Huntsville, AL (Friday May 19, 2023) - Crown Legacy FC suffers its first loss of inaugural season, falling to Huntsville City FC 2-1.
In Huntsville's home opener, CLFC struck first as defender Jacob Williams scored his first professional goal in the fifth minute on a through ball by forward Iuri Tavares. HCFC found the equalizer in the 42nd minute and the go-ahead goal in the 70th. Crown Legacy still sits atop of the Eastern Conference with 22 points, five points clear of second place Columbus Crew 2.
Match: 9
Location: Joe Davis Stadium, Huntsville, Alabama
Stats: Please click here.
Box Score:
Crown Legacy FC (7W-0L-1D-0SOW, 22 pts., 1st in East) vs. Huntsville City FC (1W-4L-3D, 9 pts., 11th in East)
Crown Legacy FC Starting XI:
Walker (GK); Cruz, Neeley, Williams, Pedro; Poreba (Sangha 74'), Mayaka, Petkovic (Pena 81'); Tavares (Filipovic 81'), Thiago (Romero 58') , Mello (Rodrigues 81')
Huntsville City FC Starting XI:
Martino (GK), Drack, Rad, Suber (Longmire 74'), N'sa, Bolanos (Skinner 87'), DeZart II, Johnston, Amiche (Freeman 65'), Liadi (Law 74'), Leal (Wright 65')
Goals:
5'-CLFC- Williams (Tavares)
42'-HCFC- Bolanos (Leal)
70'- HCFC- Liadi (Wright)
