (Jamaica) - Started and played 90 minutes

Lance Laing, midfielder (Jamaica) - Started and played 90 minutes

Ritchie Jones, midfielder (England) - Played 18 minutes as a substitute

Tomi Ameobi, forward (England) - Started and played 85 minutes

NEW YORK COSMOS 0, INDY ELEVEN 0

Cosmos

Ayoze, defender (Spain) - Started and played 90 minutes

Rovérsio, defender (Brazil) - Started and played 90 minutes

Marcos Senna, midfielder (Spain) - Started and played 90 minutes

Andres Flores, midfielder (El Salvador) - Started and played 87 minutes

Diomar DÃ-az, forward (Venezuela) - Started and played 69 minutes

Danny Mwanga, forward (Congo DR) - Started and played 77 minutes

Mads Stokkelien, forward (Norway) - Started and played 90 minutes

Stefan Dimitrov, forward (Bulgaria) - Played 13 minutes as a substitute

Giovanni Savarese, coach (Venezuela) - Is winless in his last three games

Indy Eleven

Kristian Nicht, goalkeeper (Germany) - Started and played 90 minutes

Erick Norales, defender (Honduras) - Started and played 90 minutes

Jaime Frias, defender (Mexico) - Played 63 minutes as a substitute

Sergio Peña, midfielder (Honduras) - Started and played 90 minutes

Don Smart, midfielder (Jamaica) - Started and played 69 minutes

Jermaine Johnson, midfielder (Jamaica) - Played 21 minutes as substitute

Jhulliam, forward (Brazil) - Played 78 minutes as substitute

MINNESOTA UNITED FC 1, ATLANTA SILVERBACKS 0

United

Cristiano Dias, defender (Brazil) - Started and played 90 minutes

Juliano Vicentini, midfielder (Brazil) - Started and played 90 minutes

Daniel Mendes, midfielder (Brazil) - Started and played 83 minutes

Omar Daley, midfielder (Jamaica) - Played 18 minutes as a substitute

Rafael Burgos, forward (El Salvador) - Played seven minutes as a substitute

Silverbacks

Eric Ati, goalkeeper (Cameroon) - Started and played 90 minutes

Abdul Bangura, defender (Sierra Leone) - Started and played 90 minutes

Ramiro Canovas, defender (Argentina) - Started and played 90 minutes

Junior Sandoval, midfielder (Honduras) - Started and played 90 minutes

Janny Rivera, midfielder (Colombia) - Started and played 90 minutes

Brandon Poltronieri, midfielder (Costa Rica) - Played three minutes as a substitute

Deon McCaulay, forward (Belize) - Started and played 69 minutes

Shaka Bangura, forward (Sierra Leone) - Started and played 90 minutes

Kwadwo Poku, forward (Ghana) - Started and played 73 minutes

SAN ANTONIO SCORPIONS 1, OTTAWA FURY FC 1

Scorpions

Julius James, defender (Trinidad & Tobago) - Started and played 90 minutes

Richard Menjivar, midfielder (El Salvador) - Started and played 90 minutes

Rafael Castillo, midfielder (Colombia) - Started, played 89 minutes and scored

Cesar Elizondo, midfielder (Costa Rica) - Started and played 90 minutes

Stephen DeRoux, midfielder (Jamaica) - Started and played 90 minutes

Billy Forbes, forward (Turks & Caicos Islands) - Started and played 70 minutes

Tomasz Zahorski, forward (Poland) - Played seven minutes as a subsititute

Eric Hassli, forward (France) - Played a minute as a substitute

Fury FC

Romauld Peiser, goalkeeper (France) - Started and played 90 minutes

Ramon Soria, defender (Spain) - Started and played 90 minutes

Omar Jarun, defender (Palestine) - Started and played 76 minutes

Richie Ryan, midfielder (Ireland) - Started, played 90 minutes and scored

Sinisa Ubiparipovic, midfielder (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - Started and played 90 minutes

Nicki Paterson, midfielder (Scotland) - Played 22 minutes as a substitute

Oliver, forward (Brazil) - Started and played 14 minutes

Vini Dantas, forward (Brazil) - Played 27 minutes as a substitute

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