Gold’s Open Cup campaign ends with road loss Sacramento Gold FC’s 2016 U.S. Open Cup campaign came to an end Wednesday with a 2-0 loss to La Máquina at Westminster High School. After a scoreless first half, Edwin Borboa broke the deadlock with a nifty turn and shot in the 69th minute. After receiving a pass on the right side of the box, Borboa turned towards goal and got space from his defender. Borboa then launched a curling ball, which went by the outstretched arms
Off another week of great MLS action, ISN columnist Philippe Chauveau continues his rating of MLS goalkeepers. Chauveau, a former collegiate keeper himself, will be completing this weekly column so ISN readers gain a better understanding of the goalkeeping profession. Save of the Week: Travis Worra vs NY Red Bulls’ Felipe Mistake of the Week: Dan Kennedy vs Philadelphia Union’s Chris Pontius 1. David Bingham The San Jose netminder remains number 1 this week despite not having a great week, but, for the sake of
Rookie keeper makes eight saves in USL debut The Pittsburgh Riverhounds (0-4-3) fell for the first time on the road this season, dropping a 1-0 decision to FC Cincinnati (5-2-2) in front of a USL-record crowd of 23,375 at Nippert Stadium. The game-winning tally came midway through the first half, as Sean Okoli fed a ball past Conor Branson to Jimmy McLaughlin, who converted on his initial rebound past a sprawling Mauricio Vargas. Both teams traded possession for much of the contest,
Photo Credit: Ken Tishenkel/ISNSoccer.com It’s no secret that Kei Kamara has had a rough week. Everyone’s aware of the situation(s) that led to his trade to the New England Revolution. I think it’s important to look back at the good times, a player that has been truly brilliant at every stop of his career. And he is not done yet. This enigmatic talisman is, after all, the star that brought Crew SC to the brink of a championship last season. Whether the
FC Hasental midfielder Alberto “Tito” Anguiano has been selected as the sixth Mitre National Player of the Week for the 2016 NPSL season. Anguiano earned the honor with two goals in an exciting 5-4 win over Deportivo Coras USA on May 7th. He has registered a total of three goals and one assist so far this season. Photo Credit: Will Armerding “Alberto ‘Tito’ Anguiano bossed the midfield from start to finish, resulting in two goals and his best defensive performance of the
Fresh off another week of great MLS action, ISN columnist Philippe Chauveau continues his rating of MLS goalkeepers. Chauveau, a former collegiate keeper himself, will be completing this weekly column so ISN readers gain a better understanding of the goalkeeping profession. Save of the Week: Steve Clark vs. Harry Shipp/Ignacio Piatti Mistake of the Week: Jake Gleeson vs. Cristian Bolanos 1. David Bingham It was an uneventful week for the goalies at the top of the board. Bingham didn’t have a particularly good game, although
A Kamara continued to make headlines for Columbus Crew SC on Wednesday, only this time it was on the pitch and from Norwegian forward Ola Kamara, whose 17th minute goal proved to be the difference in a 1-0 result. “It felt great to play in the stadium and it was cool to play in front of the audience and get a goal as well,” Kamara said. Photo Credit: Kevin Cross/ISNSoccer.com The new arrival to Crew SC had his fingerprints all over the
The Charlotte Independence achieved their fourth consecutive victory on Saturday, May 7 at the Ramblewood Stadium. The Independence went head-to-head with FC Montreal, who is sitting at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings and will continue to search for their first points of the season. During the first half, the Independence was very dominant and was constantly searching for goal opportunities. Just three minutes into the match, the Independence found their first goal opportunity when Enzo Martínez earned a penalty
Photo Credit: Ken Tishenkel/ISNSoccer.com Columbus Crew SC squandered a three-goal lead on Saturday night to draw 4-4 with Montreal Impact and stay routed in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, continuing their indifferent start to the season. Losing a three-goal lead was only the side note. An on-field argument between Federico Higuain and Kei Kamara and the post-match interview that followed became the major talking points of the game. With Columbus comfortably ahead 3-1 in the game they were awarded a