Matthews, N.C. (Aug. 4, 2024) ā Huntsville City Football Club drew 1-1 against Crown Legacy FC at Mecklenburg County Sportsplex at Matthews.
Huntsville grabbed the lead in the 71st minute when Tyler Pasnik found Ethan OāBrien, who fired the ball into the top right corner from just outside the box for his first goal of the season. Watch OāBrienās goal here.
Crown Legacy equalized on the last kick of regulation and would earn the extra point with a 4-3 shootout win.
The Boys in Blue will be back in action Saturday, Aug. 10 when it hosts Chattanooga FC at 7 p.m. CT at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium. Tickets to the match can be purchased here.
Notes:āÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆ
Huntsville CityāÆFCāÆ
- is 2W-1L-3D, 1SOW all-time in August
- is 2W-1L-3D, 1SOW all-time against Crown Legacy FC
Jony BolaƱosāÆāÆ
- served as team captain for the fourteenth-straight matchāÆ
- has started every match this seasonāÆāÆ
Dominic Gasso made his Huntsville City FC and MLS NEXT Pro debut
Braxton Hayes made his Huntsville City FC and MLS NEXT Pro debut
Ben Martino recorded a season-high eight saves
Ethan OāBrien scored his first goal of the season
Tyler Pasnik recorded his first assist of the season
Box Score:āÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆ
Huntsville City FC (3W-11L-5D, 0SOW, 14 pts.) at Crown Legacy FC (8W-7L-4D, 3SOW, 31 pts.)
Mecklenburg County Sportsplex at Matthews | Matthews, N.C.
Final Score:āÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆ
HCFC: 1
CLFC: 1
Crown Legacy earns extra point with 4-3 shootout win
Scoring Summary:āÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆ
HCFC: Ethan OāBrien (A: Tyler Pasnik) 72ā
CLFC: Bill Tuimola (A: Aron John) 90+7ā
Discipline:āÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆ
HCFC: Jony BolaƱos (caution) 56ā
CLFC: Tyger Smalls (caution) 59ā
CLFC: Jack Neeley (caution) 75ā
HCFC: Will Perkins (caution) 90+1ā
HCFC: Joey Skinner (caution) 90+6ā āÆ
Lineups:āÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆ āÆāÆ
HCFC Starters: Ben Martino, TomĆ”s Ritondale (Dominic Gasso 70ā), Joel Sangwa, Chris Applewhite, Will Perkins, Joey Skinner, Ethan OāBrien, Faiz Opande (Braxton Hayes 90ā), Jony BolaƱos (C), Woobens Pacius, Ollie Wright (Tyler Pasnik 66ā)
Substitutes: Simon Jillson, Dominic WilsonāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆ
CLFC Starters: George Marks, Jahlane Forbes, JoĆ£o Pedro, Bill Tuimola, Jean-Aniel Assi (Jack Neeley 70ā), Ben Bender (Rocket Ritarita 79ā), Philip Mayaka (Filip Mirkovic 51ā), Aron John, Tyger Smalls (Cam Duke 70ā), Dylan Sing (Jonathan Nyandjo 79ā), Brandon CambridgeāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆāÆ
Substitutes: Brian Romero, Julian Bravo, Josue Rodrigues, Nicholas Holliday
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