Puerto Rico extends Stars' slide

The Minnesota Stars lost their third match in a row Saturday night, falling 1-0 to the Puerto Rico Islanders at the Bayamon Soccer Complex in a match of two contradicting halves.

Islanders captain Noah Delgado rolled the only goal of the match past goalkeeper Matt VanOekel in the 48th minute following a careless clearance attempt by Minnesota.

The Stars dominated possession in the first half with strong one-touch soccer led by forwards Simone Bracalello and Martin Nunez. The Stars had eight corner kicks in the half.

"I think we played very well in the first half, and I'm proud of the guys," Minnesota head coach Manny Lagos said. "I think we just lost some confidence from not finishing and putting the game away, and it's unfortunate when things don't go well."

A late yellow card issued to Justin Davis means he will have to sit out next weekend's match at Edmonton. Midfielder Miguel Ibarra will face a minimum of a one-week suspension after getting a red card in the second minute of stoppage time.

Saints top Quebec Luke Anderson took a no-hitter into the sixth inning as the Saints defeated the Quebec les Capitales for the second consecutive night, 6-2 at Midway Stadium.

Anderson allowed one hit in six innings, walking three and striking out eight. The three hits allowed by the Saints matched a season low.

• The St. Paul Saints announced the signing of righthanded reliever Nick Carr, who began the season with division rival Winnipeg, and placed outfielder Willie Cabrera on the disabled list retroactive to Wednesday.

Carr was 1-0 with a 5.06 ERA and four saves in 11 relief appearances covering 10 2/3. He was drafted by the New York Mets out of high school in 2005 and made 50 starts over three seasons at the Class A level of the organization.