Who: Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1-5) vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies (2-4).
What: An American Professional Soccer League game.
When: Today, 8:05 p.m.
Where: Tampa Stadium.
TV: None live. Tape-delay broadcast on SportsChannel Florida on Tuesday at 11:30 p.m. Also airs tape-delayed on local cable systems: Jones Intercable (Hillsborough), Ch. 25, Monday at 10 p.m.; Paragon Cable (Pinellas), Ch. 9 or 18, Monday at 10:30 p.m.; Vision Cable (Pinellas), Ch. 9, Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Tickets: Reserved _ $10 for adults, $6 for youths 15 and under. General admission _ $8 for adults, $4 for youths.
Notes: The fourth-place Rowdies are coming off a 6-2 victory over league-leading Vancouver but remain beset by injuries. Defender Derek Backman had arthroscopic foot surgery Friday; sweeper Terry Rowe and midfielder Pierre Morice also are out. Fort Lauderdale, in sixth place and five points behind Tampa Bay, has lost five in a row _ all by one goal _ since a season-opening 3-2 victory over the Rowdies. Tampa Bay midfielder Paul Dougherty leads the APSL in scoring with 11 points (3 goals, 5 assists).
_ DAVID BRACKMAN