June 24, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – Louisville City FC News Release
Louisville City FC defender Amadou Dia
(Louisville City FC, Credit: EM Dash Photography)
Louisville City FC will take to the national spotlight Saturday when playing away to Hartford Athletic FC, with the matchup at Trinity Health Stadium airing at 1 p.m. on ESPN.
LouCity (9-3-3, 30 points) returned to form last weekend with a 3-1 victory over reigning USL Championship title winner Orange County SC. The result halted a rough stretch in which City dropped four of five matches after a club record 13-game unbeaten streak to start the season. The boys in purple currently sit in second place in the Eastern Conference, two points behind leader Memphis 901 FC.
Hartford Athletic (3-8-3, 12 points) also enters Saturday game fresh off a much-needed win. A 3-0 decision at Atlanta United 2 marked the club’s first victory since May 14. Coach Harry Watling’s side sits 11th on the Eastern Conference table, nine points from a playoff spot.
LouCity has never lost to Hartford, winning each of the previous three meetings between the clubs. City topped Hartford, 4-2, in a nationally televised win last year on ESPN2. This round represents just the second-ever regular season USL Championship game on main ESPN following last weekend’s Detroit City FC-El Paso Locomotive FC matchup.
Here’s more of what to watch for on Saturday…
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In addition to ESPN’s TV broadcast, Saturday’s game will air locally on ESPN Louisville’s 680/105.7.
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Injury report
Cameron Lancaster (Out)
Kyle Morton (Out)
Ian Soler (Out)
Story lines…
Form reversal: After losing four out of five games, the boys in purple returned to their winning ways with a convincing win over Orange County. The rough stretch tied City’s worst run of results since the club’s inaugural season in 2015, when it closed out the season in the same form. LouCity also went on a similar run in 2019, winning only one match in an eight-game stretch before closing out the season undefeated in 15 of its last 17 games, falling short to Real Monarchs SC in the USL Championship final.
Scoreboard watching: LouCity returned to the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 spot following its last win, but the stay was short-lived. Memphis 901 FC edged past City with a midweek victory over FC Tulsa. The boys in purple…
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