FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (April 7, 2012) – The Fort Lauderdale Strikers opened the 2012 season at Lockhart Stadium by defeating FC Edmonton 1-0 on forward Andy Herron’s first goal as a Striker.

“Andy Herron scores the goal and does a great job keeping our guys focused,” said Strikers head coach Daryl Shore. “The guys responded very well to going a man down and I just thought the total team effort was fabulous tonight.”

The Strikers went down to ten men in the 40^th minute of the match when Strikers forward Aly Hassan was shown a straight red card for a sliding tackle against an FC Edmonton defender. The Strikers had several chances at the end of the first half, but were unable to convert.

In the second half the Strikers finally broke through at the 61 minute mark when midfielder Scott Lorenz sent a curling left-footed cross toward the far side of the small area and Andy Herron broke free from his marker and scored his first goal as a Striker.

Goal Summary:

FTL: Andy Herron 61’ (Scott Lorenz)

Cautions:

EDM: Fabrice Lassonde 19’

EDM: Chris Kooy 26’

EDM: Ilja van Leerdam 90’

Ejections:

FTL: Aly Hassan 40’

FC Edmonton Lineup: Michal Misiewicz, Serisay Barthelemy (Alex Semenets 82’), Kevin Hatchi, Shaun Saiko, Ilja van Leerdam, Michael Cox (Kyle Porter 89’), Matt Lam, Jonathan Joseph-Augustin, Adam West (Antonio Rago 41’), Chris Kooy, Fabrice Lassonde

Fort Lauderdale Strikers Lineup: Matt Glaeser, Scott Lorenz, Toni Stahl, Nickardo Blake, Walter Restrepo (Darnell King 89’), Leopoldo Morales (Pecka 89’), Jack Stewart, Aly Hassan, Lance Laing, Conor Shanosky, Andy Herron (Mark Anderson 82’)

Photo Credit: Rosa Cavalcanti