Down the stretch: The final weeks of NASL Spring 2013

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With just three weeks remaining, the race for the spring title and the right to host the NASL Soccer Bowl later this fall is a wide open race with five of the seven clubs still in the hunt with only six points separating the league-leading Atlanta Silverbacks and San Antonio Scorpions, who are tied for fifth.

The top three clubs in the table currently all have a full slate of games remaining whilst the fourth-place Tampa Rowdies, the defending league champion, have a tall task ahead of them, trailing by five points with only two games left on top of a stretch that has seen them go winless (0-3-1) in their last four since US Open Cup play began.

Lower Division Five Stars - Round Three

A weekly list of the top five players or performances of each round in NASL, USL Pro and MLS Reserves…

ROUND THREE (April 15-21)

Christhian Hernandez – Harrisburg City Islanders

On loan from affiliate Philadelphia Union, the striker was key in the club earning the first win by a USL Pro side against an MLS Reserve League team. Hernandez stunned the host Rapids Reserve just two minute in with the opening goal and set up Greg Jordan for the game-winner in the 64^th minute as they held on for the 2-1 victory.