Huntsville, Ala.(May 19, 2023)āÆāāÆIn its first ever match at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium, Huntsville City Football Club picked up its first win, a 2-1 that snapped Eastern Conference leaders Crown Legacy FCās unbeaten run. Jony BolaƱos made club history by scoring the first goal for HCFC at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium. Azaad Liadiās team-leading third goal of the season marked the winner. A sellout crowd of 5,605 fans attended the historic match.Ā
Before the match, Huntsville City FC welcomed fans to Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium, where thousands of them got the opportunity to visit the Yellowhammer Brewing Craft Beer Garden, hear the national anthem from Huntsville artist Dawn Osborne, and watch the Wicks Family do the honorary coin flip.Ā
When the match got underway, Crown Legacy got on the board in the opening minutes courtesy of Jacob Williams. In the last five minutes of the first half, Huntsville City FC found a breakthrough after a series of passes got Randall Leal, making his HCFC debut from Nashville SC, to serve it up for Jony BolaƱos, who finished it off to equalize.Ā
Watch BolaƱosā historic goal here.Ā
Huntsville grabbed the lead in the 70th minute on the counterattack, as Ollie Wright found a long ball to Liadi, who put it past the Crown Legacy keeper. HCFC was able to hold off the Eastern Conference leaders to secure its first win of their inaugural campaignĀ
Watch Liadiās goal here.Ā
āÆAfter the match Head Coach Jack Collison, Liadi and BolaƱos spoke to the media. Coach Collison discussed the energy the crowd brought, finishing off chances, and seeing the match out to the end.Ā
Ā Huntsville City FC will return to action next week at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium against New York Red Bulls II on Friday, May 26 at 7 p.m. CT. Tickets for the match can be purchased here.āÆĀ
Notes:Ā
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Huntsville CityĀ Ā
oĀ Ā played its first ever home match at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis StadiumĀ
oĀ Ā has scored in six of its first eight matches Ā
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Jony BolaƱosĀ Ā
oĀ Ā has started every match for Huntsville City FCĀ
oĀ Ā scored the first goal for Huntsville City FC at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis StadiumĀ
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Isaiah Johnston served as team captain for the first timeĀ
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Randall Leal made his Huntsville City FC debut playing 64 minutesĀ
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Azaad Liadi scored his team-leading third goal of the seasonĀ
Box Score:āÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆĀ
Huntsville City FC (1W-4L-3D, 3SOW, 9 pts.) vs. Crown Legacy (7W-1L-1D, 0SOW,āÆ22āÆpts.)āÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆĀ
Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium |āÆHuntsville, Ala.Ā
Final ScoreāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆĀ
HCFC: 2 āÆāÆĀ
CLFC: 1āÆāÆĀ
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Scoring SummaryāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆĀ
CLFC: Jacob Williams (A: Iuri Tavares) 4āĀ
HCFC: Jony BolaƱos (A: Randall Leal) 41āĀ
HCFC: Azaad Liadi (A: Ollie Wright) 70āĀ
DisciplineāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆĀ
HCFC: Kemy Amiche (caution) 18āĀ
HCFC: Isaiah Johnston (caution) 38āĀ
CLFC: Jacob Williams (caution) 50āĀ
CLFC: Jack Neeley (caution) 53āĀ
HCFC: Tyler Freeman (caution) 69āĀ
Lineups:āÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆĀ
HCFC Starters: Ben Martino, Josh Drack, Cyrus Rad, Sean Suber (Ahmed Longmire 74ā), Chris Nāsa, Jony BolaƱos (Joey Skinner 87ā), Joey DeZart, Isaiah Johnston (C), Kemy Amiche (Ollie Wright 64ā), Azaad Liadi (Nick Law 74ā), Randall Leal (Tyler Freeman 64ā)Ā
Substitutes:āÆJohn Berner, Nebiyou Perry, Perrin Barnes, Shaun JoashĀ
CLFCStarters: Isaiah Walker, JoĆ£o Pedro, Jacob Williams, Jack Neeley, Ervin Cruz-Garcia, Nikola Petkovic (Erik Pena Boardman 80ā), Philip Mayaka, David Poreba (Gruman Sangha 74ā), Iuri Tavares (Mark Filipovic 80ā), Vinicius Mello (JosuĆ© Rodrigues 80ā), Thiago (Brian Romero 58ā)Ā
Substitutes: Nate Silveira, James Nyandjo, Brandon Marshall, Aron JohnĀ
Attendance: 5,605