Et c'est parti mon kiki...

[Y]

Le début de la saison est vieux d'une heure, alors que Richmond reçoit en ce moment Atlanta. Pour ceux qui voulaient revoir Seattle en finale... la saison de Danny Jackson (leur meilleur joueur) et Craig 'la barre' Tomlinsen est (déjà) terminée...

[Bxl Boy]

Richmond - Atlanta 3-1

[François]

Kickers Open 2005 Season With A Victory
Delicate Tallies Two Goals
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GAME SUMMARY

Saturday, April 16, 2005 – University of Richmond Stadium, Richmond, VA

Atlanta Silverbacks 1 (Rios 39)
Richmond Kickers 3 (Jeffrey 37, Delicate 72, 74)

Richmond, VA – (Saturday, April 16, 2005) – The Richmond Kickers opened the 2005 season with a 3-1 victory over Southern rival Atlanta Silverbacks. The first goal of the night by Richmond’s Kevin Jeffrey was quickly followed by an Atlanta penalty kick to even the score, late in the first half. Two consecutive goals within a four minute period by Richmond forward Matthew Delicâte clinched the win for the Kickers.

Richmond created several scoring opportunities throughout the first half with multiple shots taken by Jeffrey and midfielder Joey Worthen. The match remained scoreless until later in the half when Jeffrey was able to capitalize on a scoring attempt by Worthen in the 37th minute. Worthen’s shot hit the cross bar, allowing Jeffrey to finish the play on the rebound. Two minutes later, a disputed foul against a Richmond defender resulted in a penalty kick for the Silverbacks, allowing Atlanta’s Rodrigo Rios to level the score in the 40th minute. In the final minutes of the first half, several Kickers shots sailed just over the crossbar.

The first attempt to break the 1-1 draw arrived in the 52nd minute when a free kick by Jeffrey was deflected to midfielder Chris Carrieri, whose header ricocheted off the Atlanta goal post. Jeffrey attempted another header in the 54th minute but Atlanta goalkeeper Christian Fegler was able to punch the ball over the crossbar for the save. Atlanta retaliated with a dangerous shot by forward Fabian Dawkins, forcing Richmond goalkeeper Ronnie Pascale to make a diving save one minute later. The tie was broken in the 71st minute when Richmond’s Mike Burke sent a corner kick into scoring position. A lot of action in the box resulted in a Richmond goal by Delicâte. A missed Atlanta shot in the 73rd minute was followed by a foul on a Silverbacks defender. With a free kick, Kickers defender Kevin Knight sent a powerful blast from near midfield which found Delicâte, who was able to tap the ball in for his second and the Kickers third and final goal of the night. With a few minutes remaining in the game, Kickers rookie Robert Ssejjemba made his professional debut and created a dangerous play with a well-positioned attack but Fegler was able to smother the ball for the save.

Box Score First Half Second Half Final
Atlanta 1 0 1
Richmond 1 2 3

Scoring Summary
37th minute: Kevin Jeffrey
39th minute: Rodrigo Rios
72nd minute: Matthew Delicate
74th minute: Matthew Delicate (Kevin Knight)

Lineups
Kickers: Ronnie Pascale (GK), Peter Luzak, Kevin Knight, Tony Williams, Chris Fox, Richie Williams (Matt Bobo – 88th minute), Tim Brown, Kevin Jeffrey (Robert Ssejjemba – 60th minute), Joey Worthen (Sascha Gorres – 71st minute), Matthew Delicâte, Chris Carrieri (Mike Burke – 71st minute)

Silverbacks: Christian Fegler (GK), David Hayes, Tony McManus, Joe Afful (Ron Plute – 81st minute), Antonio De La Torre (Greg Chevalier – 84th minute), Ivo Ilarionov (Landy Mattison – 65th minute), Sergio Iniguez, Andres Murriagui (Kris Stone – 70th minute), Alex Pineda-Chacon, Rodrigo Rios (Steve Rhyne – 81st minute)

Shots Saves Fouls Corners
Silverbacks: 8 Silverbacks: 8 Silverbacks: 7 Silverbacks: 4
Kickers: 15 Kickers: 5 Kickers: 18 Kickers: 5

Cautions:
27th minute: Sergio Iniguez (Atlanta)
39th minute: Richie Williams (Richmond)
81st minute: Mike Burke (Richmond)
90th minute: Matt Bobo (Richmond)

Ejections:
None.

Referee: Niko Bratsis
Assistant Referees: Scott Johnson, Samuel Foster
Fourth Official: Robbie Fierro
Attendance: 2,975
Weather: Clear, windy, 50˚
First Market Bank Man of the Match: Matthew Delicâte

[Bxl Boy]

Virginia Beach - Atlanta 0-2

Les buts : Dawkins (0-1 et 0-2)

Prochain match, vendredi : Richmond - Virginia Beach

A noter que le week-end prochain, Vancouver, Portland, Charleston et Toronto entreront aussi en action

[François]

Virginia Beach - Atlanta 0-2

Devant 722 spectateurs...ouch!

[Bxl Boy]

Si je puis me permettre, il y avait plus de monde à Trois-Rivières...
Enfin, faut voir le résultat que ça donnerait avec 14 matchs par an

[Bxl Boy]

Richmond - Virginia Beach 2-1

[Bxl Boy]

Charleston - Atlanta 1-2

[Corbin]

Fabian Dawkins d'Atlanta a 4 buts en deux matchs...

[Bxl Boy]

Portland a un nouveau logo

Ils avaient ça :


Et sur le site des USL, maintenant c'est ça :

[François]

le 2e en bas est similaire à celui de l'époque de la NASL.

[Bxl Boy]

Dommage qu'il soit si mal coloré car sinon, il pourrait être pas mal

[Daniel]

C'est leur logo de la NASL (intégralement, jusqu'au couleurs) pour célébrer genre les 30 ans du club ou qqch du genre.

[Bxl Boy]

Le match nul était à l'honneur hier soir puisqu'en plus du notre à Porto Rico, Portland a concédé le partage 2-2 contre Minnesota et Virginia Beach est allé prendre un point à Charleston (1-1)

Ce soir (22h), un très intéressant Vancouver - Rochester

[kurosawa]

Ce soir (22h), un très intéressant Vancouver - Rochester

Y'a aussi Seattle-Portland qui risque d'être intéressant.

Autres matchs en plus des deux en haut Richmond-Toronto et Atlanta-Charleston.

[kurosawa]

30-04-2005
Atlanta - Charleston 0 - 0
Seattle Sounders - Portland 1 - 2
Vancouver - Rochester 1 - 0
Richmond Kickers - Toronto Lynx 2 - 1

[Bxl Boy]

Virginia Beach - Toronto 1-1

[Bxl Boy]

Charleston - Toronto 3-1