Hammerheads Fall to Richmond in Last Home Game
August 10, 2011 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Wilmington Hammerheads FC News Release
WILMINGTON, North Carolina* - The Hammerheads fell 2-0 to the Richmond Kickers in their final regular season home game at Legion Stadium on Wednesday night.
The Hammerheads (13-7-3) remain in second place with 42 points in USL's American Division. The Kickers (12-7-3) earned three points with the victory and now have 39 points and remained third in the league.
Both teams struggled to find their form offensively in the opening minutes of the game. In the 17th minute, Richmond pressed into Wilmington's half and lofted a ball into the top corner of the penalty box. A defensive miscue redirected the ball to the feet of Kickers midfielder Ryan Heins. Heins first timed a long shot from 25 yards out which sailed past Hammerheads goalkeeper Brock Duckworth to edge Richmond, 1-0, past Wilmington.
In the 60th minute, midfielder Manny Guzman took Wilmington's first shot of the second half from the top of the 18-yard box, but it soared over the cross bar, leaving the deficit at 1-0.
The Kickers attacked again in the 73rd minute as Heins cut a dangerous ball back from the goal line to the top of the 6-yard box to forward Matthew Delicate who drilled a ground ball to the far corner of the net to advance 2-0 over the Hammerheads.
This Saturday, August 13, the Hammerheads will travel to the Miami Valley South Stadium to take on the Dayton Dutch Lions in a 7:30 p.m. match. The Kickers will play Friday August 12, the Los Angeles Blues at the Cal State Fullerton for a 10:30 p.m. EST kick off.
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