Islanders Shine in International Call Ups
Published on September 13, 2012 under North American Soccer League (NASL)
Puerto Rico Islanders News Release
It was a good week of international match ups for Puerto Rico Islanders' players called to defend their colors. A dozen players joined their national teams between September 6th through the11th in matches for the Caribbean Cup and World Cup Qualifiers.
Gregory Richardson, Christopher Nurse and their Guyana went up against the "Selecta" of El Salvador in the World Cup Qualifiers for Brazil 2014. Both players saw 90 minutes of action in home and away matches that started in San Salvador and ended in Georgetown. Richardson would assist in both goals of his team in a hard fought draw in the Cuscatlan Stadium and would open the score in the 1st minute of play in Providence Stadium, although his team would fall 3-2. Nurse would wear the Captain's band in both games.
Meanwhile, 10 Islanders traveled under the supervision of Jeaustin Campos to fight for Puerto Rico's ticket to the second round of the Caribbean Cup, event which awards 4 tickets to next year's Gold Cup. Alexis Rivera, Marco Vélez, Anthony Vázquez, Richard MartÃ-nez, Andrés Pérez, Noah Delgado, Joshua Hansen, Tyler Wilson, Jackie Marrero and Hector "Pito" Ramos traveled to Haiti for 3 games of the Cup's Group 1. Pito Ramos saved Puerto Rico of a draw on their first game, scoring the 2-1 on the dying minutes of the game. Marrero scored the initial goal of that match and Noah Delgado scored a brilliant free kick in the last match against Haiti. But the match that everybody was talking about was the 9-0 historic showcase against St. Maarten. Delgado would score once, Marrero a brace and Ramos would net four. The Huracan Azul's back four, composed mostly of Islanders defenders, allowed only 3 goals in 3 matches.
North American Soccer League Stories from September 13, 2012
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