USL-1 North Carolina FC

RailHawks earn draw with Sounders

Published on July 3, 2008 under USL First Division (USL-1)
North Carolina FC News Release


Cary, NC (Thursday, July 3rd, 2008) - The Carolina RailHawks tied the Seattle Sounders 2-2 on Thursday night in the second match of the RailHawks Independence day doubleheader. RailHawks Head Coach Scott Schweitzer promised fireworks on and off the field and the match was full of excitement. RailHawks forward Jacob Coggins scored early in the first half to put the RailHawks up 1-0 in the 12th minute. The Sounders tied it up with Sebastien Le Toux in the 45th minute sending the teams to the locker room tied 1-1. In the second half Jake Besagno of the Sounders scored in the 69th minute to put Seattle on top 2-1. A corner in the 87th minute allowed RailHawks Defender David Stokes to put one past Sounders goalkeeper Chris Eylander to fix the result at 2-2

Next the RailHawks Men embark on a road trip that will take them to Minnesota on July 11th and Vancouver on July 13th. All Carolina RailHawks matches can be seen on www.USLLive.com. On July 10th the Cary RailHawks U-23 PDL team will host England's Second Division mainstay Burnley FC in an exhibition at WakeMed Soccer Park at 7:30 PM. The Carolina RailHawks Women return to W-League action the following Saturday, July 12th as they host the Tampa Bay Hellenic. The Tickets for all these events are available at the LGFCU Box Office, by calling 919-859-KICK, at all Ticketmaster outlets or by visiting www.carolinarailhawks.com.

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