Hartford Athletic lost its eighth straight match—all on the road—to open their first season in USL Championship. |
North Carolina scored the fifth minute of the match when
Mario Lomis broke loose and launched a shot towards the far post past Hartford
goalkeeper Frederik Due. The Athletic had several scoring opportunities in the
following minutes—including great chances from Mac Steeves and Alex Dixon—but
failed to find the net. Due made a number of outstanding saves to keep the
score 1-0 at halftime.
North Carolina would add one more during stoppage time. Sam
Brotherton found open space off a corner kick and poked it past a scrum of
Hartford defenders, and North Carolina took a 2-0 lead into the break. NCFC
would add another right out of the break off the foot of the captain Steven
Miller to go up 3-0. But Hartford had an answer. 11 minutes later Dixon powered
home an incredible strike from just outside the box to put Hartford on the
board. North Carolina would add one more goal to put the game away in the
81'.
Hartford Athletic now heads home for the first home match in
club history against Charlotte Independence on Saturday, May 4, at Pratt and
Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. Game time is 7 p.m., and
tickets are available by clicking HERE.
STATS:-
Shots: 16-13 NCFC
- Shots on Target: 10-4 NCFC
- Corner Kicks: 5-4 HFD
- Fouls Committed: 18-12 HFD
- Saves: 5-2 HFD
- Offside: 2-1 NCFC
- Possession: 62-38 NCFC
- Passing Accuracy: 81-68 NCFC
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Marios Lomis 4' (Steven Miller)
- Sam Brotherton 45+2'
- Steven Miller 47'
- Alex Dixon 58' (Mac Steeves)
- Robert Kristo 81' (Manny Perez)
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Giuseppe Gentile - Yellow (41')
- Sam Brotherton - Yellow (52')
- Kyle Curinga - Yellow (90+1')
Alex Tambakis; Aaron Guillen, Sam Brotherton, Alex Comsia, DJ Taylor; Steven Miller (Yamikani Chester 74'), Graham Smith, Manny Perez; Dre Fortune, Ben Speas (Viktor Igbekoyi 83'); Marios Lomis (Robert Kristo 55').
HARTFORD ATHLETIC STARTING
LINEUP
Frederik Due; Kyle Curinga, Sem de Wit, Nikolaj Lyngo,
Giuseppe Gentile (Sebastian Dalgaard 65'); Nicky Downs, Alex Dixon, Phil
Rasmussen (Mads Jorgensen 73'), Collin Martin (Ryan Williams 73'), Jonny Brown;
Mac Steeves.
—Staff Reports
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