The Islanders continued to be undefeated at home beating the Atlanta Silverbacks 2-0 at Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium. Foley scored in the 26' min and Villaroel sealed the victory with the second goal of the match. The Islanders continue their homestand against the Carolina Railhawks this Saturday at "La Islandera". Kick off is set for 7:30pm.
When asked about the success of his own team in their stadium, facing an unbeaten record, striker Alexis Rivera replied: “I think the humidity of the environment, and the fans that are always there, cheering for us just make it to difficult for our opponents ”. in the 6th minute Foley tired his luck with a quick strike inside the box, it was well deflected by Atlanta’s goalkeeper. halfway through the first half, David Foley outwhitted Atlanta’s defense and beat the Silverbacks keeper , making it 1-0 Islanders.
Islanders kept pressing in the second half. Addlery started it off with a dangerous bicycle kick that just missed its mark. Villaroel double the Islanders score with a brillant strike that slipped between the legs of the Silverbacks keeper. The Islanders continued to add to thier 2-0 advantage. Recently subbed in- Gregory Richardson made several dangerous runs that came close to continue the offensive pressure.
“The team looked sluggish the first 20 minutes into the game, maybe because we’ve had lots of tough games lately and we’ve travelled around a lot. But we certainly owe a lot to our fans that are always there for us. We couldn’t have done this without you guys. We’re just 9 points behind the Carolina Railhawks, so the next game against them is pretty important if we wish to get closer to them in the standings. We’re certainly giving the next game our best shot.” Added the Islanders’ head coach, Colin Clark. The Puerto Rico Islanders face the Carolina Railhawks in a rematch of the USSF-D2 championship last year, which the Islanders won, on August 13.
