Week 10 of USSF D-2 Pro League Features Nine Games on Two Match Days
Published on June 14, 2010 under U.S. Soccer Federation D-2 (USSF D-2) News Release
Under the auspices of the beginning of the World Cup, Week 10 of the D-2 Pro League was played on two nights this past week. Wednesday, June 9 kicked off with action in four matches. Melvin Tarley scored a late goal in the 87th minute to give the NSC Minnesota Stars a victory against the Montreal Impact and in Austin, the Aztex played the Portland Timbers to a scoreless draw. Back east, Miami FC scored two goals in the final six minutes to steal a 3-3 draw against Crystal Palace Baltimore. In Vancouver, the Whitecaps tied the Carolina RailHawks 1-1, earning the RailHawks a point on the road against the NASL Conference leaders. Saturday night featured five games, ensuring fans wouldn't have to choose between their local team and the U.S. National Team. The Montreal Impact continued their U.S. road trip with a 2-1 win against Miami FC, while the Rochester Rhinos also defeated Crystal Palace Baltimore 2-1. In a highly anticipated battle in Texas, the USL Conference leading Axtex fell 2-1 to NASL Conference leaders Vancouver. Miami FC was victorious against the Portland Timbers 1-0, and in each team's first action of the week, AC St. Louis went on the road and overcame the Puerto Rico Islanders 1-0.
Week 10 Results
Date Match Venue
June 9 Miami FC 3, Crystal Palace Baltimore 3 Lockhart Stadium; Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
June 9 NSC Minnesota Stars 1, Montreal Impact 0 National Sports Center; Blaine, Minn.
June 9 Austin Aztex 0, Portland Timbers 0 House Park; Austin, Texas
June 9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Carolina RailHawks 1 Swangard Stadium; Burnaby, British Columbia
June 12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1, Montreal Impact 2 George M. Steinbrenner Field; Tampa, Fla.
June 12 Rochester Rhinos 2, Crystal Palace Baltimore 1 Marina Auto Stadium; Rochester, N.Y.
June 12 Miami FC 1, Portland Timbers 0 Lockhart Stadium; Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
June 12 Puerto Rico Islanders 0, AC St. Louis 1 Estadio Juan Ramon Loubriel; Bayamon, Puerto Rico
June 12 Austin Aztex 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 House Park; Austin, Texas
Week 10 Quick Hits
Austin's eight game unbeaten streak was brought to an end by the hands of Vancouver.
Minnesota brought their eight game winless skid to halt with their win at home against Montreal.
With a win and a draw, Vancouver remains atop the NASL Conference and takes the second-best overall record in the league behind Austin.
Week 11 Preview
Week 11 kicks off June 16 with Puerto Rico playing host to Vancouver Whitecaps FC at 8:05 p.m. ET. The lone Thursday match this week will pit the Portland Timbers against the NSC Minnesota Stars at 10 p.m. ET at PGE Park in Portland, Oregon. Saturday's matches will begin with the return fixture of the Thursday matchup with Minnesota at home to Portland at 8 p.m. ET in Blaine, Minnesota. Crystal Palace Baltimore travels to Carolina for a 7 p.m. ET kickoff, while league leaders Austin play host to Miami FC at 8:30 p.m. ET at House Park. Puerto Rico will be finishing up their home stand this week when they host Tampa Bay at 8:05 p.m. ET in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The final match of Week 11 will be Sunday afternoon in Montreal when the Rochester Rhinos pay a visit to the Impact at 2 p.m. ET.
Week 11 Schedule
Date Match Time (ET) Venue
June 16 Puerto Rico Islanders vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 8:05 p.m. Estadio Juan Ramon Loubriel; Bayamon, Puerto Rico
June 17 Portland Timbers vs. NSC Minnesota Stars 10 p.m. PGE Park; Portland, Ore.
June 19 NSC Minnesota Stars vs. Portland Timbers 8 p.m. National Sports Center; Blaine, Minn.
June 19 Carolina RailHawks vs. Crystal Palace Baltimore 7 p.m. WakeMed Soccer Park; Cary, N.C.
June 19 Austin Aztex vs. Miami FC 8:30 p.m. House Park; Austin, Texas
June 19 Puerto Rico Islanders vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 8:05 p.m. Estadio Juan Ramon Loubriel; Bayamon, Puerto Rico
June 20 Montreal Impact vs. Rochester Rhinos 2 p.m. Stade Saputo; Montreal, Quebec
Week 11 Notes
Puerto Rico will complete a three-game home stand with two matches against Vancouver and Tampa Bay.
Carolina will play its first home match since May 14 against Tampa Bay With back-to-back games this week, the results of the Portland and Minnesota doublehead could shake up the USL Conference standings this week.
U.S. Soccer Federation D-2 Stories from June 14, 2010
- Week 10 of USSF D-2 Pro League Features Nine Games on Two Match Days - USSF D-2
- Timbers Start U.S. Open Cup Play Tuesday at PGE Park - Portland Timbers
- Stars Begin US Open Cup Campaign Against KC Athletics - Minnesota United FC
- Palace Begins Open Cup Campaign Against Richmond - Crystal Palace Baltimore
- Stars face K.C. Athletics in First-round U.S. Open Cup - Minnesota United FC
- RailHawks Host Charlotte Eagles in First Round of US Open Cup - North Carolina FC
- Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report - OSC Original by Dan Krieger
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