Midfielder Chris Nurse returns to the RailHawks following two World Cup Qualifying matches with the Guyana National Team. Nurse captained the Golden Jaguars in the Third Round of the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying against regional powers, Mexico and Costa Rica. Guyana came away from the first series of games with zero points after 3-1 and 4-0 defeats against Mexico and Costa Rica, respectively.

Nurse and Guyana opened up the Third Round of qualifying against Mexico on June 8^th in the historic Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.  Mexico boasted a lineup with international stars Giovani Dos Santos and Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez and jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after two first half goals in a four-minute span.  The two teams traded own-goals in the second half as Guyana continued to put pressure on the El Tri defense.  Nurse played 90 minutes and was issued a yellow card.

In their second match of Group B, Guyana hosted Costa Rica on June 12^th. The Golden Jaguars lost the match 4-0 with MLS’s Real Salt Lake designated player, Alvaro Saborio, tallying a hat-trick. Costa Rican sensation Joel Campbell registered the other goal. Nurse again registered 90 minutes for Guyana, who are playing for the first time in the Third Round of World Cup Qualifying.  

World Cup Qualifications will resume in September.  Guyana will face El Salvador home and away before hosting Mexico and traveling to Costa Rica in October.

The RailHawks will continue NASL action in Atlanta to take on the Silverbacks on June 16^th at 7:30 PM ET. The match will be broadcast live at www.CarolinaRailHawks.com/live. The RailHawks will return to action at WakeMed Soccer Park on June 23^rd when FC Edmonton comes to town. Tickets for the match are available online at www.CarolinaRailHawks.com. For information about upcoming matches and tickets, contact the Cruizers Box Office at 919-459-8144 or tickets@CarolinaRailHawks.com.