June 26, 2024 – United Soccer League One (USL1)
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC News Release
This Thursday, June 27th the Red Wolves head on the road to face off against Union Omaha in the fifth round of the USL Jägermeister Cup. The Red Wolves competed against Omaha June 5th, at CHI Memorial Stadium, resulting in a 5-2 win for Omaha, with two of Omaha’s five goals coming in stoppage time. The Red Wolves hope to maintain their momentum coming off a huge win against South Georgia Tormenta this past Saturday, and secure a win against Omaha on the road. While Chattanooga’s roster is healthier than it has been most of the season, the club still has five key players out due to injury including team co-leading scorer Ropapa Mensah.
The match on Saturday, June 22nd against Tormenta resulted in a 3-2 win for the Chattanooga Red Wolves. The Red Wolves stepped out in their new Tennessee Iris kits for the match. The match started off with a strong tempo from both teams looking to get an early lead. In the 16th minute it would be the Red Wolves’ Mayele Malango to find the back of the net first, but, around the 27th minute, Tormenta’s Sebastian Vivas was able to tie up the match. The physicality of the match increased as halftime neared from both sides of the ball looking to go into the half with the lead. Despite efforts from both sides the first half resulted in a 1-1 tie. It didn’t take long for Tormenta to take the lead in the first half; however, Chattanooga responded with multiple shots on goal. In the 62nd minute, Jamil Roberts took a one-touch shot that blasted past Tormenta’s keeper to make the match an even 2-2. Shortly after, Ropapa Mensah made his way into the match after being out for a month due to an injury. This proved to bring the Red Wolves a spark that they had been missing and just into the first minute of stoppage time as Ropapa found Marsh to secure the game winning goal, in a trademark stoppage time win for the Red Wolves. Chattanooga maintained a strong defense throughout the rest of stoppage time and were able to secure a 3-2 win against Tormenta.
Union Omaha most recently competed against Forward Madison. The match resulted in a 2-0 victory for Madison. Madison came out strong offensively, and Omaha fought to keep Madison from securing a goal. Late into the first half, Madison was granted a penalty kick, and were able to take the 1-0 lead. Despite an outstanding defensive performance for Omaha, the Owls were not able to stop the…