Marietta, GA(July 23, 2023) – Huntsville City Football Club sealed a conclusive 4-2 road win at Atlanta United 2 at the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Training Grounds.
Atlanta got on the board first through a Luke Brennan header in the 7th minute, but Huntsville equalized in the 23rd minute when Joey Skinner’s cross was put into the back of the net by Jony Bolaños, for his fifth goal of the season. Despite the efforts, Atlanta took the lead just before halftime in the 42nd minute off a free kick from Nick Firmino.
Huntsville turned things around in the 73rd minute when Joey Skinner intercepted a ball and ran through the defense before finding Azaad Liadi, who beat the keeper for his team-leading seventh goal of the season. In the 80th minute, Liadi found Nebiyou Perry just inside the box, who fired the ball past the keeper to give Huntsville the lead. HCFC would seal the win when Kemy Amiche fired a shot from just outside the box in the 87th minute.
After the match, Head Coach Jack Collison and defender Joey Skinner spoke about the win, the second half comeback, the team’s resilience following a change in venue, and the need to build momentum going into another road game next week.
Huntsville City FC will return to action next week at 6 p.m. CT on Sunday, July 30 at New York City FC II. The match can be seen on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app, while Huntsvillians will be able to watch the match at the official watch party at Straight to Ale.
Notes:
- Huntsville City
- has scored in 14 out of 18 matches this season
- scored three goals in the second half for the third time this season
- recorded its second road win of the season
- Kemy Amiche scored his seventh goal of the season, tied for the team lead with Azaad Liadi
- Jony Bolaños scored his fifth goal of the season.
- Fernando Ciceron made his HCFC debut and first start
- Isaiah Johnston served as team captain for the sixth time this season
- Azaad Liadi
- scored his seventh goal of the season, tied for team lead with Kemy Amiche
- recorded his first assist of the season
- Nebiyou Perry scored his second goal of the season
- Joey Skinner recorded his first and second assists of the season
- Ollie Wright recorded his sixth assist of the season, tied for team lead with Kemy Amiche
Box Score:
Huntsville City FC (5W-8L-4D, 3SOW, 22 pts.) vs. Atlanta United 2 (6W-7L-5D, 1SOW, 24 pts.)
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground | Marietta, GA
Final Score:
HCFC: 4
ATL2: 2
Scoring Summary:
ATL2: Luke Brennan (A: Karim Tmimi) 7’
HCFC: Jony Bolaños (A: Joey Skinner) 23’
ATL2: Nick Firmino 42’
HCFC: Azaad Liadi (A: Joey Skinner) 73’
HCFC: Nebiyou Perry (A: Azaad Liadi) 80’
HCFC: Kemy Amiche (A: Ollie Wright) 87’
Discipline:
ATL2: Shawn Lanza (caution) 19’
HCFC: Joey DeZart (caution) 60’
ATL2: Kofi Twumasi (caution) 64’
ATL2: Jackson Conway (caution) 72’
ATL2: Nick Firmino (caution) 79’
Lineups:
HCFC Starters: John Berner, Fernando Ciceron (Joey DeZart 46’), Ahmed Longmire, Sean Suber, Chris N’sa, Kemy Amiche, Joey Skinner, Isaiah Johnston (C) (Shaun Joash 78’), Jony Bolaños (Nebiyou Perry 68’), Adem Sipić (Ollie Wright 46’), Azaad Liadi (Perrin Barnes 88’)
Substitutes: Justin Cox, Cyrus Rad, Eli Wachs, Tyler Freeman
ATL2 Starters: Justin Garces, Erik Centeno, Efrain Morales, Kofi Twumasi, Shawn Lanza (Alan Carleton 46’), Toni Tiente, Adyn Torres, Karim Tmimi (David Mejia 78’), Nick Firmino, Luke Brennan (Rocket Ritarita 86’), Jackson Conway
Substitutes: Sebastian Guerra, Nwogu Emenike, Cooper Sanchez, Matthew Dejianne
