Eagles Tie Harrisburg

May 16, 2008 - IN THIS ISSUE Windstream 3v3 Cup Eagles tie Harrisburg 1-1 QUICK LINKS www.CharlotteEagles.com 2008 TICKETS 2008 SOCCER CAMPS Windstream 3V3 Cup INTERNATIONAL TOURS Eagles Tie Harrisburg 1-1 The Charlotte Eagles tied the Harrisburg City Islanders 1-1 in front of a great crowd of 2,017 on Friday night. Harrisburg opened the scoring with a strike from Ryan Heins in the 26th minute. A quick feed from Brian Ombiji put Heins through and he was able to lift the ball into the net that had been quickly vacated  by Terry Boss. The half ended with Harrisburg leading 1-0. The Eagles were able to pull even in the 65th minute from a free kick by Jorge Herrera that was deflected and ended up in the back of the City Islander's net. As it stood the game ended in a 1-1 draw. On a quickly cooling night the Eagles were able to open the game up with much of the possession. However, the possession was happening mostly in the Charlotte defensive half which Harrisburg was more than willing to concede. However, Charlotte did not just dominate in possession early, but also in quality opportunities. A little after 10 minutes in, Jorge Harrera rattled the cross bar with a strike from a free kick about 23 yards out. This seemed to wake Harrisburg a little who continued to be confident in Mo Oduor trying to control midfield and find a way to counter attack. Their plan produced as they struck off of what seemed like a defensive miscue. A Charlotte give away at midfield led to a quick ball from Brian Ombiji that slid an open Ryan Heins through on a closing Terry Boss. Heins was able to lift the ball on the run past a helpless Terry Boss into the open net. The half continued to lead to more Charlotte possession and produced another quality scoring chance. Just before the stroke of halftime Taurai Daka was able to get on the end of a nice Eagles possession which he started and rattle the cross bar yet again. His shot from about 22 yards beat Harrisburg net tender Danny Cepero but the crossbar denied the Eagles once again. As the half closed shortly after Harrisburg led 1-0. On the game Charlotte coach Mark Steffens said, "They had the better of the first half, and we had a better second half". The Eagles opened the second half with more possession and the half carried on much like the first. Both teams were unable to really break behind the other teams back line. Brady Bryant and Steve Shak were able to anchor a solid defensive unit that gave up 5 shots in the second half, but no real significant scoring chances. The Eagles were able to draw even after 65 minutes on a Jorge Herrera free kick. A foul about 25 yards out produced a free kick that was in almost the exact same spot that Harrera had drilled the crossbar from in the first half. As Harrera struck the free kick a crowd ran in front of Danny Cepera and the ball deflected into the right corner. As the half wore on neither team was able to produce any more great offensive chances as both back lines stood strong. When asked what he thought about the result with defending champions Harrisburg coach Steffens said " I think any time you can take a point from a strong team like Harrisburg its a good thing. At the same time no one likes to tie much less at home". Both teams faught hard and substituted looking for a spark. However, neither team was able to pull in another goal and the night ended in a draw. Harrisburg will travel to Wilmington and play the Hamerheads tomorrow. The Eagles have a week off until they play the Richmond Kickers in Richmond on May 24th. Match Summary: Charlotte1-1 Harrisburg Weather- 60's windy Summary - HCI R.Heins (26th minute), assist B.Ombiji          CHA J. Harrera (65th minute) Cautions - CHA Bilyk, Swinehart          HCI Bixler Attendance - 2,017

May 16th Doubleheader

May 15, 2008 - IN THIS ISSUE Kevin Boss to Sign Autographs Eagles Host Doubleheader Restart Field Map QUICK LINKS www.CharlotteEagles.com 2008 TICKETS 2008 SOCCER CAMPS Windstream 3V3 Cup INTERNATIONAL TOURS Kevin Boss to Sign Autographs at Halftime of Ealges Home Game Friday at 8 o'clock Charlotte Eagles to host first Doubleheader at Restart Field: Kevin Boss of the New Giants to Sign Autographs The Charlotte Eagles will host a doubleheader on Friday. The Lady Eagles will kick off the evening at 5:30 against the Carolina dynamo. The Eagles will fallow the women at 8 o'clock as they host the defending league chamion Harrisburg City Islanders. At halftime of the men's game Kevin Boss of the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants will be signing autographs. Kevin is the brother of current Eagles' goalkeeper Terry Boss. Charlotte enters the game 1-0 while the Dynamo are 0-1 after a loss to the Carolina Railhawks last week.The Lady Eagles started off the season on a strong note as they traveled to West Virginia and won 3-0. Laura Novikoff began her Lady Eagles career on a good foot scoring a goal in her first game for the team. Veterans Tina Murphy and Kelly Schmedes continued their impressive form for the Lady Eagles as they joined Novikoff on the scoring sheet. The women will look to carry the momentum and gain their second win of the season. While the Eagles have started very strong Harrisburg has stumbled out of the blocks at 0-1-3, an interesting start for last years champs. However, the Eagles will no doubt be ready for a strong side in Harrisburg.  The Eagles enter the night undefeated at 4-0. In fact they have scored 13 goals in four games while only giving up two. Dustin Swinehart will try to continue his impressive form on the season as he has scored 7 of the teams 13 goals in the opening four games of the season. The men have had impressive results at home on the faster larger pitch and do not plan on anything keeping them from another great performance infront of the friendly fans. Their last home stand was against last years finalist Richmond whom they disposed of 3-0 infront of a great crowd at Restart Field. Can't make it out to the game? No need to worry. The mens game can be heard live via webcast starting at 8 oclock featuring comentating from former Ealges player Sam Casey. Visit www.CharlotteEagles.com to hear the game live.   Tickets for the Charlotte Eagles games can be purchased at the gate for just $10 for adults, $7 for students (age 5 and under free).  Fans can save $2.00 on each ticket by purchasing in advance (prior to midnight the day before the game) online at www.CharlotteEagles.com.  Season Tickets are the best way to save during the 2008 season! Stadium Information Restart Field is located in the stadium at Charlotte Christian School on Sardis Road (7301 Sardis Road) in south Charlotte.  Below is an aerial image of the facility.  There are three main parking lots and three gates to the stadium, a north gate, a west gate and south gate.  Fans who would like to purchase season tickets or need to pickup tickets at Will Call should use the south gate.  General Admission tickets will be available for sale at all three gates.  Fans are also encouraged to bring along lawn chairs and blankets if they would prefer to watch the match from the grassy knoll at Restart Field.  The weather looks great for a picnic at the Eagles game!  Click on the map below to view an interactive Google map.

Eagles Doubleheader May 16th

May 13, 2008 - IN THIS ISSUE Windstream 3v3 Cup Eagles Host Doubleheader Restart Field Map QUICK LINKS www.CharlotteEagles.com 2008 TICKETS 2008 SOCCER CAMPS Windstream 3V3 Cup INTERNATIONAL TOURS Charlotte Eagles to host first Doubleheader at Restart Field The Charlotte Eagles will host a doubleheader on Friday. The Lady Eagles will kick off the evening at 5:30 against the Carolina dynamo. The Eagles will fallow the women at 8 o'clock as they host the defending league chamion Harrisburg City Islanders. Charlotte enters the game 1-0 while the Dynamo are 0-1 after a loss to the Carolina Railhawks last week.The Lady Eagles started off the season on a strong note as they traveled to West Virginia and won 3-0. Laura Novikoff began her Lady Eagles career on a good foot scoring a goal in her first game for the team. Veterans Tina Murphy and Kelly Schmedes continued their impressive form for the Lady Eagles as they joined Novikoff on the scoring sheet. The women will look to carry the momentum and gain their second win of the season. While the Eagles have started very strong Harrisburg has stumbled out of the blocks at 0-1-3, an interesting start for last years champs. However, the Eagles will no doubt be ready for a strong side in Harrisburg.  The Eagles enter the night undefeated at 4-0. In fact they have scored 13 goals in four games while only giving up two. Dustin Swinehart will try to continue his impressive form on the season as he has scored 7 of the teams 13 goals in the opening four games of the season. The men have had impressive results at home on the faster larger pitch and do not plan on anything keeping them from another great performance infront of the friendly fans. Their last home stand was against last years finalist Richmond whom they disposed of 3-0 infront of a great crowd at Restart Field. Can't make it out to the game? No need to worry. The mens game can be heard live via webcast starting at 8 oclock featuring comentating from former Ealges player Sam Casey. Visit www.CharlotteEagles.com to hear the game live.   Tickets for the Charlotte Eagles games can be purchased at the gate for just $10 for adults, $7 for students (age 5 and under free).  Fans can save $2.00 on each ticket by purchasing in advance (prior to midnight the day before the game) online at www.CharlotteEagles.com.  Season Tickets are the best way to save during the 2008 season! Stadium Information Restart Field is located in the stadium at Charlotte Christian School on Sardis Road (7301 Sardis Road) in south Charlotte.  Below is an aerial image of the facility.  There are three main parking lots and three gates to the stadium, a north gate, a west gate and south gate.  Fans who would like to purchase season tickets or need to pickup tickets at Will Call should use the south gate.  General Admission tickets will be available for sale at all three gates.  Fans are also encouraged to bring along lawn chairs and blankets if they would prefer to watch the match from the grassy knoll at Restart Field.  The weather looks great for a picnic at the Eagles game!  Click on the map below to view an interactive Google map.