Armada Matchday Vol. 2, Issue 12 | Rayo OKC & FC Edmonton - Sept. 24, 2016 A by ArmadaFC

ARMADA MATCHDAY OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAM I VOL 2, ISSUE 12

FOR THE

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SEPT 24 7:00PM COMMUNITY

FIRST PARK HISPANIC HERITAGE NIGHT SPONSORED BY

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THIS WEEKS MATCHES VS.

PRESENTED BY

SATURDAY’S MATCH

Saturday the Armada FC pairs up against NASL newcomer Rayo OKC on the Hispanic Heritage night at Community First Park at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. The matchup is the third and final of the season and the Armada FC are looking to top their midwestern opponent.

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The pregame festivities return Saturday with the Intuition Blue and Bold Street Party presented by PRI Productions. The Latin inspired party includes live music from Ritmo y Sabor, dance performances by Raices de Colombia, México en la Piel, Renacer Borincuano and River City Arts & Event Center, special giveaways from Armada FC sponsors and interactive games. Delicious food will be available from Jax Truckies food trucks Chubby Burrito, Guanabana Artisans Popsicles and Latin Soul Grill.

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WEDNESDAY’S MATCH

Canadian adversary FC Edmonton returns to the First Coast and is on a bit of hot streak. The Eddies are have managed to grind out some impressive results and remain in contention as the Fall Season wears on. The Armada FC has yet to top the Alberta based opponent this season and Mark Lowry and crew will be looking to take all three points and climb the table in what is sure to be a thrilling Fall Season showdown. It is Youth Soccer Night at Community First Park and the mid-week action is sure to see plenty of the area’s best youth soccer clubs in attendance. Of course the hump day tradition of $1 beers is still in effect at select spots at the stadium for Armada FC supporters 21 and older. The Matchday traditions are still in order as well as the flag will raise, the coin toss and the Kraken will surface just before the players take the pitch.

2016 SCHEDULE W (1-0) W (2-1) D (0-0) L (1-5) L (2-3) D (0-0) W(2-1) D (3-0) L (1-3) 11:00AM

PHILADELPHIA UNION (MLS) ORLANDO CITY SC (MLS) @ UNF Ospreys (NCAA D-I) NEW YORK RED BULLS (MLS) TULSA ROUGHNECKS (USL) CHARLESTON BATTERY (USL) @ Miami FC @ JU Dolphins (NCAA D-I) RAYO OKC @ Flagler College (NCAA D-II)

SPRING SEASON Sun, April 10 L (2-0) FRI, APRIL 15 W (2-1) Sat, April 23 D(1-1) SAT, APRIL 30 WED, MAY 4 L (0-1) SAT, MAY 7 L (0-1) Sat, May 14 L (2-0) Sun, May 22 L (1-0) SAT, MAY 28 D(1-1) Wed, Jun 1* W (2-1) Sat, June 4 D (0-0) SAT, JUNE 11 D (1-1) Wed, Jun 15* L (0-1)

@ New York Cosmos MIAMI FC @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers OPEN DATE FC EDMONTON RAYO OKC @ Minnesota United FC @ Ottawa Fury INDY ELEVEN Charleston Battery (USL) @ Carolina RailHawks TAMPA BAY ROWDIES Orlando City SC

Sat, July 2 D (1-1) SAT, JULY 9 W (2-1) Wed, July 13 L (3-0) Sat, July 16 L (1-0) SAT, JULY 23 L (0-2) Sat, July 30 L (1-0) Wed, Aug 3 L (5-2) SAT, AUG 6 D (2-2) Sat, Aug 13 W (1-2) WED, AUG 17 D(1-1) SAT, AUG 20 D(0-0) SAT, AUG 27 Sat, Sept 3 L (1-0) Sun, Sept 11 L (2-3) Sat, Sept 17 D(3-3) SAT, SEPT 24 7:00PM WED, SEPT 28 6:30PM Sat, Oct 1 8:00PM SAT, OCT 8 7:00PM WED, OCT 12 6:30PM SAT, OCT 15 7:00PM Sun, Oct 23 4:00PM SUN, OCT 30 4:00PM

@ Tampa Bay Rowdies PUERTO RICO FC @ New York Cosmos @ Miami FC OTTAWA FURY @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers @ Indy Eleven CAROLINA RAILHAWKS @ Ottawa Fury FORT LAUDERDALE STRIKERS MINNESOTA UNITED FC OPEN DATE @ Carolina RailHawks @ Rayo OKC @ Puerto Rico FC RAYO OKC FC EDMONTON @ Minnesota United FC INDY ELEVEN MIAMI FC NEW YORK COSMOS @ FC Edmonton TAMPA BAY ROWDIES

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PRE SEASON

ARMADA SPOTLIGHT

MARK LOWRY INTERIM HEAD COACH

TAKING CHARGE

ark Lowry arrived in Jacksonville in September of 2015 with over 10 years’ of M experience as a coach, to join Eric Dade’s interim coaching staff. Since taking charge of the fleet as interim head coach in August, he has brought a new energy and vitality to a team looking for a lift. He has even conquered the Armada’s biggest demon, leading the team to its first road win in club history over Ottawa on Aug. 13 in only his first match in charge. Can this Birmingham, England, native right the ship and bring an anxious fan base what it so desires? Well, signs are looking up. “We are happy with the progression of the team,” said Lowry. “We feel that week-to-week the team is going in the right direction. We are trying to implement a very positional system of play, both offensively and defensively, so that the guys have to get used to their roles and responsibilities on the field.

It is the structure of the club from the owner, through the front office, and down to the team. When I say the team, I am talking about the first team, the U-23’s all the way down to the Academy. It is great when you have a structure like that in place in an area like Jacksonville. There is a fantastic community here with a rich soccer history from youth all the way to pro. Only good things can happen. I believe that every month, every week and every season we are getting the right people around us. We are bringing in quality, from players to office staff. When you have good people around you, the right stuff will happen. I see a bright future for this club, and I am happy to be a part of it. “

‘PEPP TALK’ WITH COLE PEPPER TONIGHT’S MATCH After just six matches at the helm, interim head coach Mark Lowry is putting his stamp on the Armada style of play. In back-to-back road matches, the Armada tallied five goals, including their first three-goal performance since last October. But it isn’t just the goals that are making Lowry’s case, it’s the way the goals are developing.

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We tell them every day, ‘if the 11 falls asleep, it will not work.’ It is definitely a team effort here and requires that all of our players be on the same page. It is good that we are scoring goals and we are looking like we can score goals. That is all positive.

The Armada is one of the shorter teams in the NASL, but it is also one of the more skilled, so Lowry is demanding the ball be played at the feet of Jacksonville’s technically skilled attackers. Take the first goal in Puerto Rico as an example. Goalkeeper Sean Lewis rolled the ball to centerback Tyler Ruthven, who passed it along the ground to holding midfielder Kevan George, who took a dribble, then fed Nicklas Maripuu. Maripuu quickly sent it forward to attacking midfielder Alex Dixon at the halfway line, who sent a one-touch pass to winger Zach Steinberger, who wasted no time lobbing an accurate ball in the path of an overlapping right back Matt Bahner. Bahner needed only one leaping touch to cut it back to Charles Eloundou to finish for his fourth goal of the year. Eight players, quick passing and a beautiful goal.

That’s the kind of soccer Mark Lowry wants to see.

THE VISITORS

Win: 2-3 Miami FC 4/22 (A) Defeat: 2-3 Carolina RailHawks 4/9 (H) SPRING SEASON RESULTS

The Armada FC has faced the NASL newbies three times so far this season, once during preseason (3/19) and twice during regular season (5/4, 9/11). However, the Boys in Blue have yet to top their midwestern rivals and will be looking to get their first win against Rayo OKC Saturday on home turf. The Armada’s opponents currently sit at No. 6 (4W-4D-5L, 16 pts.) in the NASL Fall standings.

2016 SPRING SEASON STATS

Sitting at an impressive third spot with a record of 7W-4D2L in the Fall standings, Canadian side FC Edmonton has come a long way since its first visit to the Bold City last February and will meet the Armada FC for the second time this season. The Eddies, as they’re fondly known to their Canuck contingents, hail from Alberta and are the far most northern team in North American soccer. The club is led by longtime head coach and former Canadian national team member Colin Miller.

GP – 10 W–3 L–4 D–3 PPG – 1.2

BIGGEST

Win: 2-0 Ottawa Fury 4/24 (H) Defeat: 0-3 Ottawa Fury 5/11 (H) SPRING SEASON RESULTS

GP – 10 W–5 L–3 D–2 PPG – 1.7

So far this season, the Armada FC has battled the Eddies only once. The first begining early during the Spring Season at Community First Park on May 4, resulting in a 1-0 loss for the Armada. The match was the first defeat to Edmonton in Armada history. Wednesday’s match will be the second of three meetings this year. The Armada head north of the border on Oct. 23 for the final meeting of the year against the Eddies.

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BIGGEST

Rayo OKC, owned by La Liga side Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, is a little over halfway done with their inaugural season in the North American Soccer League. Led by Gerard Nus, replacing Alen Marcina at the beginning of August, the Oklahoma-based club finished the spring season in the eighth place (3W-3D-4L, 12pts.) among the, at that time, 11 teams.

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2016 SPRING SEASON STATS

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PLAYER ROSTER #

NAME

AGE

POS.

HT.

WT.

HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS CLUB

Alex Andersson

6-0

180

Stockholm, Sweden/Degerfors IF

Matt Bahner

6-0

174

Cincinnati, Ohio/Harrisburg City Islanders

Danny Barrow

5-7

140

Braunton, England/Truro City FC

Bryan Burke

6-2

185

Newport Beach, Calif./Louisville City FC

Alex Dixon

5-8

150

Humble, Texas/Rochester Rhinos

Charles Eloundou

5-7

155

Yaoundé, Cameroon/Colorado Rapids

Miguel Gallardo

6-1

183

Torreón, Mexico/Orlando City SC

Derek Gebhard

6-0

160

Severna Park, Md./Jacksonville United FC

Kevan George

6-2

170

Roxborough, Trinidad & Tobago/Columbus Crew

Mechack Jérôme

5-10

165

Liancourt, Haiti/Charlotte Independence

Jemal Johnson

5-9

165

Paterson, N.J./New York Cosmos

Alhassane Keita

5-5

149

Conakry, Guinea/FC St. Gallen

Pekka Lagerblom

5-11

158

Lahti, Finland/FC Lahti

Garry Lewis

5-10

165

Orange Park, Fla./Liikunnan Riemu

Sean Lewis

6-1

175

Rockford, Mich./Olympia FC

Nicklas Maripuu

6-1

180

Stockholm, Sweden/IK Sirius

Kyle Nasta

6-0

170

Jacksonville, Fla./Armada FC

Beto Navarro

6-1

165

Delano, Calif./Orange County Blues

Patrick Otte

5-7

160

Thousand Oaks, Calif./Ventura County Fusion

Karl Ouimette

6-0

175

Repentigny, Quebec/New York Red Bulls (on loan)

Nicolas Perea

5-10

170

Hollywood, Fla./Syracuse University

Jason Plumhoff

6-0

155

Ellicott City, Md./FC Edmonton*

Chaim Roserie

5-4

116

Mississauga, Ontario/West Toronto Cobras

Tyler Ruthven

6-2

195

Alpharetta, Ga./Arizona United SC

Lucas Scaglia

5-6

160

Rosario, Argentina/HNK Rijeka

Zach Steinberger

5-11

172

San Diego, Calif./Houston Dynamo (on loan)

Anthony Wallace

5-11

160

St. Petersburg, Fla./New York Red Bulls

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