It’s a great day to be a soccer fan in Miami. Graphic Provided by Miami Fusion FC The Miami Fusion FC are the 2015 Sunshine Conference champions after Friday night’s game at Jacksonville. The final result ended in a 1-1 draw, but the one point earned was enough to clinch the conference title with one game left in the season. The Fusion FC (7-1-1) have also earned a spot in the South Region playoffs. In Miami Fusion FC’s inaugural season, they faced
Photo Credit: Paul Morin Myrtle Beach Mutiny forward Jon Ander Ibarrondo has been named the 14th Mitre National Player of the Week for the 2015 NPSL season. After registering two goals and an assist versus the Carolina RailHawks U-23 squad in a midweek match, the striker continued his scoring streak with a goal against FC Carolina Discoveries. Ibarrondo has been a consistent goalscorer in recent weeks with five goals in three games and is widely regarded as the driving force behind the
AFC Cleveland goalkeeper Alex Ivanov has been named the 13th Mitre National Player of the Week for the 2015 NPSL season. Photo Credit: Brent Durken Ivanov faced ten shots and tallied five saves in Cleveland’s 2-0 win over the Indiana Fire. Three of the saves were clear goal-denying opportunities, preserving a clean sheet for Ivanov and the Royals. The Strongsville, Ohio native finished his collegiate career as one of the top goalkeepers in Ohio State University men’s soccer history. Ivanov is third on
The Brooklyn Italians came away with a 3-0 shutout win over the Rhode Island Reds Saturday evening at John Dewey High School. Photo Credit: Joseph Raja/ISNSoccer.com The match started off well for the Italians as forward Kareem Joachim started off came away with a 3rd minute goal to take the lead. Both teams were playing short-handed in a sense as Rhode Island only traveled with one bench player due to injuries, and the Italians head coach Mirsad Huseinovic was suspended due to
By Ian Thomson/NPSL.info Fort Pitt Regiment clocked up its first win of the National Premier Soccer League season Friday with a 3-2 triumph over the Erie Commodores in a lively encounter at Upper St. Clair High School in Pittsburgh. Photo Credit: Ian Thomson Scottish midfielder Michael Tuohy netted the decisive strike from the penalty spot with five minutes remaining after the Commodores had cancelled out the Regiment’s first two goals. Fort Pitt advances to a 1-2-3 record (five points) in the NPSL’s Midwest
FC Wichita midfielder Matt Clare has been named the 12th Mitre National Player of the Week for the 2015 NPSL season. Photo Credit: Tony Schock – GS Memory Maker Clare has had a strong start to the 2015 NPSL season, registering seven goals and five assists in just seven matches. The attacking midfielder has tallied five goals and four assists over the last nine days. Clare is best known for his time with the Wilmington Hammerheads (USL) and Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL). He
By Dantzler Smith/NPSL.info Photo Credit: Robbie Gregory The Upward Stars hosted the Carolina RailHawks U-23 in the NPSL’s Game of the Week on Saturday. Upward ran a “Movie Night” promotion for the matchup, but before the big screen was pulled out onto the field the Stars wrote a Hollywood ending of their own. Marvin Schmiege scored in the 90th minute to give the Stars a 3-2 win and save Upward the ignominy of squandering a two-goal lead. “It’s our gameplan,” Stars head coach
Photo Credit: Madonna Kemp Chattanooga FC midfielder/forward Samuel Goni has been named the 11th Mitre National Player of the Week for the 2015 NPSL season. Goni scored a hat trick on June 6 in CFC’s 4-0 victory over the New Orleans Jesters at Pan American Stadium in New Orleans. The Marcilla, Spain native has a total of five goals and six assists for Chattanooga this season. He played in both the U.S. Open Cup and the U.S. Soccer National Amateur Championship, the
By Joyce Anne Shulman/NPSL.info Photo Credit: Alexey Mikhailov/Storm FC The final score of the Jacksonville United and Storm FC match was a 1-1 tie, with both teams scoring in the second half. Although no one team showed real domination, Storm United’s attackers and midfielders kept Jacksonville United’s goalie rather busy during the first half. This is not to say that there were not a few scares for Storm FC’s goalkeeper Hector Fernandez, who himself had a close moment or two. But by
