Wilmington Hammerheads News Release -- www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Wilmington Hammerheads travel to Portland, Ore. this week to take on Major League Soccer’s Portland Timbers in the third round of the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The Hammerheads are set to play the Timbers at Jeld-Wen Field at 10:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. PT) on Wednesday night.
Wilmington advanced to the third round after defeating the Austin Aztex of the Premier Development League (PDL) 2-0 last week at House Park in Austin, Texas.
The Hammerheads are transitioning into U.S. Open Cup mode following a difficult weekend in Florida amidst their USL PRO regular season standings. The team took two defeats on the road after playing Orlando City on Saturday at the Florida Citrus Bowl and VSI Tampa Bay FC on Sunday at Plant City Stadium.
Wilmington fell 4-1 against Orlando with a lone goal from midfielder Paul Nicholson, his third of the season. Wilmington again fell the next day to Tampa Bay 1-0 with 20 minutes remaining in the match, giving Tampa Bay their fifth win of the season.
For further information regarding the Wilmington Hammerheads, please contact (910) 777-2111 or visit www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com.