NASL North Carolina FC

RailHawks Extend Home Unbeaten Streak to 18

Published on May 3, 2014 under North American Soccer League (NASL)
North Carolina FC News Release


CARY, NC - The Carolina RailHawks (2W-1T-1L, 7pts) defended their home unbeaten streak with a 1-0 victory over the New York Cosmos (2W-0T-0L, 6pts). A goal from RailHawks midfielder Tiyi Shipalane extended the streak to 18 straight matches unbeaten at WakeMed Soccer Park.

In the 12th minute of play, the RailHawks Cesar Elizondo collected the ball at midfield and found a streaking Shipalane down the left hand side of the field. Shipalane's initial shot deflected off of the goalkeeper and into the air. Shipalane calmly hit the ball out of the air and into the back of the net for the 1-0 lead.

The second half was marred by three ejections, two for the RailHawks and one for New York. In the 56th minute, Cosmos midfielder Sebastian Guenzatti received a straight red card. Over the next twelve minutes of play, the RailHawks would have two defenders, Connor Tobin and Kupono Low, ejected for receiving their second yellow card of the match in the 63rd and 68th minutes, respectively. For the final 22 minutes of the match the RailHawks defended feverishly to record the shutout, led by goalkeeper Akira Fitzgerald.

The RailHawks will take to the road on Saturday, May 10th when they travel to San Antonio. The match will kickoff at 8:30pm ET and will be broadcast live on NASLlive.com. On Saturday, May 17th the RailHawks will host the 6th Annual Taste of the Triangle prior to the RailHawks match versus the Atlanta Silverbacks. For information on the Taste of the Triangle Pregame Festival click here. To purchase tickets for the May 17th match visit www.CarolinaRailHawks.com or call the RailHawks Box Office at (919) 459-8144.

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