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Huntsville City Football Club Falls 3-0 at New England Revolution II

2023.09.01 HCFC @ NE II-31

Foxborough, Mass. (Sept. 1, 2023) – Huntsville City Football Club fell 3-0 against New England Revolution II at Gillette Stadium. 

New England got on the board first in the eighth minute when Malcolm Fry fired a rebound from a John Berner save into an open corner. Huntsville was sent down to 10 men when Isaiah Johnston got a second yellow card in the 41st minute. 

Just minutes into the second half, New England doubled its lead on a Fernando Ciceron own goal. New England added a third in the 71st minute from the spot following a foul in the box.

After the match, Head Coach Jack Collison spoke about the team’s performance, the positive play he saw, the continued push for playoffs, and bouncing back from a tough road loss.

Huntsville City FC will be back in action next Sunday, Sept. 10 against Atlanta United 2 at the Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium at 6 p.m. CT. Tickets for the match can be purchased here

Notes: 

  • Huntsville City 
    • played with 10 men for the third time this season
    • conceded an own goal for the first time this season
  • Isaiah Johnstonserved as team captain for the ninth time this season

Box Score:     

Huntsville City FC (9W-9L-6D, 4SOW, 37 pts.) at New England Revolution II (13W-5L-7D, 5SOW, 51 pts.)

Gillette Stadium | Foxborough, Mass.

Final Score:

HCFC: 0

NEII: 3

Scoring Summary: 

NE II: Malcolm Fry 8’

NE II: Fernando Ciceron (own goal) 47’

NE II: Jack Panayotou (pen.) 71’

Discipline: 

HCFC: Isaiah Johnston (caution) 3’

NE II: Colby Quiñónes (caution) 16’

NE II: Malcolm Fry (caution) 27’

HCFC: Ollie Wright (caution) 31’

HCFC: Isaiah Johnston (ejection, second caution) 41’

HCFC: Azaad Liadi (caution) 47’

NE II: Santiago Suárez (caution) 51’

NE II: Jake Rozhansky (caution) 71’

NE II: Olger Escobar (caution) 80’

NE II: Patrick Leal (caution) 90+2’

Lineups:    

HCFC Starters: John Berner, Joey Skinner, Fernando Ciceron (Cyrus Rad 77’), Sean Suber, Chris N’sa, Joey DeZart, Isaiah Johnston (C), Josh Drack (Nebiyou Perry 73’), Ollie Wright (Perrin Barnes 62’), Azaad Liadi (Shaun Joash 62’), Adem Sipić (Isaiah Jones 46’)

Substitutes: Jacob Grekowicz, Ahmed Longmire, Christopher Pearson, Alejandro Velazquez-Lopez

NEII Starters: Max Weinstein, Colby Quiñónes (Jacob Akanyirige 77’), Pierre Cayet, Victor Souza, Santiago Suárez (Patrick Leal 71’), Noble Okello (Ítalo 71’), Marcos Dias (Jake Rozhanksy 60’), Jack Panayotou, Josh Bolma, Jordan Adebayo Smith, Malcolm Fry (Olger Escobar 60’)

Substitutes: Ryan Carney, Ben Awashie, Nakye Greenidge-Duncan, Brandonn Bueno