South Atlantic Conference
Seven points separate top from bottom in the conference.
Upward Stars are at 15, Myrtle Beach Mutiny are at 11, FC Carolina Discoveries are at 10, Carolina Railhawks U-23's are at 9, and Gate City are at 8.
Last week, Myrtle Beach got a big three points with a win over Railhawks and Gate City got just a big a win over Upward Stars.
The only action this week is Discoveries hosting the Railhawks...
South Central Conference
Tulsa Athletics are on top with 24 points in 9 matches- five points clear of OKC FC and 6 clear of Dallas City FC. Group two is lead by Corinthians at 15 points. Liverpool and Joplin each are at 10. Fort Worth are at four points and BCS Clash are still looking for their first points.
Just so you know, the goal differential for them now is at minus-85.
Last week, Tulsa knocked off Dallas 4-1. Levi Coleman had a hat trick.
((HT: Tulsa Athletics))
Dallas City got their three points back with a win over Fort Worth.
((HT: Fort Worth Vaqueros))
Corinthians had an up and down week- shutting out Fort Worth, but losing to OKC FC
Martin Hansson caught up with head coach Jon Burklo
((HT: Corinthians FC their own selves))
Liverpool put 10 goals on BCS and Joplin had the week off.
This week is the last week of the regular season with Tulsa is at Liverpool, OKC gets BCS, Dallas City hosts Joplin before the Demize head to Corinthians. Corinthians also host Fort Worth on Friday. The Vaqueros also get a round with BCS.
Southeast Conference
Chattanooga FC, New Orleans, and Silverbacks Reserves all have 20 points and Nashville FC are at 18. Rocket City United are at 8 points, the Georgia revs are at 4, and Knoxville Force are at 2.
CFC had a big three points against the Jesters to re-emphasize the log jam
((HT: Mad Kemp))
Nashville FC have had to keep in step in a busy week- beating Rocket City 2-0
((HT: Rocket City FC))
Then, NFC lost to Silverbacks Reserves 1-0 to come back to the pack:
"Eventhough, we made the effort to win, we could have taken care of it before we did," Silverbacks head coach Alejandro Pombo told OSG Sports. "But every game is a fight in the Southern Conference because there are so many good teams. I also like the pressure, though, that every game brings. I grew up playing with that kind of pressure. I'm pretty comfortable with it."
Nashville still is ready for the home stretch, but injuries to keeper Stephen Lunney and Anthony Cedano are a concern going forward for the home finale with Knoxville.
"Every game matters right now," Lunney told OSG. "All our games now are like playoff games. The season is on the line every week. Obviously, the loss to Atlanta is disappointing, but it all leads to the post-season."
"We have to create and finish chances when we have them," Nashville head coach Brian Johnson said. "But every match in conference is tough. There are no laughers around here and it's good for the level of players that are here. I do think that players play physically and there are times that the tactics outpace the refs, though."
This week, Silverbacks Reserves (who also beat Rocket City) play Georgia Revs and Chattanooga plays Rocket City.
Sunshine Conference
Miami United and Jacksonville United are at 21 and 20 points. Tampa Marauders and Storm are at 7 points with Cape Coral Hurricanes at 3 points.
Last week, Miami beat Cape Coral and Jacksonville beat Tampa.
This week, Storm plays twice at Jacksonville and Miami while Tampa hosts Cape Coral.
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Thursday, July 3, 2014
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
NPSL Week 3 Review/Preview: South Region
South Atlantic Conference
Myrtle Beach Mutiny won a 3-2 shootout with Gate City and tied Carolina Railhawks at 1 last week to stay at the top of the ladder with 7 points. Upward Stars are one point back after having the week off. Gate City and FC Carolina Discoveries are tied with three points and the Railhawks U-23 are still looking for their first win.
This week, Carolina plays at Upward and the Railhawks are at Myrtle Beach and travel to Gate City.
South Central Conference
This is the conference that seems to have the biggest amount of offense in the league.
Three points separate the top-half of the table from each other.
OKC FC is on top with ten points after five matches. Last time out, they tied Joplin Demize at ones.
Tulsa Athletics finally gave up some goals on the season, but they remain undefeated after their 5-4 win over Liverpool Warriors and are second on nine points. Tulsa's goal difference is plus-19.
((HT: Tulsa Athletics their own selves/Philip Sumner))
Dallas City FC put 12 on BCS Clash to stay in step with 9 points. Joplin Demize are fourth with 7 after a four-point weekend of their own on the road- a win over Liverpool and the draw with OKC FC.
Corinthians are a point behind in fifth after a 4-1 loss to Dallas City and Liverpool have four points on the season after getting a huge three points in a 3-2 win over OKC.
As a side note, Fort Worth Vaqueros hung tough in the first match involving the Trinity River Cup- a 2-0 loss to Dallas City FC. Here's the Vaqueros recap of the day
BCS Clash are still searching for win one this season. They have scored only once while giving up 49.
This week is fairly light with Joplin at Tulsa, Corinthians at BCS, and OKC at Liverpool.
Southeast Conference
The largest story in the NPSL over the last week was the folding of Pensacola City FC and the impact it has had on the league and the PCFC players. OSG Sports continues to cover the story as it develops.
The latest entry can be found as former midfielder Joe-Tyla Butcher addressed the claim by owner Bill Fetke that the team came to a practice "hung over."
The game scheduled with the Georgia Revs has been credited as a 3-0 win for the Revs and OSG Sports is still trying to get word from the league if the rest of the season will be walkovers as well.
Chattanooga shut out Knoxville 4-0 to stay on top
((HT: Mad Kemp))
Nashville FC are second after a 1-1 draw with Rocket City United.
((HT: Williamson Source))
"It was just 'one of those games,'" keeper Stephen Lunney told OSG. "I felt like we dominated the second half and were very unlucky not to score a winning goal in the last 15 minutes. We are extremely motivated now to go on the road this weekend and get a very valuable 3 points away to New Orleans, but we know that it won't be easy. I would also like to point out that the attendance was overwhelming once again. The change of venue did not keep people away and I hope we can continue in this vein for the rest of the season, and beyond."
And the Silverbacks Reserves are third with Rocket City FC at seven points. Silverbacks Reserves beat the New Orleans Jesters 3-1. Sam Carrell scored first to give New Orleans a 1-0 lead, but goals by Fofana, Habtan, and Morgan gave the Silverbacks Reserves the win.
"The game was kinda interesting," Jesters coach Kenneth Farrell told OSG Sports after the game. "I think it should have been 2-0, but then they equalized and took over the rest of the first half. I just don't think we managed the game all that well. They had two good goals and left us chasing the game. We defended well at times, but left areas behind us as well."
"I think, in the beginning, we were trying to handle the temperatures," Silverbacks head coach Alejandro Pombo said. "The players tried to jump in the game for the full 9-0 minutes. But in the second half, we changed things a full 100-percent. Our style was different. We didn't lose passes and we changed it from down 1-0 to a 3-1 win."
This week, the Silverbacks host Knoxville- who only has one game now that Pensacola folded. New Orleans hosts the Georgia Revolution and Nashville. Chattanooga was supposed to host Pensacola as well, but all they'll do now is travel to Rocket City.
Sunshine Conference
Five games in, it's all Miami United- four wins, a draw, and a 7-point gap ahead of Tampa Marauders. Tampa, Storm FC, and Jacksonville United are separated by two points while Cape Coral needs some help- having lost four and drawing one.
This week, Miami hosts Tampa. Tampa plays twice with a game at home against Jacksonville thrown in. Storm FC plays twice- hosting Cape Coral and traveling to Jacksonville.
Myrtle Beach Mutiny won a 3-2 shootout with Gate City and tied Carolina Railhawks at 1 last week to stay at the top of the ladder with 7 points. Upward Stars are one point back after having the week off. Gate City and FC Carolina Discoveries are tied with three points and the Railhawks U-23 are still looking for their first win.
This week, Carolina plays at Upward and the Railhawks are at Myrtle Beach and travel to Gate City.
South Central Conference
This is the conference that seems to have the biggest amount of offense in the league.
Three points separate the top-half of the table from each other.
OKC FC is on top with ten points after five matches. Last time out, they tied Joplin Demize at ones.
Tulsa Athletics finally gave up some goals on the season, but they remain undefeated after their 5-4 win over Liverpool Warriors and are second on nine points. Tulsa's goal difference is plus-19.
((HT: Tulsa Athletics their own selves/Philip Sumner))
Dallas City FC put 12 on BCS Clash to stay in step with 9 points. Joplin Demize are fourth with 7 after a four-point weekend of their own on the road- a win over Liverpool and the draw with OKC FC.
Corinthians are a point behind in fifth after a 4-1 loss to Dallas City and Liverpool have four points on the season after getting a huge three points in a 3-2 win over OKC.
As a side note, Fort Worth Vaqueros hung tough in the first match involving the Trinity River Cup- a 2-0 loss to Dallas City FC. Here's the Vaqueros recap of the day
BCS Clash are still searching for win one this season. They have scored only once while giving up 49.
This week is fairly light with Joplin at Tulsa, Corinthians at BCS, and OKC at Liverpool.
Southeast Conference
The largest story in the NPSL over the last week was the folding of Pensacola City FC and the impact it has had on the league and the PCFC players. OSG Sports continues to cover the story as it develops.
The latest entry can be found as former midfielder Joe-Tyla Butcher addressed the claim by owner Bill Fetke that the team came to a practice "hung over."
The game scheduled with the Georgia Revs has been credited as a 3-0 win for the Revs and OSG Sports is still trying to get word from the league if the rest of the season will be walkovers as well.
Chattanooga shut out Knoxville 4-0 to stay on top
((HT: Mad Kemp))
Nashville FC are second after a 1-1 draw with Rocket City United.
((HT: Williamson Source))
"It was just 'one of those games,'" keeper Stephen Lunney told OSG. "I felt like we dominated the second half and were very unlucky not to score a winning goal in the last 15 minutes. We are extremely motivated now to go on the road this weekend and get a very valuable 3 points away to New Orleans, but we know that it won't be easy. I would also like to point out that the attendance was overwhelming once again. The change of venue did not keep people away and I hope we can continue in this vein for the rest of the season, and beyond."
And the Silverbacks Reserves are third with Rocket City FC at seven points. Silverbacks Reserves beat the New Orleans Jesters 3-1. Sam Carrell scored first to give New Orleans a 1-0 lead, but goals by Fofana, Habtan, and Morgan gave the Silverbacks Reserves the win.
"The game was kinda interesting," Jesters coach Kenneth Farrell told OSG Sports after the game. "I think it should have been 2-0, but then they equalized and took over the rest of the first half. I just don't think we managed the game all that well. They had two good goals and left us chasing the game. We defended well at times, but left areas behind us as well."
"I think, in the beginning, we were trying to handle the temperatures," Silverbacks head coach Alejandro Pombo said. "The players tried to jump in the game for the full 9-0 minutes. But in the second half, we changed things a full 100-percent. Our style was different. We didn't lose passes and we changed it from down 1-0 to a 3-1 win."
This week, the Silverbacks host Knoxville- who only has one game now that Pensacola folded. New Orleans hosts the Georgia Revolution and Nashville. Chattanooga was supposed to host Pensacola as well, but all they'll do now is travel to Rocket City.
Sunshine Conference
Five games in, it's all Miami United- four wins, a draw, and a 7-point gap ahead of Tampa Marauders. Tampa, Storm FC, and Jacksonville United are separated by two points while Cape Coral needs some help- having lost four and drawing one.
This week, Miami hosts Tampa. Tampa plays twice with a game at home against Jacksonville thrown in. Storm FC plays twice- hosting Cape Coral and traveling to Jacksonville.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
NPSL: The First Weekend Without PCFC
The only thought is to have the remaining six games be walkovers and let people get their points since they may not play each other in true round-robin fashion. But the end is currently in discussion at the NPSL league level.
The Southeast Conference is one short with the shocking folding of Pensacola City FC and the whole saga is far from being over.
At least, that's the gut feeling at the HQ. PCFC was supposed to play the Georgia Revs Friday night before their next meeting was supposed to be in Chattanooga FC, but that's now in the wind.
As is the rest of their season...
The other teams carried on as they did: Nashville was hosting Rocket City. Chattanooga FC was playing Knoxville Force and New Orleans traveled the eight hours to Atlanta to take on Silverbacks Reserves against that backdrop (pictured right, thanks New Orleans Jesters their own selves). It was as everything was normal save the fold/dissolving/whatever-you-want-to-call-it after only three games into a season.
The opinions have been documented from both sides over the last few days from both ownership and players of the franchise- you can catch up with them hyah for starters...
So, what do the rest of the league think of what has gone down...???
"It surprised me," Silverbacks head coach Alejandro Pombo admitted. "It has never happened before. When you're here, you commit to the league and I have always thought that you end the season. Three years ago, when we were Atlanta FC, we had on-the-field problems. But we finished the season.
"What happened there... that's not the way. You have to figure it out to the end. They were supposed to travel to Chattanooga to play, but now they're not. They should have talked with the league to see if they could get some help to continue to play and finish the season.".
New Orleans Jesters head coach Kenneth Farrell was more matter-of-fact about it:
"Irresponsible. Unprofessional. Embarrassing...
"We can pull together as brothers in times like this," he admitted. "Once you have committed, you have committed to the league. You should have talked to the league about it and figured out what to do. And the league would have done that. You don't blame the league in a situation like this. It happened without them knowing- any of us knowing... we're a good league and you just don't do that."
Sources close to the league that OSG Sports talked to about this raise the standard financial questions. Did the re-branding and name change from the Texans family to PCFC come as a result of partners pulling out and, therefore, create a loss of funds that Bill Fetke counted on for financial stability...? There were plans, we are told, of bringing in players from all corners- including Asia. That did't happen, either.
So, is this a part of a larger cascade for Fetke and PCFC that created the dissolving...???
Only he can answer... and now some of the Internationals on the roster have to still find a way to pay bills and have a roof over their heads starting tomorrow...
And that prospect is daunting at least and scary at most...
More when we know more...
The Southeast Conference is one short with the shocking folding of Pensacola City FC and the whole saga is far from being over.
As is the rest of their season...
The other teams carried on as they did: Nashville was hosting Rocket City. Chattanooga FC was playing Knoxville Force and New Orleans traveled the eight hours to Atlanta to take on Silverbacks Reserves against that backdrop (pictured right, thanks New Orleans Jesters their own selves). It was as everything was normal save the fold/dissolving/whatever-you-want-to-call-it after only three games into a season.
The opinions have been documented from both sides over the last few days from both ownership and players of the franchise- you can catch up with them hyah for starters...
So, what do the rest of the league think of what has gone down...???
"It surprised me," Silverbacks head coach Alejandro Pombo admitted. "It has never happened before. When you're here, you commit to the league and I have always thought that you end the season. Three years ago, when we were Atlanta FC, we had on-the-field problems. But we finished the season.
"What happened there... that's not the way. You have to figure it out to the end. They were supposed to travel to Chattanooga to play, but now they're not. They should have talked with the league to see if they could get some help to continue to play and finish the season.".
New Orleans Jesters head coach Kenneth Farrell was more matter-of-fact about it:
"Irresponsible. Unprofessional. Embarrassing...
"We can pull together as brothers in times like this," he admitted. "Once you have committed, you have committed to the league. You should have talked to the league about it and figured out what to do. And the league would have done that. You don't blame the league in a situation like this. It happened without them knowing- any of us knowing... we're a good league and you just don't do that."
Sources close to the league that OSG Sports talked to about this raise the standard financial questions. Did the re-branding and name change from the Texans family to PCFC come as a result of partners pulling out and, therefore, create a loss of funds that Bill Fetke counted on for financial stability...? There were plans, we are told, of bringing in players from all corners- including Asia. That did't happen, either.
So, is this a part of a larger cascade for Fetke and PCFC that created the dissolving...???
Only he can answer... and now some of the Internationals on the roster have to still find a way to pay bills and have a roof over their heads starting tomorrow...
And that prospect is daunting at least and scary at most...
More when we know more...
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