2009 First Round: Real Maryland wins weather-shortened match with Aegean Hawks
Posted on 10. Jun, 2009 by in Recaps
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Ryan Cordeiro (Gary Brooks) 14’
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16’ Michael Goldman RED CARD |
In Rockville, Md., the Dulles Sportsplex Aegean Hawks were done in by Mother Nature on Wednesday night, as their opening round game against the Real Maryland Monarchs was halted in the 74th minute after an hour and a half lightning delay, giving the USL-2 club a 1-0 win. The only goal of the match came from Ryan Cordeiro in the 14th minute, with an assist from Gary Brooks. Soon after, the Hawks were reduced to 10 men when Michael Goldman was shown a red card.
Hawks manager Jonathan Knight was understandably upset that the game was called, saying that the officials called the game too soon. According to Knight, the game needed to be restarted before a 10 pm local deadline and despite the fact that there was no lightning, the game was officially called off at 9:50. The game had to be rescheduled for tonight due to severe thunderstorms on Tuesday night.
This is the second year in a row weather has played a part in Real Maryland’s First Round US Open Cup game. Last year their game against New York Pancyprian Freedoms was moved back three days after severe storms prevented play on the original date. Maryland won the rescheduled game 3-2 in extra time.
Real Maryland travel to “The Beach House” in Ocean City, NJ to take on the Barons for their Second Round match next Tuesday.