Match 12 | #INDvNCFC | June 17 | 7:30 p.m. | Indianapolis | Michael A. Carroll Stadium NCFC (4-3-4) Home 2-1-2, Road 2-2-2, Neutral 0-0-0 Match 12 SPRING SEASON Date Opponent Result Date .............................................................June 17, 2017 Sat 3.25 Miami FC D 1-1 Site .................................................................Indianapolis Field .........................................Michael A. Carroll Stadium Sat 4.8 @ San Francisco L 3-1 Kickoff Time .................................................7:30 p.m. (ET) Sat 4.15 FC Edmonton W 3-1 Broadcast Information beIN Sports, WRAL2, WILM-TV10, beIN Sat 4.22 @ Miami D 1-1 Sports Connect, WRAL.com (95.7 The Ticket) 95.7 FM 1550 Sat 4.29 @ Puerto Rico W 1-0 AM Sat 5.6 San Francisco Deltas L 2-1 NCFC IND Sat 5.13 Jacksonville Armada W 3-1 Sat. 5.20 @ Puerto Rico W 2-1 Sun 5.28 @ Jacksonville L, 2-1 Match Preview: Sun 6.4 New York Cosmos L, 1-0 North Carolina FC (4W-3D-4L, 15 pts, 5th place) will have to move on quickly from its Open Cup clash Fri 6.9 @ New York D, 2-2 with the Houston Dynamo, as the team resumes NASL play with a trip to Michael A. Carroll Stadium in Sat 6.17 @ Indiana Indianapolis for a matchup with the Indy Eleven (0W-7D-4L, 7 pts, 8th place) on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Sat 6.24 Indy Eleven Points are on the table, as North Carolina FC can jump to third place with a win against the Eleven. The Tues 7.4 Miami FC team has performed well on the road this season, taking points from four out of six road matches, most Fri 7.7 @ Edmonton recently earning a 2-2 draw against the New York Cosmos on June 10th. Sat 7.15 Puerto Rico FC The meeting between the two teams is the first of 2017. Indy went undefeated with six-consecutive FALL SEASON draws to open the season, but the team has struggled of late, losing four of its last five league matches. Date Opponent North Carolina FC will look to its consistent attack, which has recorded 16 goals this season. The goals Sat 7.29 Puerto Rico FC rank second in the league this year, just one shy of Miami FC, who currently tops the NASL table. The Sat 8.5 @ Miami team will also look to shore up its defense effort, as Paul Black is expected to resume NASL play after Sat 8.12 Jacksonville Armada an injury kept him sidelined the last six matches. Tue 8.15 Miami FC Last Time Out: Sat 8.19 @ San Francisco NCFC fell in a heartbreaker to the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday, June 14, as the MLS side clinched Sun 8.26 New York Cosmos a 3-2 win in the 109th minute with a goal from Memo Rodriguez. A back and forth game saw Steven Sat 9.2 FC Edmonton Miller and Lance Laing each score a goal for NCFC. Sun 9.10 @ Edmonton Wed 9.13 @ Indiana Players to Watch: Sat 9.16 Puerto Rico FC #7 Lance Laing Sat 9.23 @ New York Laing goes into this weekend’s matchup in great form for NCFC. The midfielder from Jamaica has scored Sun 10.1 Indy Eleven two set-piece goals in the past two games for NCFC, pushing his goal tally to 6 goals in 2017, with five Sat 10.7 @ Puerto Rico coming from NASL play and one in the Open Cup. Sun 10.15 @ Jacksonville #32 Colin Falvey Sat 10.21 San Francisco Deltas Falvey, a 6’1” center defender from Cork City, Ireland, has captained the Indy Eleven for all of his nine Wed 10.29 @ Indiana appearances this season. He has been named to the NASL Team of the Week twice this season, along with being selected for the NASL Team of the Month for his impressive games in May. He has won 56 U.S. Open Cup duels, 30 tackles, and intercepted 25 passes this season for Indy Eleven. Wed 5.17 @ Carolina Dynamo W, 6-1 Wed 5.31 Charlotte Independence W, 4-1 NASL TABLE: Wed 6.14 Houston Dynamo L, 3-2 Team GP W D L GF GA GD PTS Miami FC 11 7 3 1 17 8 9 24 Jacksonville Armada 11 5 4 2 15 9 6 19 San Francisco Deltas 11 4 5 2 12 10 2 17 New York Cosmos 11 4 5 2 14 14 0 17 North Carolina FC 11 4 3 4 16 15 1 15 FC Edmonton 11 3 1 7 9 16 -7 10 Puerto Rico FC 11 1 4 6 15 19 -4 7 Indy Eleven 11 0 7 4 12 19 -7 7 North Carolina Football CLub North Carolina Football CLub Black is Back: Albadawi second-half brace. After missing six matches (4 NASL & 2 Open Cup) Scoring Early and Often: due to injury, Paul Black played his first match in Fans haven’t had to wait long for NCFC to score a The win against Charlotte clinched a match with more than month and went 120 minutes against goal. The team has scored seven goals in the first 30 the Houston Dynamo, marking the fifth time in six the Houston Dynamo. minutes of play this season. Matt Fondy opened the years that NCFC has hosted a MLS team. The match scoring against Miami FC in the NASL opener in the against the Dynamo was a toe-to-toe affair with A Top Play: fourth minute. In the team’s second home match of neither team able to pull away from the other after Billy Schuler earned national attention for his goal the season, Lance Laing opened the scoring in the 90 minutes. After NCFC’s extra-time chance was against the New York Cosmos. His one-touch volley fourth minute with a gorgeous free-kick and Nazmi denied, Houston took the lead in the 109th minute from outside the box flew into the net and was the Albadawi added another goal in the 23rd minute. and held on for the win. No. 1 play on #SCTop10 and was also featured as The trend continued with a win over Jacksonville the NASL Play of the Week. His play also earned his as James Marcelin scored NCFC’s first goal in the The club finished its Open Cup season with a 2-1 spot on the NASL Team of the Week for Week 12. 27th minute of play. Marcelin continued his trend record, while outscoring its opponents 12-5. of early goals in the U.S. Open Cup, finding the Thinking Outside the Box: back of the net in the 17th minute of a derby win Carranza, del Rosario, Perez Represent U.S NCFC is a constant threat with the ball anywhere in over the Charlotte Independence. Most recently, U18 the attacking half. The team’s long-range scoring Billy Schuler and Steven Miller scored screamers in Jose Carranza and Capital Area RailHawks Manny abilities have been prominently displayed over the the first 10 minutes of play in the team’s last two Perez and Lucas del Rosario are becoming key last few matches. It’s last five goals have all come matches. pieces for the U.S. U18 youth national team. The from strikes outside the box. Steven Miller and trio led the U.S. U18 team to a second-place finish Lance Laing stuck from distance against Houston, Career Revival: in the Slovakia Cup on April 28. while Laing and Billy Schuler found of the back of After just one goal in 19 appearances in 2016 for the net against the Cosmos in its last league match Lance Laing with Minnesota United, a change of All three are now back in the U18 camp again and center back Connor Tobin even produced a scenery was exactly what he needed. The Jamaican from June 8-19 in Lisbon, Portugal for the Lisbon screamer against the Charlotte Independence. The has scored six goals and recorded three assists in International Tournament. The U.S. will play club has totaled nine goals from outside the box 2017. The combined scoring and assist numbers Portugal, Norway and Japan in the tournament. this season. lead the NASL, while he is second in the league in The team with the most points after the matches scoring and at the top of the league in assists. Laing will be crowned champions. The NCFC trio are three A Scoring Chance: also leads the NASL in total crosses with 68. The of 11 returnees from the national team’s previous Captain Nazmi Albadawi ranks top five in the NASL free-kick specialist is deadly anywhere close to the camp in April. in chances created. The local talent leads the team box. Laing has scored three times and twice in the with 15 chances created on the season. He’s scored last two matches from free kicks. U16/18 Academies Bound for U.S. Soccer three times across all competitions. Playoffs: Protecting the Net: Both the U16 and U18 Capital Area RailHawks NASL Team of the Month: Brian Sylvestre is having a breakout season Academy teams are bound for the U.S. Soccer Brian Sylvestre, Lance Laing and Billy Schuler all between the posts. He leads the NASL with 50 Developmental Academy Playoffs. The competition earned a spot on the NASL Team of the Month for saves. His eight saves against Miami FC secured a features the best academies in the nation. NCFC’s May after impressive performances helped NCFC point on the road and earned him NASL Player of Academy was one of 21 to place teams in the play- move into the top half of the standings.