August 13, 2022 – United Soccer League One (USL1) – Greenville Triumph SC News Release
Greenville, SC – The Greenville Triumph Soccer Club returned to the top of the table after a 1-0 victory over the first place, Richmond Kickers Saturday night at Triumph Stadium in West Greenville. A last-minute goal from Nico Brown broke the deadlock between the league’s top two teams and clinched the match for Greenville in the 90th minute.
Match Highlights: https://wsc-sports.video/mmma
Match Recap: https://www.greenvilletriumph.com/news/2022/08/13/greenville-edges-richmond-with-goal-in-final-minutes%ef%bf%bc/
Greenville was fast off the blocks in the first 20 minutes, driving down the pitch and threatening the Kickers defense. Despite numerous opportunities, Greenville was unable to find the back of the net early but was able to rely on its defense to keep things level at the other end of the field. The Triumph dominated the rest of the half, but both teams went to the locker rooms scoreless after 45 minutes.
A sea of lightsabers hovered around the stadium to kick off the second half flashing Triumph green on the club’s first-ever Star Wars Night promotion. Richmond was quick to turn the momentum around on Greenville in the second half, but the home side persisted and refused to concede to the Virginia squad. Triumph keeper Paul Christensen and the Triumph defense cleared away trouble midway through the second half to set up one final push for the home side. Greenville maintained their position and continued to test Richmond into the final minutes of play. Late tactical substitutions by Triumph Head Coach, John Harkes, paid dividends as the match prepared to enter stoppage time. Both just off the bench, Venton Evans played a beautiful cross to Nico Brown, who capitalized for his first goal of the year. Brown’s pinpoint header sealed the 1-0 victory for Greenville and sent his team to first in the league standings.
Greenville will look to build on its first-place advantage next week, as the club travels back to the desert to face FC Tucson on Saturday, August 20th at 10:00 PM EST.
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