NASL North Carolina FC

Match Preview: FC Edmonton Host Carolina RailHawks

Published on April 10, 2015 under North American Soccer League (NASL)
North Carolina FC News Release


CARY, NC (April 10 2015) - The Carolina RailHawks (1W-0D-0L, 3 pts.) will travel to Canada to take on FC Edmonton (0W-0D-1L, 0 pts.) on Sunday, April 12th at 4:00 pm ET, for their first away contest of the Spring Season. The game can be watched live on WRAL2.

WRAL2 is available on the following channels:

Over the Air - 5.2

Time Warner Digital - 1255

Suddenlink - 144

Charter - 80

Greenlight - 406

Star TV - 6

CenturyLink - 6

The RailHawks are fresh off of a 3-1 victory over Ottawa Fury FC in their home opener. Tiyi Shipalane scored the first goal of the season to set the tone for a dominating performance. Nacho Novo added a penalty kick and Simone Bracalello sealed the deal with a late goal in stoppage time.

"This is FC Edmonton's home opener, which already makes the game a difficult one for us. However, the team is looking forward to going on the road and get a good result," said RailHawks Head Coach Colin Clarke. "A big part of winning championships is winning games away from home."

FC Edmonton is coming off of a 3-1 road loss against Jacksonville Armada FC. They will try to take advantage of home turf Sunday and earn their first points of the season.

Carolina will attempt to carry the momentum gained from their home opener into Edmonton. The two teams met last month in Jacksonville for a preseason match that ended in a 0-0 draw.

RailHawks Notes:

Who to Watch

Tiyi Shipalane Earned NASL Team of the Week Honors. The Carolina RailHawks started brightly against Ottawa Fury FC, and Shipalane was a major factor. The South African midfielder scored the first league goal in 2015 and then drew a penalty kick, which Nacho Novo scored, in the 3-1 win at WakeMed Soccer Park in front of 5,190 fans.

FC Edmonton and the RailHawks Will Play for the Second Time in 2015

The RailHawks will attempt to carry the momentum gained from their home opener into Edmonton. The two teams met last month in Jacksonville for a preseason match that ended in a 0-0 draw.

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