North Carolina Ready to Play Olimpia

The Carolina RailHawks are set to play against Honduras’ most successful team this Friday, March 27, at 8:00 p.m. at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary. This blockbuster match is presented by Harris Wholesale and Bud Light Lime and sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and Cricket Communications. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina will give soccer balls to the first 500 children through the gate son Friday night.

“We are very excited to play against such a successful team,” said RailHawks Head Coach Martin Rennie. “It will give us a chance to measure up to a very strong team in the middle of their season as we prepare to make a run for the Championship and the US Open Cup. It will be a great match for our fans as they will get to see some exciting soccer.”

The RailHawks are already off to a great start having defeated Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution 1-0 in their first outing on March 14th. Coach Rennie and the RailHawks have been hard at work as they continue to build a championship team. Fans will not want to miss this blockbuster event that will be sure to keep them on the edge of their seats.

CD Olimpia hails from Tegucigalpa in Honduras and is the most successful team in the Central American Country with 21 national titles. Also, they are the only Honduran club ever to win the CONCACAF Champions’ Cup twice.

CD Olimpia has developed many notable players throughout their history including 2001 MLS MVP Alex Pineda Chacon, English Premier League midfielder Wilson Palacios and Benfica forward David Suazo. Olimpia is captained by Honduras’ leading goalscorer Wilmer Velasquez, only the second player in Honduras to reach the 150 goal mark.


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