HIGH POINT, N.C. – Closing in on three months into the season, the Huntsville City Football Club finally put up a win, a 4-1 comeback victory punctuated with four straight second-half goals.
Relief coursed through the Boys in Blue after spoiling the debut of Carolina Core FC’s Truist Park. A sellout crowd looked on as Huntsville City FC (1-7-3-0, 6 pts.) doubled its 2024 point total by defeating Carolina Core FC (1-6-2-1, W-6L-2D, 7 pts.) ahead of a home game this week.
“It was a long time coming, but credit the guys, you know, it’s difficult sometimes,” HCFC interim head coach Christophe Berra said. “You don’t win so many games, you start to not believe in the process.”
HCFC was coming off a 5-0 road loss at Orlando.
“Last week against Orlando was an off day,” Berra said. “We played as individuals and not as a team, but (Saturday) we played more as a team and the guys showed great character going one behind to come back and really have a convincing win. So all credit to the players.”
Saturday’s match was tied 0-0 at halftime, and Carolina took a 1-0 lead early in the second half.
But HCFC got following goals by Forster Ajago (56th minute), Tyler Pasnik (64th minute) and two that iced it from Adem Sipić.
“When you win games you need to enjoy it and, you know, it’s a weight off everyone’s shoulders,” Berra said. “It’s just the start. We need to move on. We need to keep on improving as individuals on the team and go to the next game.”
The Boys in Blue will be back in action Saturday against Crown Legacy FC at 7 p.m. at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium. Tickets to the match can be purchased here.
Notes vs. Carolina:
- Huntsville City FC
- have had two players start every match this season: Jony Bolaños and Fernando Ciceron
- scored in its first road match since April 8 at Inter Miami CF II
- scored multiple goals on the road for the first time since March 16 at Chattanooga FC
- Interim Head Coach Christophe Berra earned the first win of his managerial career
- Forster Ajago
- scored his team lead-tying third goal of the season
- has scored three goals in his last three games
- recorded his first assist of the season
- Jony Bolaños
- served as team captain for the seventh-straight match
- recorded his team lead-tying second and third assists of the season
- Tyler Pasnik scored his first goal of the season
- Ethan O’Brien made his Huntsville City FC and MLS NEXT Pro debut
- Adem Sipić scored his team lead-tying second and third goals of the season
- Joey Skinner made his first HCFC appearance in 2024
- Ollie Wright recorded his second assist of the season
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