Huntsville, Ala. (June 11, 2023) – Huntsville City Football Club concluded its four match homestand with a 4-2 win over St. Louis CITY2 at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium. Jony Bolaños scored nine seconds into the match, the fastest goal in team history and tied for the fastest goal in MLS NEXT Pro history with Columbus Crew 2’s Marco Micaletto in 2022. Nashville SC Academy player Adem Sipić scored his first goal in his first start for HCFC.
Within nine seconds of kickoff, Ollie Wright’s long ball found Bolaños, who fired it into the top of the net for the tied fastest goal in the league.
Watch Bolaños’ goal here.
St. Louis responded with two goals before halftime. HCFC kicked off the second half by finding the equalizer after Kemy Amiche, who came on for the injured Ollie Wright, found Academy player Adem Sipić who scored his first professional goal.
Watch Sipić’s goal here.
Huntsville would grab the lead from the spot, after Bolaños was taken down in the box, and Amiche converted the penalty. The French midfielder becomes the second player to have a goal and an assist in the same game. The hosts extended the lead when Josh Drack found Amiche for his second goal of the game.
After the match, Head Coach Jack Collison, Amiche, and Sipić spoke to the media. Coach Collsion discussed the team’s strong second half, getting three points during a pivotal week in the season, and how the team needs to recuperate ahead of the two upcoming games in three days.
Amiche and Sipić discussed their contributions, what changes were made at halftime, and how they prepare for three matches in the span of eight days. Footage of their availability can be found here.
Huntsville City FC will return to action at 6 p.m. CT on Thursday, June 15 at Toronto FC II. The match can be seen on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app, while Huntsvillians can gather at the official watch party being held at Wahlburgers.
Notes:
- Huntsville City
- concluded its four-match homestand at the Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium
- has scored in nine of its first eleven matches
- scored the fastest goal in team history at nine seconds; tied for the fastest goal in MLS NEXT Pro with 2022 Columbus Crew 2
- has not missed a penalty this season
- Nick Law served as team captain for the fifth time this season
- Adem Sipić
- made his first career start for Huntsville City FC
- scored his first goal for Huntsville City FC
- Ollie Wright recorded his team-leading third assist of the season
- Jony Bolaños
- scored the fastest goal in team history and tied for fastest in MLS NEXT Pro at 9 seconds
- scored his third goal of the season
- Kemy Amiche
- scored his second and third goals of the season
- becomes the second player this season to have a goal and an assist in the same game with Jony Bolaños
- becomes the second player this season to score two goals in one match
- Eli Wachs made his Huntsville City FC debut
Box Score:
Huntsville City FC (2W-5L-3D, 3SOW, 12 pts.) vs. St. Louis CITY2 (3W-5L-5D, 4SOW, 18 pts.)
Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium | Huntsville, Ala.
Final Score
HCFC: 4
STL2: 2
Scoring Summary
HCFC: Jony Bolaños (A: Ollie Wright) 1’
STL2: Akil Watts (A: Sergio Rivas) 13’
STL2: Wan Kuzian Wan Kamal (A: Caden Glover) 38’
HCFC: Adem Sipić (A: Kemy Amiche) 48’
HCFC: Kemy Amiche (penalty) 65’
HCFC: Kemy Amiche (A: Josh Drack) 69’
Discipline
HCFC: Nick Law (caution) 45+1’
HCFC: Josh Drack (caution) 56’
STL2: Fritz Valmar (caution) 58’
STL2: Ezra Armstrong (caution) 63’
Lineups:
HCFC Starters: Ben Martino, Josh Drack (Eli Wachs 89’), Joey Skinner, Cyrus Rad, Sean Suber, Chris N’sa, Nick Law (C), Isaiah Johnston (Joey DeZart 75’), Jony Bolaños (Perrin Barnes 75’), Ollie Wright (Kemy Amiche 31’), Adem Sipić (Shaun Joash 75’)
Substitutes: John Berner, Ahmed Longmire, Tyler Freeman, Lucas Wolthers
STL2 Starters: Eric Walker, Ezra Armstrong, Fritz Valmar, Michael Johannes Wentzel, Sergio Rivas (Nolan McGuire 77’), Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal (Ryley Gibbs 77’), Max Schneider, Akil Watts (John Larsen Hackworth 82’), John David Klein III (Stanislav Koval 77’), Faysal Bettache, Caden Glover (Dida Armstrong 46’)
Substitutes: Nicholas Ryan Bishop, Joshua Maher
Attendance: 4,394
