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Match Preview: Carolina RailHawks Host New York Cosmos

September 20, 2014 - North American Soccer League (NASL)
North Carolina FC News Release


CARY, NC (September 20, 2014) - The Carolina RailHawks (4W-1T-6L, 13pts) return to NASL action on Saturday, September 20th to take on the New York Cosmos (4W-4T-3L, 16pts) at WakeMed Soccer Park. Saturday's match-up is scheduled to kick-off at 7:30pm. The game will be streamed live online at NASLlive.com and available on the radio at 99.9HD-3 The Ticket.

A goal and an assist by NASL Player of the Week, Nazmi Albadawi, propelled the RailHawks to victory over the San Antonio Scorpions. Albadawi opened the scoring in the 24th minute of play and then also assisted Leo Osaki for the second goal of the match. The third and final goal of the match came in the 87th minute by Enzo Martinez.

The New York Cosmos are coming into Saturday's match after having defeated the Atlanta Silverbacks 3-2 at home this past weekend.

Since the Cosmos return to the NASL last Fall, the RailHawks are leading the head to head battle with 3W-0T-1L. Two out of the three victories have been at WakeMed Soccer Park.

RailHawks Notes:

Nazmi Albadawi Named NASL Player of the Week

RailHawks midfielder Nazmi Albadawi was named NASL Player of the Week after the RailHawks home victory over the San Antonio Scorpions. The 23-year-old rookie opened the scoring with his second goal of the year and later provided the assist on midfielder Leo Osaki's goal to help the RailHawks reaffirm their place as a contender for a spot in The Championship, the league's four-team postseason tournament.

Up Next

The RailHawks will travel to Indianapolis on Saturday, September 27th to take on Indy Eleven. The game is scheduled to kick-off at 7:30pm. Next Saturday's game will only be the second time the RailHawks will travel to take on Indy Eleven. The first time these two teams faced each other was on April 12, 2014 with the match ending in a 1-1 draw.

Coach's Quote

"Saturday is going to be another very important match for us. We have only seven games left in the season and only three of those are at home. We had a great result against the Scorpions last weekend and we need to make sure we keep the momentum going. New York has a really good team and we will need to play our best in order to get another three points." - Colin Clarke

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