LD Update: USL Pro Game Night; Complex groundbreaking; Signings

Harrisburg City Islanders 1:2 Charlotte Eagles - It was not a pleasant home opener for Harrisburg as a thunderstorm halted the game for 88 minutes just after a half-hour of play. Then things got interesting in the second half with Harrisburg's Sainey Touray go-ahead goal two minutes in. Charlotte's Darryl Roberts, answered for the Eagles in the 66th off a feed from Joseph Kabwe, a second half sub that also set up the Jorge Herrera game-winner seven minutes later. - More

Charleston Battery 4:0 Antigua Barracuda - The Battery dominated the visiting Antigua side which was shutout for the second time in three nights. Following a scoreless first half, Jose Cuevas tallied the first a minute into the second stanza. Then it was all Nicki Paterson as he scored the second in the 74th before setting up Salieu Bundu six minutes later and Dane Kelly in the 90th. - More

LA Blues 2:1 Wilmington Hammerheads - The club's first two goals were enough to post the team's first victory of the season. The Blues had to come from behind, though, for the result with Bryce Taylor giving visiting Wilmington the advantage five minutes before the break when former Blues striker Chukwudi Chijindu poked the ball to Taylor for a tap-in. The Blues had the lead 15 minutes into the second half when a long ball found Matt Fondy for the equalizer in the 49th and a handball allowed Allan Russell to score the winner from the spot. - More

Complex Groundbreaking: The Fredericksburg Area Soccer Association are finally breaking ground on an 80-acre, $3.5 soccer complex project with four full-sized fields and six small-sided fields in Spotsylvania, Va. after a six year effort. The complex will be home to the club's Super Y-League teams and PDL Fredericksburg Hotspur and W-League Fredericksburg Impact.

US Open Cup Qualifying: The two clubs that qualified out of USASA Region IV a year ago, Doxa Italia and DV8 Defenders, both dropped their opening games in Ontario, California, where the tournament got off to an unfortunate start with the 'New Mexico' representative, EP Elite of El Paso, Texas, not arriving. Downing Doxa was Cal FC, a club led by former US international and MLS star Eric Wynalda. - More

USL Pro News: The LA Blues have added former Carolina RailHawk Cory Miller to the roster. Previously announced additions, however, are yet to be available for the Blues for various issues, including former MLS standout Maykel Galindo, reports Scott French.

PDL News: The Portland Timbers U23s announced four additions to the roster, including returning defender Reed Matte and three-year Tacoma Tide (now Sounders U-23) defender Evyn Hewett... Hours before their season opener, Orlando City announced two members of the reigning NCAA champion North Carolina Tarheels, goalkeeper Brendan Moore and defender Darvin Ebanks, have joined the club's U23 side. The team also announced the addition of four others, featuring three local products and a former Brooklyn Knights PDL player... In a preseason friendly Thursday evening, the El Paso Patriots defeated the University of Texas-El Paso, 3-1.

W-League Signings: The Vancouver Whitecaps announced six more players for the 2012 season, including Canadian internationals Shannon Woeller (D) and Chelsea Stewart (M)... The Colorado Rapids Women added to the roster Danish international Katrine Korsgaard, a former captain of Denmark's youth national teams who has 46 combined caps at all levels for the country... The DC United Women added a pair of former WPS Philadelphia Independence players in Joanna Lohman and Lianne Sanderson...

WPSL News: The New York Fury announced the addition of three former WPS players to the WPSL Elite roster with Megan Lenczyk, Cari Roccaro and Kim Yokers joining the roster... The Portland Rain were saved at the last minute with the Portland Timbers coming to the rescue as a partner.

NPSL News: FCNY dropped down to the NPSL, and still can't find success, falling 2-1 to the Brooklyn Italians in the opener.

THIS WEEK

Saturday, May 5
NASL: Atlanta @ Minnesota
NASL: Tampa Bay @ San Antonio
USL Pro: Charlotte @ Rochester
USL Pro: Richmond @ Dayton
USL Pro: Pittsburgh @ Orlando
USL PDL: Seacoast @ Worcester
USL PDL: Boston @ CFC
USL PDL: Real Maryland @ Virginia Beach
USL PDL: Real Colorado @ Des Moines
USL PDL: Austin @ Texas
USL PDL: El Paso @ West Texas
USL PDL: Tucson @ Fresno
USL PDL: Los Angeles @ Ventura County
NPSL: Brooklyn @ Mass United
NPSL: Jacksonville @ Mississippi
NPSL: Pensacola @ Atlanta
NPSL: Rocket City @ Myrtle Beach
NPSL: Knoxville @ Chattanooga
NPSL: Jacksonville @ Mississippi
NPSL: Rocket City @ Myrtle Beach
NPSL: Santa Clarita @ SD Flash
NPSL: Fullerton @ San Diego Boca
NPSL: Phoenix @ Hasental
NPSL: North Coast @ Bay Area
USASA-RIV* - The Internationalist v Doxa Italia
USASA-RIV* - Cal FC v EP Elite
USASA-RIV* - EP Elite v Doxa Italia
USASA-RIV* - The Internationalist v Cal FC

Sunday, May 6
NASL: Carolina @ Edmonton
USL Pro: Wilmington @ Los Angeles
USL PDL: Ocala @ Tampa
USL PDL: Orange County @ Los Angeles
NPSL: Pocono @ Binghamton
NPSL: Pensacola @ Georgia
NPSL: San Francisco @ Sonoma County
NPSL: San Jose @ Sacramento
USASA-RIV* - Championship (Two Group Winners)

* US Open Cup Qualifying: USASA Region IV Tournament (Ontario, CA)
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