NASL Rewind: Armada finally wins on the road

• by Paul Kennedy  @pkedit, Aug 15, 2016

Mark Lowry won his first game as the Jacksonville Armada interim coach with a 2-1 win at the Ottawa Fury that snapped the Armada's record of never having won a game on the road, an NASL record 25-match winless streak.



Fall Season, Week 7 Results:
AUGUST 13
Indy Eleven 2 (Mares 41, Falvey 84) Rayo OKC 1 (Danso 12).
Att.: 7,066.
NY Cosmos 3 (Moffat pen. 39, pen. 64, Diosa 90+3) Tampa Bay 2 (Cole 11, PC 14).
Att.: 3,489.
Carolina 2 (Bravo 40, Fondy 89) Puerto Rico FC 2 (Mendes 52, Ramos 67).
Att.: 6,056.
Ottawa 1 (Haworth 26) Jacksonville 2 (Keita 28, 87).
Att.: 5,786.
Miami FC 0 Fort Lauderdale 2 (Paulo Junior 84, Amauri 86).
Att.: 7,152.
AUGUST 14
FC Edmonton 1 (Ameobi 46) Minnesota Utd. 0.
Att.: 2,249.

Alhassane Keita scored the tying and winning goals as the Fury rallied from a 1-0 deficit to beat the Fury.

“I’m feeling happy for the whole club," said Lowry, who replaced Tony Meola. "It’s been a long time coming. These players have worked hard all season, and today I think they got the rewards they haven’t been getting. With the transition we’ve had, it’s tough on the guys. I’m proud of the way they responded. They know they’re building toward something.”

The win was just the second in nine games in the fall season for the Armada, who climbed out of the basement. The victory was just the third in 19 games this season.

2016 Leading Scorers:
12 Christian Ramirez (Minnesota)
11 Eamon Zayed (Indy Eleven)
8 Michel (Rayo OKC)
7 Juan Arango (NY Cosmos)
7 Adam Moffat (NY Cosmos)
6 Dario Cvitanvich (Miami)
6 Carl Haworth (Ottawa)
6 Hector Ramos (Puerto Rico FC)

NASL:
Fall Standings | Overall Standings | Schedule