Rowdies' unbeaten streak reaches seven games

• by Soccer America , May 30, 2010

[D-2 PRO LEAGUE] The Tampa Bay Rowdies beat the Puerto Rico Islanders, 2-1, Saturday at George M. Steinbrenner Field to extend their league-best unbeaten streak to seven games. Only Austin, a 2-0 winner over Crystal Palace Baltimore, has a better record.

In exhibition play, midfielder Rodrigo Lopez provided a key assist and then scored the game-winning goal as the Portland Timbers defeated Argentina's Boca Juniors, 3-2, at PGE Park before 14,106.

WEEK 8 RESULTS: 
May 29 in Baltimore
Crystal Palace Baltimore 0 Austin 2. Goals: J.Watson pen. 65, M.Griffin 72.
Crystal Palace Baltimore -- Bush, Robson (Basso 66), Teixeira, Marshall, Veeder, Healey, Neto (Lucio 58), Lader (Nishimura 90), Mbuta, Brooks (Patterson 45), Perez (Fusilier 76).
Austin -- Gallardo, L.Griffin, Sakuda, L.Watson, Callahan (Allen 84), Needham, J.Watson (Worthen 79), Marshall, Johnson (Campbell 89), Alvarez, M. Griffin.
Att.: 1,231.

May 29 in Rochester, N.Y.
Rochester 2 Vancouver 1. Goals: Pitchkolan (Franks) 74, Hamilton (Bennett) 84; Sanchez 90.
Rochester -- Kitson, Greenfield, Roberts, Bellamy, Sanfilippo, Heins (Kissi 69), Rosenlund (Motagalvan 80), Pitchkolan, Franks, Spicer (Bennett 69), Hamilton (Gore 90)
Vancouver -- Nolly, Tsiskaridze, Akwari, Bellisomo, Knight, Toure (Hirano 57), Nash, Steele (Sanchez 79), Davies (Khalfan 73), James (Haber 45), Toure (Stewart 45).
Att.: 7,744.

May 29 in Tampa
Tampa Bay 2 Puerto Rico 1. Goals: Wheeler 43, King (Yamada) 83; Velez (Hansen) 56.
FC Tampa Bay -- Sattler, Valentino, Tatters, Valentin, Adjeman-Pamboe (Kljestan, 68), Millien (Yates, 90), Wheeler (Donoho, 86), Buete (King, 65), Tan (Gyorio, 90), Nyazamba, Yamada.
Puerto Rico -- Gaudette, Jones, Martinez, Velez, Foley (Rivera, 72), Nurse (Gbandi, 46), Jagdeosingh (Bangura 72), Addlery, Salem, Hansen, Emory.
Red Card: Puerto Rico -- Salem 37.

May 29 in Blaine, Minn.
NSC Minnesota 3 AC St. Louis 2. Goals: Wasson (Cvilikas) 41, Altman (Cvilikas) 72, Hlavaty (Friedland) 87; Kreamalmeyer (De Lima) 25, De Lima 69.
NSC Minnesota -- Warren, Wasson, Arango Lorenz, 46), Clements, Friedland (Callman, 89), Altman,  Gumede (Bracalello, 65), Menyongar (Hlavaty, 81), Takada (Wright, 89), Tarley, Cvilikas.
AC St. Louis -- Dufty, Barna, Bloom, Nzinga (Titton, 70), O’Garro, Ambersley, Cosgriff, Moore, Ralston, Kreamalmeyer (Troy, 72), De Lima.
Att.: 1,562

May 27 in Tampa
Tampa Bay 3 Minnesota 1. Goals: Kljestan (Tan) 6, Wheeler pen. 20, Tan (Kljestan) 26; Wasson (Hlavaty) 38.
Tampa Bay -- Sattler, Donoho, Valentino, Valentin, Diaz  (Buete, 68), Kljestan, Adjeman-Pamboe (Gyorio, 74), Millien (Nyazamba, 62), Tan (Yates, 62), Yamada, Wheeler (King, 46).
NSC Minnesota -- Van Oekel, Allen (Bracalello, 68), Kallman, Clements (Wright, 85), Arango, Hlavaty, Wasson, Altman (Friedland, 85), Moura, Gao (Gumede, 77), Ukah.
Att.: 3,886.

May 26 in Bayamon, P.R.
Puerto Rico 1 Carolina 2. Goals: Foley (Horst) 73; Bundu (Gardner) 5, Paladini 90.
Carolina -- Reed, Elenio, Hayes, Schulte, Bobo, Lowery, Franks (Paladini, 81), Marques Davidson (Rusin 79), Watson (Richardson, 80), Bundu (Barbara 90), Josh Gardner.
Puerto Rico -- Gaudette, Martinez, Velez  (Logan 79), Horst, Jones, Nurse, Salem (Bangura 69), Gbandi, Hansen (Allison 90; Rivera 90), Addlery, Jagdeosingh (Foley 69).
Red Card: Puerto Rico -- Horst 90.
Att.: 5,077.

STANDINGS:
NASL:
GP TEAM W-L-T
12 Vancouver 3-2-3
11 Montreal 3-1-2
10 CP Baltimore 3-5-1
8 Miami FC 1-1-5
8 Carolina 2-2-2
4 AC St. Louis 1-7-1
USL:
GP TEAM W-L-T
20 Austin 6-1-2
18 Tampa Bay 5-1-3
14 Rochester 4-3-2
11 Portland 3-3-2
10 NSC Minnesota 3-7-1
6 Puerto Rico 2-3-0

GOAL SCORERS:
7 Pore, Portland
6 Johnson, Austin
5 +1 J.Watson, Austin
4 +1+1 Wheeler, Tampa Bay
4 Araujo, Miami FC