Columbus, Ohio (June 25, 2023) – Huntsville City Football Club fell 1-0 at Columbus Crew 2. It’s the first time Huntsville has been shut out since May 5 when they also lost to Columbus Crew 2 1-0.
Both teams had several chances in the first half, but neither side could break the scoreless draw in the first 45 minutes. Huntsville Goalkeeper John Berner had four saves in the first half.
Columbus would get a breakthrough early in the second half. Despite many chances and several attacking substitutions, the hosts would hold off Huntsville to pick up the win and end Huntsville’s winning streak.
After the match, Head Coach Jack Collison spoke about the team’s performance, goalkeeper John Berner’s impact, getting some injured players back on the field, and what the team needs to do in the second half of the season to make the playoffs.
Huntsville City FC will return to action next weekend to take on New England Revolution II at 6 p.m. CT on Sunday, July 2 at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium. Tickets for the match can be purchased here.
Notes:
- Huntsville City
- had its three game win streak snapped
- was shut out for the first time since May 5
- Isaiah Johnston served as team captain for the fourth time this season
- John Berner made four saves in the first half
Box Score:
Huntsville City FC (4W-7L-3D, 3SOW, 18 pts.) vs. Columbus Crew 2 (9W-4L-2D, 2SOW, 31 pts.)
Historic Crew Stadium | Columbus, Ohio
Final Score
CLB2: 1
HCFC: 0
Scoring Summary
CLB2: Coleman Gannon (A: Cole Mrowka) 56’
Discipline
CLB2: Josh Williams (caution) 22’
CLB2: Noah Fuson (caution) 45’
HCFC: Chris N’sa (caution) 51’
HCFC: Isaiah Johnston (caution) 85’
Lineups:
HCFC Starters: John Berner, Josh Drack, Joey Skinner, Cyrus Rad, Sean Suber (Nebiyou Perry 88’), Chris N’sa (Perrin Barnes 74’), Kemy Amiche (Ollie Wright 74’), Tyler Freeman (Adem Sipić 74’), Isaiah Johnston (C), Shaun Joash (Azaad Liadi 57’), Jony Bolaños
Substitutes: Justin Cox, Eli Wachs, Lucas Wolthers
CLB2Starters: Brady Scott, Jacob Erlandson, Josh Williams (Clay Holstad 46’), Keegan Hughes, Jordan Knight (Stuart Ritchie 77’), Cole Mrowka, Giorgio de Libera (Charles Thomas Roberts 65’), Abdirizak Mohamed, Coleman Gannon (Brent Adu-Gyamfi 65’), Noah Fuson, Gibran Rayo (Taha Habroune 77’)
Substitutes: Stanislav Lapkes, Aidan Wolf, Ty Nero, Nicolas Rincon
