July 2, 2022 – United Soccer League One (USL1) – North Carolina FC News Release
CARY, NC – North Carolina FC fell to the Richmond Kickers on the road on Saturday night, with Oalex Anderson adding the goal for the North Carolina side. Emiliano Terzaghi picked up a pair of goals for the Kickers, with Jonathan Bolanos and Owayne Gordon each scoring a goal apiece to secure three points for Richmond.
After spending the better part of the first half deadlocked at 0-0, it was Anderson that finally broke the ice for the North Carolina side in the 41st minute. Intercepting a passback by a Richmond player, Garrett McLaughlin catalyzed the scoring play, splitting two defenders and leading Anderson with a ball into the box. Taking a single touch, Anderson placed his shot at the far post, scoring his fifth goal of the season against his former team to grab a 1-0 lead to conclude the first half.
Richmond answered in the 59th minute as Terzaghi scored the equalizer, and edged into the lead in the 63rd minute as Bolanos scored his third goal of the season. Later, Gordon collected Richmond’s third score of the night in the 75th, and Terzaghi recorded the brace to extend the lead to 4-1. As the clock wound down, NCFC fought to recover the deficit, but were unable to find the net as time expired.
Following back-to-back contests on the road, NCFC will return to their home stadium for their Pride Night match in which the squad will take on Union Omaha for the first time this season. The match is set to take place on Saturday, July 9 at 7 p.m. ET, the result of the contest having major implications for the two sides as they sit neck-and-neck in the table at fifth and sixth place. Tickets to the match are available here.
Box Score:
NCFC (4-4-2): Will Pulisic, Christian Lue Young, Jordan Skelton ©, Gustavo Fernandes, Nelson Flores Blanco, Nelson Martinez (Pecka – 84′), Raheem Somersall (Showkat Tahir – 78′), Jaden Servania (Cole Frame – 78′), Luis Arriaga (Nicolas Rincon – 84′), Oalex Anderson (Nicolas Molina – 62′), Garrett McLaughlin
Subs Not Used: Nicholas Holliday, Britton Fischer
RIC (4-3-3): Akira Fitzgerald (Austin Causey – 90′), Dakota Barnathan, Jalen Crisler, Stephen Payne (Simon Fitch – 83′), Vincenzo Candela (Christian Molina – 83′), Zararias Moran Correa, Ethan Bryant, Jonathan Bolanos (Chandler O’Dwyer – 78′), Emiliano Terzaghi, Matthew Bentley (Owayne Omar Gordon – 46′)
Subs Not Used: Leonardo Baima, Chris Cole
Score:
NCFC: 1
RIC: 4
Goals:
NCFC: Oalex Anderson -…