NASL North Carolina FC

RailHawks Suffer Defeat in Physical Match on the Road

Published on August 12, 2015 under North American Soccer League (NASL)
North Carolina FC News Release


JACKSONVILLE, FL (August 12, 2015) - The Carolina RailHawks (2W-2D-3L, 8pts.) lost to Jacksonville Armada (2W-1D-4L, 7pts.) 3-0 at Community First Park on Wednesday night.

The RailHawks dominated the match early on and earned several corner kicks in the first five minutes. Armada responded to the RailHawks' intense pressure with a chance of their own in the 13th minute, but the score remained 0-0 as neither team was able to convert.

The scoring was once again almost opened by the away side in the 22nd minute when a beautiful corner kick from Tiyi Shipalane found the head of RailHawks' captain Connor Tobin. However, Tobin's attempt went just left of the goal and the score remained 0-0.

Jacksonville finally capitalized on an opportunity with a goal from Jaime Castrillón off a rebound from a beautiful save from Akira Fitzgerald. They immediately followed up with another goal from midfielder Akiel Barrett. Despite the two-goal deficit, the RailHawks fought hard for the remainder of the half but were unable to find the back of the net.

The beginning of the second half featured several chances for the RailHawks. Austin da Luz helped ignite the offense in the 47th minute with a fantastic chip pass to RailHawks star forward Nacho Novo but Novo blasted the ball over the goal. Novo and da Luz had another beautiful connection a few minutes later, yet da Luz's shot went just left of the goalpost. The RailHawks continued to battle after the missed opportunities, though it was Jacksonville who scored the first goal of the second half on a blast from Jemal Johnson.

The away side relentlessly attacked after Armada's third goal of the match, however the ball refused to go in the back of the net. Substitute Daniel Scott tried his hardest to bring a new energy off the bench but was issued a red card after an aggressive slide tackle in the 82nd minute. After several shots in stoppage time that nearly went in, the RailHawks ultimately lost by a score of 3-0.

The RailHawks will continue NASL play as they stay on the road to face off against FC Edmonton on Sunday, August 16th at 4:00 pm ET. The match will be broadcast live locally in North Carolina on WRAL2 and on the radio at 99.9HD-3 The Ticket.

The RailHawks will return to WakeMed Soccer Park on Saturday, August 22nd at 7:30 pm to host the New York Cosmos.

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