Chattanooga FC played Tecce FC to a 4-1 win followed by a 2-2 draw with the Georgia Southern Eagles in a closed-door double-header on Saturday at Finley Stadium. The Eagles edged a practice penalty shootout 4-3 following the match.
Chattanooga FC will open its 2026 regular season on Sunday, March 1 against Crown Legacy FC. Fans can purchase season tickets HERE.
Both match reports can be found below.
Chattanooga FC 4-1 Tecce FC
Scoring Summary
TFC - Tecce FC goal 13’
CFC - Mangarov 17’ (Garcia)
CFC - Mangarov 45’+1
CFC - Sid Mohand 53’ (Jones)
CFC - Jones 89’ (Garcia)
Noteworthy
- Alex McGrath played his first competitive minutes since returning from a season-long injury and wore the captain’s armband during a 15-minute cameo in the first match of the day
Chattanooga FC Starting XI:
GK: Griffin Huff (Barrueta - 46’)
D: Tate Robertson (C)
D: Mattias Hanchard (Rene Rodriguez - CFC U20 UPSL player - 50’, McGrath - 75’)
D: Trialist
D: Trialist
M: Steeve Louis Jean
M: Isaiah Jones
M: Daniel Mangarov
F: Ameziane Sid Mohand
F: Anthony Garcia
F: Keegan Ancelin
Chattanooga FC 2-2 Georgia Southern
Scoring Summary
CFC - Barker John 4’
GS - 16'
GS - 80'
CFC - Koehler 90'+1
PK Summary
CFC - Husakiwsky ❌
GS - #9 ✅
CFC - Sorenson ✅
GS - #13 ✅
CFC - Barker John ✅
GS - #14 ✅
CFC - Gordon ❌
GS - #5 ❌
CFC - Sar-Sar ✅
GS - #11 ✅
Chattanooga FC Starting XI:
GK: Eldin Jakupović
D: Yves Tcheuyap
D: Nathan Koehler
D: Farid Sar-Sar
D: Anton Sorenson
M: Luke Husakiwsky
M: Trialist (JJ Grimaldo - CFC U20 UPSL player - 77')
M: Darwin Ortiz
F: Ashton Gordon
F: Damien Barker John
F: Trialist (Luke Rosellini - CFC U20 UPSL player - 69')
