Scorpions look to spoil Cosmos party

• by Soccer America , Oct 24, 2013

[NASL PREVIEW: Week 13] The New York Cosmos get a second crack at clinching the NASL fall title when they travel to San Antonio on Saturday.

A Cosmos win over the Scorpions will set up a date with the Atlanta Silverbacks, the spring champions, Nov. 9 in Soccer Bowl 2013 in Atlanta.

If they don't win, the Cosmos get a chance to clinch Sunday if the Tampa Bay Rowdies, the only other team with a chance to catch them, don't win at FC Edmonton.
 
The Scorpions have won their last three games at Toyota Field -- all their wins of the spring season.
 
"We want to spoil their party," said Scorpions interim coach Alen Marcina. "For us, this is our championship game. To be the best you have to beat the best. This is an opportunity to show our fans that we want to close out with our fourth win in a row at home, and again spoil the Cosmos' party."
 
NASL FALL WEEK 13, Schedule:
October 26
Carolina vs. Atlanta
Minn. United vs. Fort Lauderdale
San Antonio vs. New York
October 27
FC Edmonton vs. Tampa Bay

NASL FALL, Standings:
PTS TEAM W-L-T +/-
25 New York 7-1-4 15/8
20 Tampa Bay 5-2-5 25/19
17 Carolina 5-5-2 15/15
17 Ft. Lauderdale 5-5-2 16/16
16 Atlanta 4-4-4 14/17
14 Minn. United 4-6-2 12/15
12 FC Edmonton 2-4-6 10/12
10 San Antonio 3-8-1 13/20

NASL LEADING SCORERS:
12 Hans Denissen, San Antonio
12 Georgi Hristov, Tampa Bay
12 Brian Shriver, Carolina
9 Pablo Campos, Minn. United
9+1 Luke Mulholland, Tampa Bay

NASL FALL WEEK 14, Schedule:
November 2
Atlanta vs. New York
Carolina vs. San Antonio
Fort Lauderdale vs. FC Edmonton
Tampa Bay vs. Minn. United

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