Match Preview: RailHawks Take on Jacksonville in Road Matchup on Saturday
May 28, 2015 - North American Soccer League (NASL)
North Carolina FC News Release
CARY, NC (May 28, 2015) - The Carolina RailHawks (2W-4D-2L, 10pts.) will be on the road Saturday taking on Jacksonville Armanda FC (3W-1D-3L, 10pts.) at Community First Park on Saturday, May 30th at 7:30 PM ET. The match will be broadcast live on WRAL2.
The RailHawks currently sit in fifth place in the NASL standings with 10 points and could potentially move to second place with a victory. Jacksonville is one spot ahead of the RailHawks in fourth place.
The RailHawks lost a hard-fought match 1-0 to Charlotte Independence in the U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday night at Wake-Med Soccer Park. In their prior NASL matchup on Saturday, May 23rd, the squad was able to secure Colin Clarke's 50th career win with the RailHawks in a road victory against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.
Jacksonville Armanda FC is coming off a 3-0 loss to the Richmond Kickers in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup. Armanda FC lost their most recent NASL matchup to Minnesota United FC 3-2 and will be looking for a win.
The RailHawks will return to WakeMed Soccer Park on Saturday, June 6th, at 7:30 pm, when they host Minnesota United FC.
RailHawks Notes:
Who to Watch
RailHawks Goalkeeper Akira Fitzgerald was a key component in the team's 1-0 victory over Fort Lauderdale Strikers after making a handful of saves. Fitzgerald was named to the NASL Team of the Week as a result of his spectacular performance and will look to continue his stellar play against Jacksonville on Saturday.
Coach's Quote
"We need to get back to business in the league," said RailHawks Head Coach Colin Clarke. "I've watched Jacksonville play quite a bit this year and they play very good soccer. Another positive result moves us further up the standings and gets us in a good position coming to the end of the spring season."
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