Huntsville, Ala. (April 13, 2024) – Huntsville City Football Club earned a 1-1 draw against Crown Legacy FC at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium in Interim Head Coach Christophe Berra’s managerial debut with the club.
Crown Legacy went down to 10 men in the 36th minute after Cameron Duke received his second yellow card in the span of two minutes. The Boys in Blue found their breakthrough in the 69th minute when Brennan Creek headed home Ollie Wright’s cross to give Huntsville the lead.
Crown Legacy equalized in the 79th minute through an Aron John header. The match finished level at one, and in the penalty shootout the visitors earned the extra point with a 5-4 shootout win.
The Boys in Blue will be back in action next Saturday, April 20 at 7 p.m. CT against Chattanooga FC at “The Joe”.
Notes:
Huntsville City FC
were led by Interim Head Coach Christophe Berra for the first time
played against ten men for the first time this season
have scored in every match this season
have scored in all but one match all-time at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium
went to a penalty shootout for the third time this season
has had four different results all time against Crown Legacy FC (one regulation win, one regulation loss, one shootout win, and one shootout loss)
Jony Bolaños served as team captain for the second-straight match
Brennan Creek scored his first goal of the season
Cannon Scretchen made his Huntsville City FC and MLS NEXT Pro debut
Dominic Wilson made his first Huntsville City FC and MLS NEXT Pro start
Ollie Wright recorded his first assist of the season
Box Score:
Huntsville City FC (0W-2L-3D, 0SOW, 3 pts.) vs. Crown Legacy FC (0W-1L-3D, 2SOW, 5 pts.)
Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium | Huntsville, Ala.
Final Score:
HCFC: 1
CLFC: 1
Crown Legacy earns extra point with 5-4 shootout win
Scoring Summary:
HCFC: Brennan Creek (A: Ollie Wright) 69’
CLFC: Aron John (A: Jahlene Forbes)78’
Discipline:
CLFC: Jonathan Nyandjo (Caution) 29’
HCFC: Chris Applewhite (Caution) 29’
CLFC: Filip Mirkovic (Caution) 29’
HCFC: Isaiah Jones (Caution) 34’
CLFC: Cameron Duke (Caution) 34’
CLFC: Cameron Duke (Second Yellow) 36’
HCFC: Scott Cheevers (Caution) 83’
CLFC: Jonathan Nyandjo (Caution) 83’
CLFC: Crown Legacy Coach (Caution) 83’
CLFC: Brandon Parrish (Caution) 90+7’
Lineups:
HCFC Starters: Ben Martino, Fernando Ciceron, Scott Cheevers, Chris Applewhite (Kessy Coulibaly 65’), Isaiah Jones, Izzy Johnston, Brennan Creek, Dominic Wilson (Cannon Scretchen 75’), Alejandro Velazquez-Lopez (Ollie Wright 65’), Jony Bolaños (C), Maximus Ekk (Alexis Cerritos 90’)
Substitutes: Simon Jillson, Jacob Grekowicz, Ashton Flowers, Sergi Oriol
CLFC Starters: Chituru Odunze, Julian Bravo, Assane Ouedraogo (Jahlene Forbes 64’), Willian Sanqoquiza Paredes, Brandon Parrish, Filip Mirkovic, Aron John (Eric Peña Boardman 80’), Cameron Duke, Nimfasha Berchimas, Jonathan Nyandjo (Amare Lucas 64’), Tyger Smalls (Chandler Young 64’)
Substitutes: Nicholas Holliday, Jack Neeley, Dylan Sing, Brian Carmona Romero, Josue Rodrigues
Attendance: 4,400
