Arizona United Arizona United Soccer Club defeat Charlotte Eagles, extends undefeated streak to three matches

Peoria, Ariz. (Saturday, May 3, 2014) - Sporting new kits, Arizona United Soccer Club defeated Charlotte Eagles 2-1 and extended their undefeated match streak to three on Saturday night at the Peoria Sports Complex in front of 2,755 spectators.

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Arizona United SC enjoying a strong first half start scored their first goal as halftime approached. A ball played to defender Matt Kassel along the right-wing from midfielder Paolo DelPiccolo sprung an Arizona United SC counter attack in the 42nd minute. Kassel with time, cut a defender to the inside, and curled in a cross with his left foot. The ball bounced around before it fell to forward Kadeem Dacres, who hammered in his first professional goal in only his second start all year.

After the restart, Arizona United SC continued to assert their dominance over Charlotte, and their persistence paid off in the 64th minute when defender Scott Morrison sent in a cross into the box from a free kick. The ball was headed to the back corner post by a Charlotte defender, where an unmarked Bryan Gallego waited. He took a touch and sent in a low screamer that was redirected into the back of the net by Bradlee Baladez for his first goal on the season.

The two goal deficit sparked new life into Charlotte as they looked more assertive over the final 20 minutes. Charlotte cut Arizona United SC’s lead in half in the 76th minute when an aggressive attack up the middle of the pitch saw a ball that was deflected over Arizona United SC’s back line after a 50-50 challenge, and into empty space. Charlotte’s leading goal scorer Jorge Herrera ran up, collected the loose ball, and calmly slotted the ball past goalkeeper Evan Newton.

Charlotte continued to force possession into Arizona United SC’s half, but some timely saves by Newton and clever clearence by DelPiccolo in the dying seconds allowed Arizona United SC to hold onto the 2-1 lead as the final whistle blew.

Arizona United SC will take their three match undefeated streak on the road this upcoming weekend as they face Richmond Kickers on Friday, May 9 before heading to Pennsylvania to take on Harrisburg City Islanders on Saturday, May 10.

Arizona United SC’s next home match is on Saturday, May 17 against Orlando City SC at 7 p.m.

-Arizona United Soccer Club Match Report-



Match: Arizona United Soccer Club vs. Charlotte Eagles

Date: May 3rd, 2014

Competition: USL PRO

Venue: Peoria Sports Complex

Kickoff: 7:00 PM PST

Attendance: 2,755

Weather: Clear, and 87 degrees Click Here: Extended Box Score Scoring Summary 1 2 F Arizona United Soccer Club 1 1 2 Charlotte Eagles 0 1 1

Scoring Summary:

AZ – Kadeem Dacres – 42nd minute

AZ – Bradlee Baladez (assist: Bryan Gallego) – 64th minute

CE – Jorge Herrera (Drew Yates) – 76th minute

Misconduct Summary:



Lineups:

Arizona United: Evan Newton, Matt Kassel, Daniel Antúnez, Bryan Gallego, Scott Morrison, Paolo DelPiccolo, Joey Dillon, Bradlee Baladez (Tyler Ruthven – 79), Kadeem Dacres (London Woodberry – 62), Brandon Swartzendruber, Jon Okafor (Joseph Toby – 86)

Charlotte Eagles: Brock Duckworth, Matt Gold (Zak Boggs – 68), JJ Greer, Ben Newnam, Jon Leathers (Kevin Duckett – 68), Wells Thompson, Fred Sekyere (Juan Guzman), Darren Toby, Jorge Herrera, David Geno (Drew Yates – 55), Tyrone Hall (Gui Gentile – 46)