April 26, 2024 – United Soccer League One (USL1)
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC News Release
In the first round of the USL Jägermeister Cup, the Chattanooga Red Wolves will face intrastate rival One Knoxville SC. Chattanooga won the 2023 series with two wins on April 8th at home and July 22nd in Knoxville with one loss on the road on May 16th. The two clubs meet for the second group stage cup match in Knoxville on July 20th and will face off in regular season League One play on Friday, August 16th in Knoxville and Saturday, October 5th at CHI Memorial Stadium.
Chattanooga will look for a full three points at home after drawing against Northern Colorado on Saturday off of a controversial last minute call, April 20th in the 2024 home opener. A late first half goal from Ropapa Mensah on a feed from Mayele Malango allowed Chattanooga to carry a 1-0 lead into half time while the Hailstorm remained scoreless on eight shot attempts in part due to a strong performance from goalkeeper TJ Bush.
The second half saw Chattanooga working to create more offensive opportunities and lengthen their lead; however, a hard press from Northern Colorado forced the home side to focus on defense. The shutout was broken in the 98th minute after a Colorado corner saw the ball bounce around the box and get controversially called a goal leading to a 1-1 final.
One Knoxville enters this week’s contest off of a bye week having last played at home on Friday, April 12th against Union Omaha. The visiting Owls managed to snap a three-game League One winning streak and took a 1-0 victory after a physical and contentious contest that saw seven yellow cards and one red card shown by the final whistle. The game winning, and only goal of the match, came in the 70th minute off of Steevan Dos Santos with a hard shot from outside the box. Knoxville would go down to ten men to finish out the match with a red card given to Jalen Crisler in the 84th minute.
This week’s match includes the first Pregame Happy Hour of the season with $1.00 off all beer from gates open at 6:30 p.m. to kickoff at 7:30 p.m. There will also be live music on the Outlaw Stage at the Howl Bar featuring an 80s DJ playing before and after the match. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here.
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