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June 21th, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
PDL PIRANHAS DROP PHYSICAL MATCH TO CARY 2-0
(Norfolk, Virginia) - The PDL Piranhas (3-3-2) suffered their first loss in five matches, falling 2-0 to the Cary Clarets (6-2-2) Sunday night at Foster Field.
Cary midfielder Kris Byrd found the back of the net in the 4th minute off of a throw in from defender Zach Bartnett. The Piranhas had a few chances to tie the game up. Midfielder Kyle Hartley hit the crossbar and it took a great save by Cary goalkeeper Bryan Newbold to keep Piranhas’ forward Charles Nweke from getting his first goal of the season. The first half ended 1-0. Two minutes before the final whistle, Cary forward Philip Wilson scored to put the game out of reach. Both teams recorded six shots in a match that was physical with 22 fouls called, 12 on Cary and ten on the Piranhas.
The PDL Piranhas play their next game Friday June 26th at 5:30 p.m. against FC Fredericksburg. This will be the opening game of a Friday night double header with the W-League side who will face Charlotte at 8 p.m. Tickets are $6 for both games and gates open at 4:30 p.m.
For more information about the Hampton Roads Piranhas please call 757-641-4460
or visit www.hrpiranhas.com.
Game Summary
1 2 F
Piranhas 0 0 0
Cary 1 1 2
Scoring Summary
Cary: Byrd 4 (Bartnett)
Cary: Wilson 88 (O’Brien)
Players:
Hampton Roads: Newton, Beck (Sgueglia 45), Danbusky (Rogers 79), Webb, Loizou, Mottinger (Holder 45), Minai (Floyd 45), Fogelsong, B., Hartley (Lawson 83), Harris, Nweke (Fogelsong, N. 45)
Cary: Newbold, Bennett, Opara, Ibeghea, Bartnett (Drake 45), Perez (Grossman 45), Millington (Powers 62), Brown (Wilson 74), Willis (Petrasso 45), Byrd (O’Brien 45), Bouemboue
Statistics: Shots: HR 6, CAR 6; Saves: HR 5, CAR 2; Fouls: HR 10, CAR 12; Offsides: HR 0, CAR 3; Corners: HR 1, CAR 5; Cautions: CAR (O’Brien 77); Ejections: None; Officials: Terrence Andrews, Jacob Modzewiski, Matthew Franz; Attendance: 427
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