Huntsville, Ala.(July 16, 2023) – Huntsville City Football Club fell to Toronto FC II 2-1 at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium, snapping the club's four unbeaten streak at home.
Huntsville City FC was able to get on the board first from the penalty spot when Azaad Liadi fired the ball into the back of the net in the 29th minute after being fouled in the box. Liadi’s goal is his sixth this season, tied for the team lead with Kemy Amiche.
Watch Liadi’s penalty here.
Toronto found the equalizer 10 minutes later, and found the lead in the 78th minute in a goal by Ife Adenuga.
After the match, Head Coach Jack Collison spoke about the result, the important stretch of games coming up, and the crowd staying behind the team throughout the match.
Following the match, goalkeeper Ben Martino and forward Adem Sipić will fly to Washington, D.C. to participate in the 2023 MLS All-Star Week alongside Nashville SC Designated players Hany Mukhtar and Walker Zimmerman. Martino has been selected to participate in Goalie Wars Exhibition at the 2023 MLS All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T 5G on Tuesday, July 18 at 6:30 p.m. CT. Meanwhile, Sipić will participate in Allstate’s Second Annual MLS NEXT All-Star Game on Wednesday, July 19 at 9:30 a.m. CT.
Tonight, Martino spoke about being selected to Goalie Wars, his expectations and goals for the rest of this season, and his longtime heroes growing up.
Huntsville City FC will return to action next week at 6:30 p.m. CT on Sunday, July 23 at Atlanta United 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 Yellowhammer Brewing.
Notes:
- Huntsville City
- has scored in 13 out of 17 matches this season
- Isaiah Johnston served as team captain for the fifth time this season
- Azaad Liadi
- scored his sixth goal of the season, first from the penalty spot
- is tied with Kemy Amiche for the team lead in goals (6)
- Dominic Wilson made his Huntsville City FC debut
Box Score:
Huntsville City FC (5W-7L-4D, 3SOW, 22 pts.) vs. Toronto FC II (3W-10L-5D, 3SOW, 17 pts.)
Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium | Huntsville, Ala.
Final Score:
HCFC: 1
TOR II: 2
Scoring Summary:
HCFC: Azaad Liadi (penalty) 29’
TOR II: Jesus Batiz (A: Markus Cimermancic) 37’
TOR II: Ife Adenuga (A: Matthew Catavolo) 78’
Discipline:
TOR II: Lazar Stefanovic (caution) 63’
HCFC: Josh Drack (caution) 72’
Lineups:
HCFC Starters: Ben Martino, Joey Skinner, Cyrus Rad (Ahmed Longmire 90’), Sean Suber, Chris N’sa (Dominic Wilson 85’), Josh Drack, Ollie Wright (Shaun Joash 68’), Kemy Amiche, Isaiah Johnston (C) (Adem Sipić 74’), Azaad Liadi, Jony Bolaños (Perrin Barnes 85’)
Substitutes: John Berner, Fernando Ciceron, Eli Wachs, , Alejandro Velazquez-Lopez
TOR II Starters: Luka Gavran, Rohan Goulbourne (Ife Adenuga 46’) (Reshaun Walkes 84’), Lazar Stefanovic, Adam Pearlman, Theo Rigopoulos (Matthew Medeiros 90+1’), Antony Curic, Lucas Olguin, Markus Cimermancic, Jesus Batiz (Marko Stojadinovic 60’), Hugo Mbongue (Dekwon Barrow 88’), Alec Diaz (Matthew Catavolo 60’)
Substitutes: Adisa De Rosario, Jalen Watson, Myles Morgan
Attendance: 5,505
