The Puerto Rico Islanders suffered a disappointing end to their stellar season last night when they fell on the road to the Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL First Division championship match by a score of 2-1.The match remained scoreless in the first half after goalkeeper Bill Guadette bailed out the Islanders defense on two different occasions. The contest's first goal came in the 55th minute when a Whitecap corner was deflected high in front of goal. Whitecap striker Charles Gbeke was able to out jump a defender and head the ball into net.
But the Islanders found an equalizer thirteen minutes later when Sandy Gbandi headed a Noah Delgado cross into the Vancouver goal from just atop the six yard box.
However, the Whitecaps answered in the 75th minute when they worked a throw-in into the box where an unmarked Gbeke nodded it into goal for his second tally of the match. The goal proved to be the match winner.
Despite the loss, the Islanders still have work ahead of them. They will take on CSD Municipal at home in CONCACAF Champions League play on October 23rd. The Islanders are currently tied for the Group D lead with a 2-1-1 record.
We here at the Local Fe26 congratulate John Krause and the Islanders on earning their first USL regular season title in club history. We look forward to their matches in the Champions League and hope to see Krause back on the pitch for the Ironmen in the near future.
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