May 6, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – Hartford Athletic News Release
Date: Saturday, May 7th, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Location: Trinity Health Stadium, Hartford, CT
Local TV: WCTX MyTV9
Streaming: ESPN+ or hartfordathletic.com/watch
HARTFORD ATHLETIC (0-6-1) vs LOUDOUN UNITED FC (2-5-1)
LAST TIME OUT
Hartford Athletic are coming off a 1-0 loss to Indy Eleven in what was a long night of soccer. The match started 40 minutes late due to a lightning delay, and was followed by a 90 minute lightning delay before the start of the second half. In the 40th minute, Ayoze entered Hartford’s box with a head full of steam and beat a charging Jimmy Slayton under his left hand, rolling a well-placed goal into the bottom right corner of the net. Hartford’s attacking third play improved in the second half, but the effort was not enough to find a goal. There was a span of eight minutes in which they produced three corner kicks, and they totaled five in the half. They were determined to keep the ball in front of them, as they attempted 18 crosses in the half and 24 total, which broke their average of 16.3 per game in USL Championship play.
TOUGH STRETCH, TOUGHER RESULTS
Hartford Athletic have played five out of their first seven games on the road, four of them against teams that currently sit in the top five of the eastern conference table (PIT, DET, MIA, IND). All but one of their six losses have been by just one goal, and two of those losses came on stoppage time game winners for their opponent. Hartford have faced a tough stretch of teams, but the results have been even tougher. “I don’t like to use luck as an excuse,” said Harry Watling two weeks ago, also stating “You get what you deserve in this game, I suppose.” They have a stretch of three home games over the next four weeks, and will look to get on track at Trinity Health Stadium starting on Saturday night.
MATCHUP HISTORY
There is a fascinating history between Hartford Athletic and Loudoun United. Both clubs…