With four to play, QBFC nears AC Connecticut for 1st in the Northeast
Queensboro FC II found the back of the net nine times as they cruised past Pathfinder FC over the weekend. For the first-year club, the blowout win set a club record as they picked up a sixth consecutive victory in the USL Academy League.
Six different players scored for Queensboro, with Damien Barker’s four goals leading the way. On the season, QBFC has found the net 38 times, still 14 goals fewer than AC Connecticut.
It was Barker who opened the scoring in the 7th minute, picking the pocket of the Pathfinder defense and slotting the ball home. After a header by defender Esteban Espinosa doubled the lead ten minutes later, Barker scored his second to give Queensboro a 3-0 lead. Once again it was pressure from the striker to steal the ball and capitalize on the turnover.
A penalty made it 4-0 to the visitors at the half hour mark, scored by midfielder Christian LoGrasso, who recently signed to join Spanish second division club AD Alcorcón. A second penalty from Nikolas Vidal increased the lead before Barker completed a first half hat trick for a 6-0 lead at the break.
Queensboro FC struck another three times in the last half hour of the match. Piero Elias, who assisted Barker’s third goal, got himself on the scoresheet in the 62nd minute before setting up Barker’s fourth and final goal for the eighth of the match. Matthews Tejeda put the finishing touches on the blowout, a shot from outside the box.
QBFC returned to Queens with the second largest margin of victory in the Northeast Division, just shy of AC Connecticut’s 10-0 thrashing of Pathfinder. Now with ten wins on the season, QBFC have pulled level on points with ACC for 1st in the Northeast division with four matches still to come. While Queensboro won both matches between the two, ACC’s solid 52 goals keeps them ahead for the time being, though they have no matches left to play.
Next weekend Queensboro FC takes on Ironbound SC in a vital match between 2nd and 3rd in the division. They’ll kick off at 10am at Deborah and John Danzi Stadium in East Patchogue, Long Island, with the game relocated from Mitchell Field. Just a draw will earn them the single point needed to overtake AC Connecticut for 1st place.
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