Columbus, Ohio (June 25, 2023)āÆāāÆHuntsville City Football ClubāÆfell 1-0 at Columbus Crew 2.Ā Itās the first time Huntsville has been shut out since May 5 when they also lost to Columbus Crew 2 1-0.
Both teams had several chances in the first half, but neither side could break the scoreless draw in the first 45 minutes. Huntsville Goalkeeper John Berner had four saves in the first half.
Columbus would get a breakthrough early in the second half. Despite many chances and several attacking substitutions, the hosts would hold off Huntsville to pick up the win and end Huntsvilleās winning streak.
After the match, Head Coach Jack Collison spoke about the teamās performance, goalkeeper John Bernerās impact, getting some injured players back on the field, and what the team needs to do in the second half of the season to make the playoffs.
Huntsville City FC will return to action next weekend to take on New England Revolution II at 6 p.m. CT on Sunday, July 2 at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium. Tickets for the match can be purchasedāÆhere.āÆāÆĀ
Notes:āÆĀ
- Huntsville CityāÆāÆĀ
- had its three game win streak snapped
- was shut out for the first time since May 5
- Isaiah JohnstonāÆserved as team captain for theāÆfourth time this seasonĀ
- John BernerĀ made four saves in the first half
Box Score:āÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆĀ
Huntsville City FC (4W-7L-3D, 3SOW, 18 pts.) vs. Columbus Crew 2 (9W-4L-2D, 2SOW,āÆ31āÆpts.)āÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆĀ
Historic Crew Stadium | Columbus, Ohio
Final ScoreāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆĀ
CLB2:āÆ1āÆāÆāÆĀ
HCFC: 0āÆāÆāÆĀ
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Scoring SummaryāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆĀ
CLB2: Coleman Gannon (A: Cole Mrowka) 56ā
DisciplineāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆĀ
CLB2: Josh Williams (caution) 22ā
CLB2: Noah Fuson (caution) 45ā
HCFC: Chris Nāsa (caution) 51ā
HCFC: Isaiah Johnston (caution) 85ā
Lineups:āÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆĀ
HCFC Starters: John Berner, Josh Drack, Joey Skinner, Cyrus Rad, Sean Suber (Nebiyou Perry 88ā), Chris Nāsa (Perrin Barnes 74ā), Kemy Amiche (Ollie Wright 74ā), Tyler Freeman (Adem SipiÄ 74ā), Isaiah Johnston (C), Shaun Joash (Azaad Liadi 57ā), Jony BolaƱos
Substitutes: Justin Cox, Eli Wachs, Lucas Wolthers
CLB2Starters: Brady Scott, Jacob Erlandson, Josh Williams (Clay Holstad 46ā), Keegan Hughes, Jordan Knight (Stuart Ritchie 77ā), Cole Mrowka, Giorgio de Libera (Charles Thomas Roberts 65ā), Abdirizak Mohamed, Coleman Gannon (Brent Adu-Gyamfi 65ā), Noah Fuson, Gibran Rayo (Taha Habroune 77ā)
Substitutes: Stanislav Lapkes, Aidan Wolf, Ty Nero, Nicolas Rincon