5 THINGS | Zourab Tsiskaridze's 65-Yard Strike, José Angulo's Performance Were Key Moments In Week 4

With three sellous in Week 4 – Atlanta, Indy, and Minnesota - of the North American Soccer League (NASL), there were several top performances at the weekend. Zourab Tsiskaridze scored a wonder strike, while José Angulo made a major impact in the Fort Lauderdale Strikers' victory over Ottawa Fury FC.

Here are five key moments from the action this past weekend: 

1 – San Antonio’s Zourab Tsiskaridze had no intention of allowing Indy Eleven’s Sergio Peña to hog the spotlight for scoring goals from downtown, way downtown. The defending champions were desperate for points when they traveled to Blaine, Minn., Saturday night to face equally struggling Minnesota United. All Tsiskaridze did was get the visitors started in the eighth minute by scoring from a free kick from about 65 yards that caught goalkeeper Sammy Ndjock about six yards off his line. It is not the first time the midfielder from the nation of Georgia has scored from distance. The 2-2 draw gave the Scorpions their first point of the 2015 NASL Spring Season.

2 – Fort Lauderdale forward José Angulo made the most of his second start for the Strikers. Lurking at the far post, Angulo nudged home a goal from a corner kick just before halftime against host Ottawa Fury FC. With Ottawa pressing for an equalizer, the former New York Red Bulls and Pittsburgh Riverhounds striker stayed onside on the Strikers’ side of the field before running onto a long lead pass. His initial breakaway attempt was stopped by goalkeeper Romuald Desire Peiser, but Angulo tucked in his own rebound.

3 – Tampa Bay coach Thomas Rongen lambasted his team at halftime, and rightly so: The Rowdies were thoroughly outplayed and outscored by Jacksonville Armada FC, trailing 2-1 at intermission at Al Lang Stadium. The Rowdies got the message, shut down the Armada FC’s game on the flanks and scored twice – on goals by Martin Núñez and Maicon Santos (his second of the match) -- to win the Coastal Cup tilt. But the Rowdies were fortunate to escape with 3 points when starting goalkeeper Kamil Contofalsky was injured and forced from the game in second-half stoppage time. Veteran Matt Pickens came on cold, but thwarted several of Jacksonville’s attempts to equalize.

4 – New York’s Lucky Mkosana earned his first start of the season and showed some inventive flashes during his 66 minutes on the field, but the Cosmos failed to score a goal for the first time this season in a draw at Atlanta. New York has two draws in its three away games this season. With Raúl and his pals in town, the Silverbacks packed the stadium for the match but remain winless against the Cosmos in seven matches. With the draw, the first-place Cosmos remain on of three unbeaten sides, along with the Silverbacks and Indy Eleven.

5 – Another home game, another draw, another 1-1 final score. Indy Eleven was minutes away from pocketing all three points before Carolina’s Blake Wagner knotted the score in the 85th minute. Perhaps it was a bit of poetic justice because Indy received an own goal in the first 10 minutes of the game. The draw enabled Indy Eleven to increase its unbeaten streak, dating to last season, to nine games. The hosts again were missing the services of Brazilian World Cup veteran Kleberson, who has been dealing with a nagging hamstring injury that has sidelined him the entire season.