Kissimmee, Fla. (March 31, 2023) – Huntsville City Football Club suffered its first defeat on Friday night, falling 2-1 to Orlando City B despite a sensational goal by Kemy Amiche.
The result was not reflective of Huntsville City FC’s efforts to get a result in Orlando. HCFC out-possessed (62.2-37.8), out-shot (18-7) and delivered 21 more crosses than Orlando City B in the contest.
Orlando City B struck early as Alex Freeman found the back of the net in the third minute of play and then in the 43rd minute, giving Orlando City B a 2-0 lead at halftime. Huntsville City FC came out firing in the second half which led to a spectacular goal from Amiche. The midfielder took possession of the ball and sent a pass to Captain Nick Law down the flank. Law returned a pass in the box and found a streaking Amiche who hammered home the goal off of a volley.
After the match, Head Coach Jack Collison expressed his pleasure with the team’s offensive mentality on the night, but disappointment to concede two goals. Coach Collison also spoke about the lessons the club will learn from tonight and utilize those in the next match against FC Cincinnati 2. Amiche talked about his goal and combination play with Nick Law as well as the mentality of the group heading into next week.
Huntsville City FC will return to action at 4 p.m. CT on Sunday, April 9 to take on FC Cincinnati 2 at NKU Soccer Stadium. The match can be seen on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
Final Score
OCB: 2
HCFC: 1
Scoring Summary
OCB: Alex Freeman (unassisted) 3’
OCB: Alex Freeman (Cristian Medina) 43’
HCFC: Kemy Amiche (Nick Law) 62’
Discipline
OCB: Juninho (caution) 34’
OCB: Franco Perez (caution) 49’
HCFC: Danny Griffin (caution) 54’
HCFC: Joey Skinner (caution) 58’
OCB: Tahir Reid-Brown (caution) 79’
OCB: Alex Freeman (caution) 90’
HCFC: Joey DeZart (caution) 90+1'
Lineups:
HCFC Starters: Elliot Panicco; Josh Drack (Joey Skinner 46’), Sean Suber, Laurence Wyke, Chris N'Sa (Ollie Wright 61’); Danny Griffin (Isaiah Johnston 87’), Joey DeZart; Jonathan Bolanos, Nick Law, Kemy Amiche; Ethan Zubak (Shaun Joash 76’)
Substitutes: John Berner, Perrin Barnes, Cyrus Rad, Ahmed Longmire
OCB Starters: Javier Otero; Franco Perez, Nabi Kibunguncy, Abdi Salim (Thomas Williams 46’, Tahir Reid-Brown 55’), Alex Freeman; Juninho, Cristian Medina (Zakaria Taifi, 68’), Imanol Almaguer; Jhon Solis, Jack Lynn (Shak Mohammed 79’), Cristofer Acuna (Loyola 46’)
Substitutes: Moises Tablante, Dominic Pereira, Wilfredo Rivera, Alejandro Granados
