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Season Tickets 2012

Season Tickets 2012

 

End of season post

The Islanders failed to defend their Div. 2 championship after losing against the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers. The Troops suffered greatly due to the International matches that were held during the semi-finals in which they had to release some 10 players for national team duty.

Islanders finish the NASL regular season undefeated at home

The Islanders ended their 2011 regular season with two games at home first against the league leading Railhawks and the final match against third place FC Tampa Bay. By beating both opponents by a score of 1-0 in each match, the Orange Troops finished the regular season unbeaten at home and with a great winning streak coming into the semi-finals against an opponent that’s yet to be determined.

PR Islanders 1-0 Carolina Railhawks 9/17/11

PR Islanders 1-0 FC Tampa Bay 9/21/11

Islanders clinch 2nd. place in NASL regular season

The Troops have secured their second place in the NASL regular season standings and will receive a first round bye in the upcoming playoffs. Up next for the Islanders is their last two home games of the season against the first place Carolina Railhawks and a rescheduled match against FC Tampa Bay. In player news, Puerto Rico National team Forward Héctor “Pito” Ramos has been loaned to the Orange Troops from Liga Nacional de Futbol side Criollos de Cagüas. Pito has played for Alacranes del Norte of the Salvadorian second division and for PRSL squads PR United and River Plate PR.

Highlights from the Islanders last 5 matches:

FC Tampa Bay 1-2 PR Islanders 8/20/11

PR Islanders 3-2 FC Edmonton 8/27/11

PR Islanders 1-1 FC Edmonton 8/30/11

Atlanta Silverbacks 2-0 PR Islanders 9/3/11

PR Islanders 1-1 Montreal Impact 9/7/11