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2009 First Round: City Islanders are 3-for-3 with opening round win over Reading Rage

June 9, 2009 by

Skyline Sports Complex – Harrisburg, Pa. | 7:05 p.m.
Match Reports: PennLive.com
4
FT
1
Steve Fisher (Chad Severs) 1’
Ty Shipalane (Cody Reinberg) 42’
Nicolas Patterson 49’
Chad Severs (PK) 60’
      8’ Jon Ports

The Harrisburg City Islanders made easy work out of their nearby PDL opponents, the Reading Rage, cruising to a 4-1 victory. The win puts the City Islanders into the Second Round for the third time in their brief three-year history.

It was the first Open Cup appearance for the Rage since 2003 when they were a professional team in the USL’s Pro Soccer League. Reading was looking for their first Open Cup win, having lost their opening game in their two previous appearances (2001, 2003).

The USL-2 club got on the board right away when Chad Severs assisted on Steve Fisher’s opening minute goal. Reading responded seven minutes later when Jon Ports netted an unassisted tally.

Ty Shipalane put the City Islanders in front for good just three minutes from halftime, off a pass from Cody Reinberg. Harrisburg padded their advantage in the second half, with goals from Nicki Paterson and a penalty kick by Severs.

Harrisburg will now host fellow USL-2 club Western Mass Pioneers in the Second Round on June 16.

LINEUPS

Reading: Jeremy Vuolo; Darren O’Connor, Ged Quinn, Josh Beinenfeld, Adam Welch; Stephen Hogan (Luke Mulholland 66), Felix Obilo (Mario Villa Boa 78), Dwayne Smith (Evans Frimpong 67), Adam Gazda, Jon Ports; Aaron Wheeler

Harrisburg: Chase Harrison; Geoff Bloes, Tim Velten, Nate Baker, Cody Reinberg; Nicki Paterson, Jason Pelletier, Mo Oduor (David Schofield 66), Ty Shipalane (Brandon Swartzendruber 72); Steve Fisher, Chad Severs (Phillip Buffington 82)

Cautions
REA: Obilo 28, Smith 31, Wheeler 57, O’Connor 59
HAR: Pelletier 22, Reinberg 30, Velten 68
Referees: Ian Bongaardt, Tim Snyder, Zach Rubinich, Geoff Halberstadt

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2009 First Round, Chad Severs, Chase Harrison, Harrisburg City Islanders, Jeremy Vuolo, Jon Ports, Nicolas Patterson, Reading Rage, Steve Fisher, Ty Shiplane

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