Huntsville City FC Earns 1-1 Draw Against Crown Legacy FC

April 13, 2024 – MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
Huntsville City Football Club News Release

Huntsville, Ala. – Huntsville City Football Club earned a 1-1 draw against Crown Legacy FC at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium in Interim Head Coach Christophe Berra’s managerial debut with the club.

Crown Legacy went down to 10 men in the 36th minute after Cameron Duke received his second yellow card in the span of two minutes. The Boys in Blue found their breakthrough in the 69th minute when Brennan Creek headed home Ollie Wright’s cross to give Huntsville the lead. Watch Creek’s goal here.

Crown Legacy equalized in the 79th minute through an Aron John header. The match finished level at one, and in the penalty shootout the visitors earned the extra point with a 5-4 shootout win.

The Boys in Blue will be back in action next Saturday, April 20 at 7 p.m. CT against Chattanooga FC at “The Joe”. Tickets to the match can be purchased here.

Notes:

Huntsville City FC

were led by Interim Head Coach Christophe Berra for the first time

played against ten men for the first time this season

have scored in every match this season

have scored in all but one match all-time at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium

went to a penalty shootout for the third time this season

has had four different results all time against Crown Legacy FC (one regulation win, one regulation loss, one shootout win, and one shootout loss)

Jony Bolaños served as team captain for the second-straight match

Brennan Creek scored his first goal of the season

Cannon Scretchen made his Huntsville City FC and MLS NEXT Pro debut

Dominic Wilson made his first Huntsville City FC and MLS NEXT Pro start

Ollie Wright recorded his first assist of the season

      

Box Score:

Huntsville City FC (0W-2L-3D, 0SOW, 3 pts.) vs. Crown Legacy FC (0W-1L-3D, 2SOW, 5 pts.)      

Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium | Huntsville, Ala.

 

Final Score:

HCFC: 1

CLFC: 1

Crown Legacy earns extra point with 5-4 shootout win

 

Scoring Summary:  

HCFC: Brennan Creek (A: Ollie Wright) 69′

CLFC: Aron John (A: Jahlene Forbes)78’ 

Discipline:     

CLFC: Jonathan Nyandjo (Caution) 29′

HCFC: Chris Applewhite (Caution) 29′

CLFC: Filip Mirkovic (Caution) 29′

HCFC: Isaiah Jones (Caution) 34′

CLFC: Cameron Duke (Caution) 34′

CLFC: Cameron Duke (Second Yellow) 36′

HCFC: Scott Cheevers (Caution) 83′

CLFC: Jonathan Nyandjo (Caution) 83′

CLFC: Crown Legacy Coach (Caution)…