Jamaica, NY (July 30, 2023) – Huntsville City Football Club sealed a 1-0 road win against New York City FC II, for the club’s second straight road win, and first shutout on the road.
Huntsville Coty FC got on the board less than four minutes into the match, when an intercepted ball was passed to Jony Bolaños, whose one-touch pass found Azaad Liadi. The attacker went around the keeper and fired the ball into the bottom left corner for his team-leading eighth goal of the season.
Watch Liadi’s goal here.
Huntsville played most of the second half up a man after New York’s Nicholas Benalcazar was sent off for a second yellow card in the 55th minute. Despite several chances from both sides, Huntsville was able to hold on for the win.
After the match, Head Coach Jack Collison and defender Sean Suber spoke about the match, the team’s first road clean sheet, the defensive prowess, and the turnaround from the first matchup against New York earlier this season. Footage is available in the media resources section.
Huntsville City FC will return to action next week at 6 p.m. CT on Sunday, Aug. 6 against FC Cincinnati 2 at the Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium. Tickets for the match can be purchased here.
Notes:
- Huntsville City
- has scored in 15 of 19 matches this season
- kept its first clean sheet on the road this season
- Jony Bolaños recorded his fifth assist of the season, tied for the team lead with Ollie Wright
- Isaiah Johnston served as team captain for the seventh time this season
- Azaad Liadi scored his team-leading eighth goal of the season
- Ben Martino registered his first shutout of the season
Box Score:
Huntsville City FC (7W-8L-4D, 3SOW, 28 pts.) vs. New York City FC II (8W-9L-2D, 0SOW, 26 pts.)
Belson Stadium | Jamaica, NY
Final Score:
HCFC: 1
NYCFC II: 0
Scoring Summary:
HCFC: Azaad Liadi (A: Jony Bolaños) 4’
Discipline:
HCFC: Azaad Liadi (caution) 26’
NYCFC II: Nicholas Benalcazar (caution) 41’
NYCFC II: Nicholas Benalcazar (second yellow) 55’
NYCFC II: Alexander Hauschild (caution) 67’
HCFC: Adem Sipić (caution) 70’
HCFC: Nebiyou Perry (caution) 83’
NYCFC II: Jonathan Jimenez Vargas (caution) 86’
HCFC: Chris N’sa (caution) 88’
HCFC: Technical staff member (ejection) 88’
Lineups:
HCFC Starters: Ben Martino, Joey Skinner, Fernando Ciceron, Sean Suber, Chris N’sa, Isaiah Johnston (C), Kemy Amiche (Perrin Barnes 87’), Joey DeZart, Shaun Joash (Josh Drack 57’), Azaad Liadi (Adem Sipić 57’), Jony Bolaños (Nebiyou Perry 66’)
Substitutes: John Berner, Cyrus Rad, Ahmed Longmire, Eli Wachs, Alejandro Velazquez-Lopez
NYCFC II Starters: Kofi Hope-Gund, Christian McFarlane, Samuel Owusu (Steven Bednarsky 63’), Rio Nathaniel Hope-Gund, Andrew Baiera (Alexander Hauschild 46’), Piero Elias, Nicholas Benalcazar, Jonathan Shore (Jack Beer 46’), John Denis, Matthew Dylan Myers, Jonathan Jimenez Vargas (Julian Gomez 87’)
Substitutes: Alexander Rando, Brian Flores, Kelvis Haxhari, Jonathan Lopez, Jacob Arroyave
