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Match Preview: Fort Lauderdale vs. Minnesota
Strikers Host Stars on Saturday
Posted on Fri, May 18, 2012

The defending NASL Champion Minnesota Stars look to extend their unbeaten start (3-3-0) to the 2012 campaign Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale. These two teams drew the previous meeting in Fort Lauderdale 0-0 on April 14. Fort Lauderdale has not lost at home this season.

Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs. Minnesota Stars FC

Saturday, May 19, 2012 – 7:30 p.m. EDT

Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Webcast:  NASL on Ustream

2012 Series:  Tied 0-1-0

  Fort Lauderdale Minnesota
Head Coach                  Daryl Shore Manny Lagos
2012 Records 2-3-2, 9pts 3-3-0, 12pts
Goals Leader  Andy Herron (3)
Aly Hassan (3)
Devin Del Do (2)
Amani Walker (2)
Assists Leader Walter Restrepo (4)

Kentaro Takada (2)
Amani Walker (2)

 

QUICK FACTS

Fort Lauderdale

  • The Strikers are undefeated at home this season (2-1-0).
  • M Walter Restrepo leads the league in assists with four.
  • D Lance Laing is on Jamaican National Team duty and will miss this match.

Minnesota

  • GK Matt Van Oekel has three shutouts this season.
  • Minnesota has had nine different goal scorers this season.
  • The Stars have scored eleven times in their past four games after not scoring in their opening two matches.
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Standings
TEAM GP W T L GD PTS
Carolina RailHawks 6 3 2 1 4 11
Tampa Bay Rowdies 6 3 2 1 3 11
Atlanta Silverbacks 6 3 1 2 1 10
Minnesota United FC 6 2 2 2 1 8
FC Edmonton 6 2 2 2 1 8
San Antonio Scorpions 6 1 2 3 -4 5
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 6 1 1 4 -6 4
*Tiebreakers: 1. Goal Differential - 2. Total Goals - 3. Head-to-Head record