Huntsville City FC Falls 1-0 Against Chattanooga FC

April 20, 2024 – MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
Huntsville City Football Club News Release

Huntsville, Ala. – Huntsville City Football Club fell 1-0 against Chattanooga FC at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium following a late game goal by Chattanooga’s Alex McGrath in the 87thminute.

The Boys in Blue will have a bye week next week before returning to action on Sunday, May 5 against Philadelphia Union II at 2 p.m. CT at Subaru Park. The match can be seen on MLS Season Pass on AppleTV, while fans can gather at the official watch party at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium.

Notes: 

Huntsville City FC

were shut out for the first time this season

had its 12th player age 20 or younger appear for the club this season: Faiz Opande

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

Faiz Opande made his Huntsville City FC and MLS NEXT Pro debut

Box Score: 

Huntsville City FC (0W-3L-3D, 0SOW, 3 pts.) vs. Chattanooga FC (3W-0L-2D, 1SOW, 12 pts.)       

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

Final Score: 

HCFC: 0 

CFC: 1

Scoring Summary:   

CFC: Alex McGrath (A: Callum Watson) 87’ 

Discipline:      

HCFC: Technical Staff Member (caution) 11′

CFC: Duvan Viafara Mina (caution) 37′

HCFC: Fernando Ciceron (caution) 43′

CFC: Anatolie Prepelita (caution) 61′

HCFC: Scott Cheevers (caution) 81′

Lineups: 

HCFC Starters: Ben Martino, Fernando Ciceron, Scott Cheevers (Faiz Opande 82′), Chris Applewhite (Kessy Coulibaly 59′), Isaiah Jones (Joel Sangwa 59′), Izzy Johnston, Brennan Creek, Dominic Wilson (Adem Sipić 70′), Alejandro Velazquez-Lopez (Ollie Wright 70′), Jony Bolaños (C), Maximus Ekk

Substitutes: Simon Jillson, Jacob Grekowicz, Sergi Oriol, Alexis Cerritos

CFC Starters: Jean Antoine, Joseph Perez, Duvan Viafara Mina, Anatolie Prepelita, Milo Garvanian, Andres Jimenez Aranzazu, Jude Arthur (Callum Watson 68′), Alex McGrath, Jesus Ibarra (Taylor Gray 68′), Mehdi Ouamri (Carlos Rivas Murillo 76′), Jalen James (Farid Sar-Sar 90+6′)

Substitutes: Jonathan Burke, Jesse Williams, Ethan Koren, Luis Garcia Sosa, Damian Rodriguez

Attendance: 4,260

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