Huntsville, Ala. (July 9, 2023) – Huntsville City Football Club extended its unbeaten home streak to four with a 6-2 win against Orlando City B at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium in a fixture that set up a club record for goals scored in one match.
The visitors got on the board two minutes into the match, but Huntsville responded just before the 20-minute mark on a corner kick that led to a series of passes before Nick Law’s cross found Chris N’sa, who headed in the chance for his second goal of the year.
The hosts would grab the lead when Isaiah Johnston scored from the spot in the 32nd minute following a penalty on Azaad Liadi. Johnston doubled the lead just three minutes later by finishing a pass from Kemy Amiche following a turnover.
Orlando went down a man early in the second half when Nabilai Absolom Kibunguchy received a second yellow card.
In the 51st minute, Josh Drack’s bicycle kicked a ball to Ollie Wright, who then found Azaad Liadi to fire the ball into the back of the net. Less than five minutes after that in the 55th minute, another Wright pass found Kemy Amiche, who beat the keeper one-on-one to score his team-leading sixth goal of the season. Orlando got one goal back in the 65th minute, but Joey Skinner gave Huntsville a sixth with a curling shot from outside the box in the 78th. The goal gave Amiche a hat trick of assists on the night.
After the match, Head Coach Jack Collison and midfielder Isaiah Johnston spoke to the media about the match, the team’s offensive performance, the ability to finish in front of the net, and building on the performance. Johnston also talked about his first career brace, the impact the midfield had on the game, and how the team can develop on this from training.
Huntsville City FC will return to action next week at 6 p.m. CT on Sunday, July 16 against Toronto FC II at the Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium. Tickets for the match can be purchased here.
Notes:
- Huntsville City
- extended its home unbeaten streak to four matches
- scored a team-record six goals in one match
- scored a goal for the first time in three matches
- scored three goals in one half for the third time this season
- Nick Law
- served as team captain for the eighth time this season
- recorded his second and third assists of the season
- Chris N’sa scored his second goal of the season
- Kemy Amiche
- scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season
- had a hat trick of assists
- recorded his third, fourth, and fifth assists of the season
- is tied for the team lead in assists with Ollie Wright
- Isaiah Johnston
- scored his second and third goals of the season
- scored his second penalty of the season
- recorded the first brace of his career
- Azaad Liadi scored his fifth goal of the season
- Ollie Wright
- recorded his fourth and fifth assists of the season
- is tied for the team lead in assist with Kemy Amiche
- Joey Skinner scored his first goal of the season
Box Score:
Huntsville City FC (4W-7L-4D, 3SOW, 19 pts.) vs. Orlando City B (8W-6L-2D, 1SOW, 27 pts.)
Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium | Huntsville, Ala.
Final Score:
HCFC: 6
OCB: 2
Scoring Summary:
OCB: Alexander Freeman (A: Juninho) 5’
HCFC: Chris N’sa (A: Nick Law, Kemy Amiche) 19’
HCFC: Isaiah Johnston (penalty) 32’
HCFC: Isaiah Johnston (A: Kemy Amiche, Nick Law) 35’
HCFC: Azaad Liadi (A: Ollie Wright) 51’
HCFC: Kemy Amiche (A: Ollie Wright) 55’
OCB: John Charles Lynn (A: Juninho, Moises Daniel Tablante Marquez) 65’
HCFC: Joey Skinner (A: Kemy Amiche) 78’
Discipline:
OCB: Nabilai Absolom Kibunguchy (caution) 2’
OCB: Alejandro Granados (caution) 23’
HCFC: Ollie Wright (caution) 25’
HCFC: Josh Drack (caution) 27’
HCFC: Azaad Liadi (caution) 34’
OCB: Nabilai Absolom Kibunguchy (second yellow) 47’
HCFC: Isaiah Johnston (caution) 68’
Lineups:
HCFC Starters: Ben Martino, Joey Skinner, Cyrus Rad, Sean Suber, Chris N’sa (Perrin Barnes 70’), Josh Drack (Eli Wachs 62’), Nick Law (C) (Nebiyou Perry 80’), Isaiah Johnston, Kemy Amiche, Ollie Wright (Jony Bolaños 62’), Azaad Liadi (Adem Sipić 62’)
Substitutes: John Berner, Ahmed Longmire, Tyler Freeman, Shaun Joash
OCB Starters: Javier Otero Leon, Franco Marcello Perez Portillo (Moises Daniel Tablante Marquez 46’), Alejandro Granados, Nabilai Absolom Kibunguchy, Alexander Freeman, Jhon Jairo Solis Velez, Juninho (Cristofer Eduardo Acuna da Silva 72’), Cristian Medina (Tahir Reid-Brown 50’), Jorge Imanol Almaguer, John Charles Lynn, Favian Loyola (Zakaria Taifi 50’)
Substitutes: Dominic Pereira, Thomas Williams, Fernando Sanchez
Attendance: 4,801
