April 14, 2023 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – Hartford Athletic News Release
Date: Saturday, April 15th, 2023
Time: 10:00 PM ET
Location: Cal State University, East Bay
Streaming: ESPN Plus or WTNH.com
Local TV: MyTV9
HARTFORD ATHLETIC (0-3-2) at OAKLAND ROOTS SC (2-1-1)
LAST TIME OUT
Hartford Athletic are coming off a crushing 3-2 loss to Charleston last week, losing the game in its final seconds. Hartford got out to a 1-0 lead with Prince Saydee’s third goal of the season, but eventually fell down 2-1 early in the second half. Conor McGlynn responded for Hartford with his first goal of the season in the 60th minute, tying the game at 2-2. The Green and Blue were up a man from the 76th minute on, as a second yellow and subsequent red card was dealt to Charleston’s Dante Polvara. With the game still tied in the third and final minute of stoppage time, Charleston were granted a free kick from just inside the sideline in Hartford’s third. Arturo Rodríguez curled the ball into the traffic in the box from about 30 yards out, it took a bounce off the wet grass, and slipped by Richard Sánchez for the game winning goal. The ball went untouched into the net directly off of Rodríguez’s foot.
CEDEÑO SHINING
Jeciel Cedeño has been a bright spot for Hartford through these opening weeks. The 22 year old forward has been moved into an attacking midfield position to help fill the gaps in Hartford’s midfield, and has looked quite comfortable. He picked up his first assist in the Open Cup last Tuesday, and tallied a second helper last Saturday against Charleston. “Jeciel has proven that he needs to play a big role on this team for us to be successful,” said Coach Ramos this week. Cedeño has only made six total starts for Hartford across two seasons, but has already made three this year.
OUT OF AMOH
Striker Elvis Amoh has been ruled out of this Saturday’s match with a thigh injury. Amoh joins Andre Lewis and Kembo Kibato on the list of Hartford’s injured players, three significant pieces for Hartford. The striker has scored two goals in USL Championship play this year, recorded a hat trick in the Open Cup, and leads the team in shots with 12. He had played every minute of each game before last Saturday.
TAKE THE BALL AWAY FROM OAKLAND
Oakland is known as a strong team in transition with dangerous attackers who can score consistently, which Hartford has been preparing for: “Oakland will likely be the best team we’ll have faced so far… They have very fast…
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