6. USL: Tie for Victory in opener

• by Paul Kennedy  @pkedit, Apr 30, 2007

USL-1 expansion team California held defending champion Vancouver to a 2-2 tie in its debut on Saturday.

Mike Munoz and Josh Hansen scored for the Victory, which recovered after falling behind on a goal by Cuban Eduardo Sebrango in the third minute.

Atlanta beat Minnesota, 3-1, Friday to take over first place with five points after three games.

In the USL-2, the Bermuda Hogges made their debut with a 1-0 loss to Harrisburg before 1,666 fans at the National Stadium. Bermuda also fell to Harrisburg, 1-0, on Sunday.


USL First Division
April 27
Atlanta 3 (Buete 42, McManus 65, Millwood 67) Minnesota 1 (Farber 90).
Miami 3 (Cameron 13, Vasquez 68, Gonzalez 73) Seattle 2 (Knox 14, Levesque 62).
April 28
Charleston 2 (Fuller 4, Armstrong pen. 90) Montreal 3 (Fabro 3, Gbeke 8, Di Lorenzo 45).
Carolina 0 Atlanta 0.
Vancouver 2 (Sebrango 3, Nash 69) California 2 (Munoz 41, Hansen 60).
April 29
Puerto Rico 0 Seattle 0.

USL Second Division
April 27
Charlotte 2 (Coggins 8, Johnson 55) Western Mass 0.
Bermuda 0 Harrisburg 1 (Severs 72).
April 28
Richmond 4 (Ssejjemba 21, 52, Alexander 37, Watson 89) New Hampshire 0.
Wilmington 1 (Ibetson 46) Western Mass 2 (McFarlane 66, McMennamin 77).
Cincinnati 1 (Cheurlin 66) Cleveland 2 (Cummings 62, Potteiger 77).
April 29
Bermuda 0 Harrisburg 1 (Lookingland 5).

Premier Development League
April 28
Lancaster 1 (M Galvan 74) Ventura County 2 (Draycott 16, Adzemian 86).
Bakersfield 3 (Aguilera 10, 30, Gay 72) Fresno 0.