USL First Division Week 2 Wrap
By: Bob Kellett | April 20th, 2008
Charleston 1-1 Seattle - The defending USL-1 champions picked up a road point in Charleston thanks to a stoppage time goal from Kenji Treschuk (He’s a player who suited up for the Timbers last season against Toronto. I love how he plays). Charleston broke the duck first with a goal by Louie Rolko in the 37th minute. They had a handful of opportunities to go up by two goals, but the Sounders keeper Chris Eyelander came up huge. He stopped a penalty by Mike Richardson in the 62nd minute and made a great save late in the game. The announced crowd was 4,324. From what I saw of this match, both sides looked a little sloppy. Charleston has started the season with a pair of draws.
Atlanta 1-1 Carolina – Jerson Monteiro saved the Silverbacks’ bacon with a goal in the 72nd minute to help Atlanta earn a point at home. The Railhawks (dumbest name in the league) took the lead in the 49th minute from a free kick by Steven Curfmam. Former Portland Timbers forward Dan Antoniuk made his debut for Carolina coming on in the 56th minute. The announced crowd in Atlanta was 3,431, which according to the team’s press release “broke several ticket sales and attendance records with Saturday’s near capacity crowd.” They’ve poured a lot of money into that facility. I hope this is a sign that they will see some returns on their investment.
Miami 1-2 Montreal – The Montreal Impact traveled to South Florida and picked up a road win against a Miami FC Blues team that has the worst defense this side of the LA Galaxy. Miami took the lead early on a goal from Alex Afonso (this dude can really play) in the 16th minute. It was Afonso’s second goal of the young season. Montreal got it back in the 48th minute thanks to a goal from Roberto Brown. Late game sub Dwight Barnett took advantage of a blunder by former Timbers keeper Josh Saunders to score the game winner in the 83rd minute. Miami has opened the season with a draw and loss at home. That ain’t good. The announced attendance was 2,450 but it looked more like 24. It you haven’t checked it out yet, you should pay a visit to The Offside’s new Montreal Impact blog. It is in French and English. I’m considering making this blog bi-lingual too. English and Esperanto.
Portland Timbers 1-0 Puerto Rico Islanders – Recap here
USL First Division Table (Look who is on top!)
Average Attendance watch
Portland – 10,977
Vancouver – 5,288
Charleston – 4,324
Atlanta – 3,431
Miami – 2,909
League average after 6 games: 4,973
Upcoming games
Thu, April 24
Minnesota Thunder at Portland Timbers
Fri, April 25
Miami FC Blues at Puerto Rico Islanders
Montreal Impact at Atlanta Silverbacks
Sat, April 26
Charleston Battery at Carolina RailHawks
Seattle Sounders at Portland Timbers
Minnesota Thunder at Vancouver Whitecaps
Sun, April 27
Miami FC Blues at Puerto Rico Islanders
Category: USL First Division
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In case you’re curious, that 10,977 attendance beat four out of twelve of the English Championship games this weekend, and nine out of twelve League One matches. Not too bad for the second tier in a country that generally prefers to watch cars go in circles.
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I love Kenji Treschuk. My favorite memory of watching Seattle’s championship win last year was his face after the game — like it was the highlight of his life. You have to love that kind of dedication.
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As a Sounders fan, I often wonder how MLS and Euro team overlooked Kenji. Not saying he’s got the Nats written all over him but he’s got more than enough heart and skill to make up for the lack of pedigree (Penn State?!).
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[...] this is just the beginning to an exciting season. Bob has L’Impact’s win already covered, right here, in his, more than famous (I’d even say internationally recognised) Weekly USL Wrap Up. [...]
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