LD Update: NASL & USL Pro Game Night; Honors; US Futsal tops Canada

The Holiday slate for the lower division leagues started this evening with a pair of games. The fans of the home teams went home happy with one-goal victories with those in Cary, NC also getting a natural fireworks show during lightning delays. 

NASL: Carolina RailHawks 2:1 Atlanta Silverbacks - Eric Wynalda's debut with Atlanta started off on the wrong foot, falling behind after just four minutes when Jason Garey delivered a through ball behind the defense for an easy finish for Nick Zimmerman. Matt Horth answered in the 15th minute when he finished from eight yards off a Borfor Carr cross. An hour-long delay at the 23-minute mark was followed by another a few minutes after the restart. After the official third intermission for halftime, the hosts wasted no time once again claiming the lead when a clearance deflected to Cory Elenio, whose cross was headed in from eight yards for the winner five minutes in. - MORE

LD Update: Honors & English Exhibitions

NASL News: The Puerto Rico Islanders got off to a slow start in the Caribbean Football Union's Club Championship Cup tournament with a 1-1 draw against Trinidad & Tobago's Caledonia AIA... The league announced San Antonio Scorpions' Jonathan Greenfield as the Defensive Player of the Week and Dan Antoniuk of the Tampa Bay Rowdies as the Offensive Player of the Week.

USL Pro News: The Charleston Battery announced a July 28 friendly against Nottingham Forest of the Npower Championship (English second flight) at Blackbaud Stadium... Forest will also be playing Orlando City, who announced they will play the two-time European champions July as well as affiliated side Stoke City of the English Premier League July 28... A hat-trick for Harrisburg's Yann Ekra earned him the Player of the Week honor, highlighting the Team of the Week.