Let’s take a moment to send our congratulations to a few of our players, both past and present, on recent achievements in respective leagues and tournaments!
Brian Brown Ends His 1st MLS Season with 2 Goals
Brian Brown
Ridge Mahoney | Soccer America Confidential
Philadelphia Union player Brian Brown is only 21, yet he’s on loan from Jamaican club Harbour View FC and thus is not a rookie. Brown scored two (2) goals in eight (8) games for only 230 minutes of playing time taking 5 shots, starting once with an impressive 0.78% goals per game average.
The Union weren’t able to qualify for the MLS playoffs, ending their season with a home game against Columbus Crew on October 26th.
HVFC past and present players expected to represent in the Caribbean Cup
Kemar Lawrence
Congratulations to Kemar ‘Taxi’ Lawrence who is selected as a part of the Reggae Boyz squad in preparations for 2014 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Caribbean Cup.
Three former HVFC Players in goalkeepers, Ryan ‘Godda’ Thompson and Andre Blake, along with defender Jermaine Taylor may be a part of the squad as well. Complete Jamaica squad soon to be announced.
Richard ‘Shortman’ Edwards scores a penalty kick to help York Region Shooters win CSL Championship
*Photo: Richard ‘Shortman’ Edwards poses with trophy and fellow former HVFC player, Robert ‘Little Bebe’ Scarlett
Richard Edwards poses with trophy and fellow former HVFC player, Robert Scarlett
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Canadian Soccer League – Kingston reserves triumph in Second Division
TORONTO – Sunday, October 26, 2014 – York Region Shooters won the Canadian Soccer League championship with a 5-4 score in penalty kicks following a 1-1 tie at the end of regulation time and an extra 30 minutes of overtime at Esther Shiner Stadium in Toronto Sunday night.
It’s been a banner season for York Region with the victory extending an unbeaten streak to 21 games – 18 regular season and three playoff championship encounters to set a record of going a complete season in the CSL without a loss.
Following a scoreless tie at 90 minutes, York Region went ahead at 110 minutes with forward Richard West’s thumping header from a right wing cross by Adrian Pena. With just four minutes remaining, Toronto Croatia tied the game at 116 minutes on a goal by Shawn Brown who drove the ball into the roof of the net from close range.
With a 1-1 tie after 120 minutes, the game went into penalty kicks with Shooters scoring all five, while Toronto Croatia found the net four times out of five for a 5-4 York Region Shooters victory on penalty kicks.
Desmond Humphrey, Babjide Fatoba, Hector Mackie, Ricky Herron and Richard Edwards scored on the penalty kicks for York Region Shooters, while Pero Menalo, Hayden Fitzwilliams, David Velastegui and Daniel Niksic scored for Toronto Croatia.
“Teamwork throughout the entire season and again tonight gave us the success we were searching for, with the players continuing to play so well together game after game. We are very proud,“ said York Region head coach Darryl Gomez following the win.
Chicago Fire Re-sign Lovel Palmer
Lovel Palmer
Chicage Fire Official Website
The Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced Wednesday that defender Lovel Palmer has re-signed with the Fire. Per MLS and team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“We’re pleased that Lovel will remain a part of this club,” said Fire head coach Frank Yallop. “He was an asset to the backline this past year and he’s a passionate, dedicated individual that will be key for us moving forward.”
Palmer joined the Fire on Dec. 13, 2013 after one season with Real Salt Lake. Starting 29 of the 30 MLS matches in which he appeared, Palmer tallied an assist against Toronto FC on Aug. 23 and scored his first goal in a Fire shirt, also against Toronto FC, on Sept. 13.
“It’s a great feeling, I’m excited to be here,” said Palmer. “It’s a great franchise and we have something here that I think is worth staying for to help build a nice program. It shows that my work this season didn’t go unnoticed. I sat down with the technical staff and discussed this, and there weren’t any doubts or second guesses in my mind whether to re-sign or not. The fans, the city, everything about Chicago makes me feel at home. It was a no-brainer for me to re-sign with the Fire.”
Selected by RSL in Stage 2 of the MLS Re-Entry Draft on Dec. 14, 2012, Palmer made 17 appearances and tallied one assist in regular season play, and made three post-season appearances as RSL reached the 2013 MLS Cup.
The Mandeville, Jamaica product began his professional career with Jamaican First Division side Harbour View FC in 1999, appearing in 143 matches. Palmer joined MLS in March 2010 when he was signed by the Houston Dynamo. In one-and-a-half seasons with the Dynamo, Palmer scored three goals and tallied one assist across 45 appearances. On July 21, 2011, Palmer was traded to the Portland Timbers where he would appear 34 times and tally one assist.
A Jamaican youth international, Palmer made his senior national team debut in 2005 and has since earned 24 caps.