Huntsville, AL (Aug. 6, 2023)āÆā Huntsville City Football Club extended its winning streak to three with a 1-0 victory over FC Cincinnati 2 at the Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium, and its second clean sheet in a row. With the win, Huntsville City FC moved above the playoffs line, to seventh place in the Eastern Conference.
Huntsville got the scoring started with less than 10 minutes left in the first half. In the 38th minute, Kemy Amicheās pass from a throw-in found Nebiyou Perry, who finished off the chance for his third goal of the season. Watch Perryās goal here.
After the match, Head Coach Jack Collison and goalkeeper Ben Martino spoke about the match, the teamās performance, the desire to finish off in the final third, and the job the defense did to secure a second-straight clean sheet.
Martino also talked about his development, how he stays mentally in check, and how he recovers in between matches going back and forth from Nashville Soccer Club to Huntsville. Footage can be foundĀ here. Ā Ā
Huntsville City FC will face a quick turnaround as they gear up to host Columbus Crew 2 at 6 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Aug. 9 at the Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium. Tickets for the match can be purchased here.āÆāÆĀ
Notes:āÆĀ
- Huntsville CityāÆĀ
- has scored in 16 of 20 matches this seasonāÆĀ
- has scored in all but one game at the Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium
- has won three-straight games for the second time this season
- kept a clean sheet for the second match in a row
- Kemy Amiche recorded his fifth assist of the season, tied for the team lead with Jony Bolaños and Ollie Wright
- Isaiah JohnstonāÆserved as team captain for the eighth time this seasonāÆĀ
- Ben MartinoĀ kept his first clean sheet at the Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium; second clean sheet overallĀ Ā
- Nebiyou PerryĀ scored his third goal of the season
Box Score:āÆĀ
Huntsville City FC (8W-8L-4D, 3SOW, 31 pts.) vs. FC Cincinnati 2 (5W-11L-4D, 2SOW, 21 pts.)āÆĀ
Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium | Huntsville, Ala.
Final Score:āÆāÆāÆāÆĀ
HCFC: 1āÆāÆāÆĀ
CIN2: 0āÆāÆāÆĀ
Scoring Summary:āÆāÆāÆĀ
HCFC: Nebiyou Perry (A: Kemy Amiche) 38ā
Discipline:Ā
CIN2: Salim Adams (caution) 26ā
HCFC: Isaiah Johnston (caution) 83ā
Lineups:Ā
HCFC Starters: Ben Martino, Joey Skinner, Fernando Ciceron, Sean Suber, Chris Nāsa, Nebiyou Perry (Josh Drack 60ā), Isaiah Johnston (C), Kemy Amiche (Perrin Barnes 89ā), Joey DeZart, Azaad Liadi (Adem SipiÄ 60ā), Jony BolaƱos (Ollie Wright 32ā)
Substitutes: John Berner, Ahmed Longmire, Cyrus Rad, Eli Wachs, Shaun Joash
CIN2 Starters: Paul Walters, Isaiah Foster, Juan Machado (Philip Horton 46ā), London Aghedo, Joseph Akpunonu, Kai Thomas (Haroun Conteh 76ā), Malik Pinto, Salim Adams (Lucas Tamarez
84ā), Jesus Castellano, Benjamin Stitz, ArquĆmides Ordóñez
Substitutes: Hunter Morse, Matt Schenfeld
Attendance:Ā 4,172