PSP contributor Tim Uhrich returns to PSP’s pages to focus on the Harrisburg City Islanders and writes that the team is benefiting from the Philadelphia Union players on loan in Harrisburg.
New alliance will include interleague play between USL PRO and MLS Reserve League teams and MLS clubs partnering with USL PRO clubs as the Union has done since 2010. UPDATED
Derek Meluzio, the man behind Harrisburg City Islanders blog Upper 90, provides some background on the Union affiliate and opponent in Tuesday’s US Open Cup quarterfinal match.
The Union slogged through Tuesday night’s water-logged friendly, failing to find their top gear, falling to the City Islanders 3-2.
It was the goal heard around the American soccer world — or at least, it was one of them last week. J.T. Noone keyed the week’s most improbable comeback with a 22-yard goal to lift Harrisburg to a near-miraculous upset in the US Open Cup.
The PSP previews of the City Islanders ahead of their season opener at home against Pittsburgh Riverhounds on April 16.
Think you’ve got the stuff to play professional ball? On November 28, the Harrisburg City Islanders are holding an open tryout.
The PSP talks to Harrisburg City Islanders defender Tyler Ruthven, son of Dick Ruthven, a pitcher for the 1980 World Series winning Phillies.
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