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• by Soccer America , Jul 5, 2012

[SCOREBOARD] The Atlanta Silverbacks fell to the Carolina RailHawks, 2-1, Tuesday in Eric Wynalda's first game as interim head coach. In a game twice stopped by lightning, the Silverbacks fell on goals conceded within the first five minutes of each half. The San Antonio Scorpions extended their leas at the top of the NASL to four points with a 1-0 win over FC Edmonton. The hottest team is the Tampa Bay Rowdies, who won their fourth straight game with a 3-1 victory over the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers in front of 4,710 fans, the largest crowd at home over the last two seasons at Al Lang Stadium. The Minnesota Stars' 4-0 win over the Puerto Rico Islanders was their largest margin of victory in their three-year history. For all the action ...

Results:
July 4
Tampa Bay 3 Fort Lauderdale 1.
FTL: Andy Herron (Walter Restrepo) 19
TB: Mike Ambersley (Fafa Picault) 30
TB: Tsuyoshi Yoshitake (Daniel Antoniuk) 67
TB:  Daniel Antoniuk (Mike Ambersley) 85
Att.: 4,710.
Minnesota 4 Puerto Rico 0
MIN: Martin Nunez (unassisted) 18
MIN: Simone Bracalello (Brian Kallman) 45
MIN: Martin Nunez (Neil Hlavaty) 57 
MIN: Amani Walker (unassisted) 82
Att.: 2,199.
San Antonio 1 FC Edmonton 0.
SA: Esteban Bayona (Jonathan Greenfield) 66
Att.: 9,115.
July 3
Carolina 2 Atlanta 1
CAR: Nick Zimmerman (Jason Gare) 4
ATL: Matt Horth (Borfor Carr) 15
CAR: Nick Zimmerman (Cory Elenio) 50
Att.: 4,475.

Standings:
PTS TEAM W-L-T +/-
28 San Antonio 8-2-4 22/12
24 Puerto Rico 7-4-3 21/14
24 Tampa Bay 7-5-3 21/19
23 Minnesota 6-3-5 22/18
20 Carolina 5-5-5 25/23
19 Ft. Lauderdale 5-6-4 20/24
12 FC Edmonton 3-8-3 12/16
8 Atlanta 1-9-5 15/32

Schedule:
July 7
Carolina vs. Fort Lauderdale
Puerto Rico vs. FC Edmonton
Minnesota vs. Atlanta

Coverage:
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