NASL North Carolina FC

Match Preview: Carolina RailHawks at Indy Eleven

Published on September 26, 2014 under North American Soccer League (NASL)
North Carolina FC News Release


CARY, NC (September 25, 2014) - This coming Saturday the Carolina RailHawks (Fall Season: 5W-1T-6L, 16pts) will travel to Indiana to take on Indy Eleven (Fall Season: 3W-3T-6L, 12pts). This weekend's match at Michael A. Carrolll Stadium in Indianapolis is set for 7:30pm. The game will be available live at NASLlive.com.

The RailHawks are coming off of an explosive 5-4 victory against the 2013 Soccer Bowl Champions, the New York Cosmos. After a slow first half, both teams came out of the locker room trying to get the win and would go onto score a combined nine goals.

Saturday's win over the Cosmos puts the RailHawks alone in 4th place in the combined standings (9W-3T-9L, 30 pts.), which would earn the team a spot in The Championship Semi-Finals.

Indy Eleven arrives to Saturdays match-up after losing on the road 2-1 at the hands of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. Indy Eleven's first goal was scored in the 39 thminute by defender Jaime Frias.

This Saturdays match will be the third and final match between these two teams. The RailHawks will look to earn their first win against Indy this season.

RailHawks Notes:

Sandoval and Martinez Named to the NASL Team of the Week

The NASL Team of the Week is selected each weekend and features the best XI players in their respective positions. Enzo Martinez was an offensive threat from midfield, while scoring a goal and adding an assist against New York. Forward Devon Sandoval scored twice against the Cosmos to continue the RailHawks perfect home record.

Up Next

The RailHawks will travel to Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, October 4th to take on the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers. The game is scheduled to kick-off at 7:30pm. This will be the first trip to Ft. Lauderdale for the RailHawks in 2014. The only time these two teams faced each other was on April 19, 2014 where the RailHawks defeated the Strikers 4-1.

Coach's Quote

"Another big game this weekend against Indy Eleven, we are getting down to the part of the season when every point is very important. We had two very good results at home and we know we need to start finding that consistency that is going to make the difference as we go into the end of the season. We are going to Indiana looking to get three points and keep us in place to reach our goals of getting to the championship." - Colin Clarke.

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