NASL this weekend ...

• by Soccer America , Apr 19, 2012

[DATEBOOK] Ties have been the norm in the NASL in the early season. Wednesday's two games both ended in ties -- 0-0 between Puerto Rico and FC Edmonton and 1-1 between Tampa Bay and Carolina -- making it six draws in the first 10 games of the season. Five of the eight teams are still undefeated, including first-place Puerto Rico and Carolina, which meet Saturday at Bayamon Soccer Complex. The Islanders are playing at the tiny facility while renovations at Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium are finished. They drew only 520 fans for Wednesday's game with FC Edmonton. For all the action ...

Weekend Schedule:
April 21
Atlanta vs. Tampa Bay
Puerto Rico vs. Carolina
San Antonio vs. Fort Lauderdale
April 22
FC Edmonton vs. Minnesota

Standings:
PTS TEAM W-L-T +/-
7 Puerto Rico 2-0-1 5/0
4 Ft. Lauderdale 1-0-1 1/0
4 Tampa Bay 1-1-1 2/2
3 Carolina 0-0-3 5/5
2 Atlanta 0-0-2 4/4
2 Minnesota 0-0-2 0/0
1 San Antonio 0-1-1 0/4
1 FC Edmonton 0-2-1 0/2

Results:
April 18
Puerto Rico 0 FC Edmonton 0.
Att.: 520.
Tampa Bay 1 Carolina 1.
CAR: Brian Shriver (Mike Palacio) 66
TB: Tsuyoshi Yoshitake (Daniel Antoniuk) 70
Att.: 2,288.

Schedule:
April 25
Fort Lauderdale vs. Puerto Rico
April 28
Carolina vs. San Antonio
Atlanta vs. Minnesota
Tampa Bay vs. Fort Lauderdale