austinaztex.com - Headlines http://austinaztex.com/ Infinity Site Manager en-us Sat, 4 Sep 2010 19:18:00 http://austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=425 Eddie Johnson and Jamie Watson connected two times on Saturday night at House Park, rocketing the Aztex back into first place with a 2-0 victory over the NSC Minnesota Stars. In the 24th minute, Johnson struck for the first time in the game after receiving a through ball from Watson that set up a one-on-one against the Minnesota keeper. After faking to the right, Johnson dodged back outside and left the helpless keeper with nothing to do but watch him put it in the back of the net. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 15:13:00 http://austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=424 The Austin Aztex added one last piece to their roster on the last day of the transfer window, signing Charleston Battery forward Ian Fuller for the remainder of the season. Fuller scored the championship-winning goal for the Battery in the 52nd minute, who finished the season as the top team in the league with an 11-4-5 record and went on to take home the Battery’s third championship. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:12:00 http://austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=423 Only two points separate Austin and Rochester for first place in the USSF D-2 Pro League – a margin that Austin can erase tomorrow with a victory over the NSC Minnesota Stars at 7:30 p.m. at House Park. The Aztex are currently two points back of the idle Rhinos with three games in hand on the club from New York. Meanwhile, Minnesota currently resides in a tie for the eighth and final seed in the fight for the playoffs with FC Tampa Bay, but is nine goals behind in goal differential. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:43:00 http://austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=422 The Austin Aztex will stay busy this fall, opening up their performance training for soccer players ages 10-18 at Cen-Tex Soccer Training. The Aztex are holding two five-week sessions beginning in September and closing in mid-November. Click here for more information on signing up for the performance training. Thu, 2 Sep 2010 14:10:00 http://austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=421 Extra, extra, read all about it! Issue 26 of the weekly Aztex Newsletter is now available on an Aztex website near you! Thu, 2 Sep 2010 13:48:00 http://austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=420 For the second time in the last month, the Austin Aztex and Crystal Palace have reached an agreement to send a player from Baltimore to Austin. Midfielder Tsuyoshi Yoshitake will be joining the club on loan for the remainder of the season, beginning on September 8, to sure up the Aztex depth in the midfield, where the club has been ravaged by injuries all year long. Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:44:00 http://austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=419 For the second consecutive year, the Austin Aztex took home the Austin Chamber of Commerce Community Relations Award on Wednesday night at the Chamber’s Awards Banquet at the Hilton Austin. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:06:00 http://austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=418 The final week in August for the USSF D-2 Pro League featured seven games and kicked off on Aug. 25 with a 2-1 victory by the Carolina RailHawks against the Tampa Bay Rowdies in Florida. The Austin Aztex drew the Portland Timbers 1-1 on the road in Oregon, keeping pace with conference leaders Rochester. Both the Rhinos and Aztex have already qualified for the postseason, but a two-point difference between the clubs ensures a battle all the way down to the wire for the USL Conference crown. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:24:00 http://austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=417 Two minutes after trotting onto the field in the 78th minute, Eddie Johnson snapped a header into the Vancouver Whitecaps goal to send the Austin Aztex home with a 2-2 draw at Swangard Stadium, giving Austin at least one point against every team in the USSF D-2 Pro League. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:49:00 http://austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=416 Despite playing a man down for most of the second half, the Austin Aztex were able to get out of PGE Park in Portland on Thursday night with a 1-1 draw against the Timbers. Sullivan Silva scored the key goal, his first of the year, as he blasted a shot from the left side of the field into the far post, which tied the match in the 27th minute. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:22:00 http://austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=415 Extra, extra, read all about it! Issue 25 of the weekly Aztex Newsletter is now available on an Aztex website near you! Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:31:00 http://austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=414 After a playoff-clinching victory on Sunday at House Park, the Austin Aztex head west for a two-game swing at Portland on Thursday and at Vancouver on Sunday. These two opponents will arguably make for Austin’s toughest weekend of the season as Vancouver is ranked third overall in the USSF D-2 Pro League and tops the NASL Conference, while Portland sits just below the Aztex in the USL Conference table. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:30:00 http://austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=412 A 3-2 victory over Carolina combined with the results from the rest of the USSF Division-2 Pro League over the weekend gave the Aztex a spot in the playoffs for the first time in their brief two-year history. In just 21 games this season, Austin has nearly tripled its win total from the 2009 campaign and already shattered its record for goals in a season. Austin’s trio of leading scorers (Eddie Johnson, Max Griffin, Jamie Watson) are amongst the league leaders in nearly every offensive category and have outscored two of the league’s teams by themselves. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:49:00 http://austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=413 The Rochester Rhinos and Austin Aztex clinched berths in the USSF D-2 Pro League Playoffs this week after Rochester registered six points from two games and Austin won their encounter on Sunday evening. The Rhinos continued their winning ways with a 2-0 victory against Crystal Palace Baltimore to start off Week 20, while the Carolina RailHawks posted their first come-from-behind win with two goals in the second half to defeat Miami FC 2-1. Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:47:00 http://austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=411 Randi Patterson was officially welcomed to the Austin Aztex Sunday night with his first goal for the team that cemented a 3-2 victory over the Carolina RailHawks at House Park. The goal came on a pass lobbed into the center of the six-yard box from Max Griffin that was chested down by Patterson. After one touch on the ground, Patterson blasted it to the keeper’s left side, giving the Aztex a 3-1 lead. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:19:00 http://austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=410 After earning points in seven straight matches, Austin’s second longest streak of the season, the Aztex suffered their first setback on the road last Saturday at Puerto Rico. A chance for redemption is on tap at 6 p.m. on Sunday at House Park in the Aztex first match this season against the Carolina RailHawks. Carolina (8-6-7) sits comfortably in second place in the NASL Conference, eight points behind Vancouver, but six ahead of third-place Montreal. Its troika of leading scorers has six goals, five goals and four goals apiece this season. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:30:00 http://austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=409 Extra, extra, read all about it! Issue 24 of the weekly Aztex Newsletter is now available on an Aztex website near you! Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:40:00 http://austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=408 With the D-2 season winding down, Week 19 was a return to a full league schedule with 10 games across three days. On Aug. 11, the Rochester Rhinos defeated the Carolina RailHawks 2-0 on the road, which, combined with their 2-1 victory against the Montreal Impact on Aug. 14, puts the Rhinos at the top of the table. In other action, the Portland Timbers drew the NSC Minnesota Stars 2-2 in Oregon and the Montreal Impact played Crystal Palace Baltimore to a scoreless draw in Quebec. Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:58:00 http://austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=407 Prior to tonight’s contest at J.R. Loubriel Stadium in Puerto Rico, the Austin Aztex had two seven-game streaks in the works -- they had yet to be defeated on the road all season long and had not lost since June 12. The Islanders ended both of those marks though with a 2-0 victory over the short-handed Aztex, who were playing without two of its top three scorers or its top midfielder. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:53:00 http://austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=406 Last night’s 1-1 result against the Tampa Bay Rowdies maintained Puerto Rico’s slim one-goal advantage over its opponent for the eighth seed in the USSF D-2 playoff race –bringing with it a chance to face the Austin Aztex in the first round. Saturday matches up the possible first-round preview for the first time in Puerto Rico at 7:30 p.m. (CST) at J.R. Loubriel Stadium.