Michee Ngalina Named to USL Championship Team of the Week -Week 19

July 16, 2024 – United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Hartford Athletic News Release

Ngalina had an efficient night in Hartford’s 2-2 draw against Charleston last Friday. He started off his performance by assisting Mamadou Dieng on his first goal for the club in the 20th minute. (Add some more description on the play here). As the ball was taken over by Younes Boudadi with a long kick toward the goal, Ngalina took a bounce off his head directly to Dieng to smash it into the net. The 23 year old winger had the ball at his feet quite a bit in the duration of the first half, taking three shots in total and eventually scoring one of them. Catching a clean pass from Anderson Asiedu, he dribbled it down towards Charleston goaltender Adam Grinwis, and chipped it right over to bring the Green and Blue to 2-0.

Michee Ngalina is now at two assists and six goals in the season, making him the top scorer for the club.

USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 19

USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 19 GK – Johan Peñaranda, FC Tulsa: The 24-year-old posted a five-save shutout that included a stoppage-time penalty kick save to earn Tulsa a point on the road against Monterey Bay F.C. in a scoreless draw at Cardinale Stadium.

D – Junior Etou, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC: The left back scored a pair of goals as the Hounds broke their scoreless streak in a 5-0 victory against Oakland Roots SC and won 6 of 7 duels while making three clearances and one interception defensively.

D – Jordan Doherty, Tampa Bay Rowdies: The Irish defender had a strong all-around performance in the Rowdies’ 2-0 win against Orange County SC, winning 3 of 3 tackles and 4 of 5 ground duels while completing 47 of 59 passes and notching three chances created.

D – Sean Suber, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC: The first-year pro recorded his first goal in the Championship in the Hounds’ victory against Oakland Roots SC and also won 4 of 4 aerial duels and made three clearances defensively.

D – Derek Dodson, Birmingham Legion FC: The 25-year-old recorded six chances created and completed 39 of 46 passes overall while winning 5 of 8 duels and recording five recoveries in Legion’s 2-1 victory against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC at Protective Stadium.

M – Aaron Molloy, Charleston Battery: The Irish midfielder equaled the most chances created in a game this season with nine and had four shots while completing 55 of 68 passes overall as the Battery rallied for a 2-2 draw on the road at Hartford Athletic.

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