NCFC Falls to Chattanooga SC, 1-0, in Home Finale Saturday

October 8, 2022 – United Soccer League One (USL1) – North Carolina FC News Release

CARY, NC – North Carolina FC fell in their final home match of the 2022 season, 1-0, to the Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Saturday night at WakeMed Soccer Park. Juan Galindez put the visitors in front in the 49th minute, taking a pass down the left channel from Jose Carrera and beating the keeper near-post for the only tally of the night.

A banner crowd of 4,873 fans were on hand for Noche Latina and Fan Appreciation Night for a match that went down to the wire but NCFC couldn’t pull out the late equalizer. Chattanooga held a 16-14 edge in shots and had 53.7% possession. North Carolina FC was shown eight yellow cards, including two to Nelson Flores Blanco, forcing the home side to play down a man for the final quarter-hour.

Nicholas Holliday made four saves, including a highlight reel diving stop to his right in the first half to keep things level. Garrett McLaughlin had five shots, including a pair just wide and a header off the underside of the crossbar.

Up Next: North Carolina FC wraps up the regular season with a visit to in-state rival Charlotte Independence next Saturday, Oct. 15, at 7:00 p.m. ET. The match will stream live on ESPN+ and follow @NorthCarolinaFC on Twitter for live updates.

Box Score:

NC (4-4-2): Nick Holliday, Christian Lue Young, Britton Fischer, Jordan Skelton, Nelson Flores Blanco, Pecka (Jaden Servania – 68′), Nelson Martinez (Raheem Somersall – 46′), Nicolas Rincon (Max Flick – 77′), Shak Adams (Nicolás Molina – 68′), Oalex Anderson, Garrett McLaughlin

Subs Not Used: Will Pulisic, Marvin Mariche, Luis Arriaga

CHA (4-3-3): Carlos Aviles, Daniel Navarro, Timmy Mehl, Aaron Lombardi, Nicolas Cardona, Jose Carrera ©, Jimmie Villalobos (Ualefi – 77′), Josue Espana (Jorge Paez – 68′), Yahir Paez (Juan Galindrez – 46′), Moe Espinoza (Ivan Gutierrez – 76′), Rafael Mentzingen (Rey Ortiz – 76′)

Subs Not Used: JD Myers, DJ Benton

Score:

NC: 0

CHA: 1

Goals:

NC: –

CHA: Juan Galindrez – 49′ (Carrera)

Cautions:

NC: Jordan Skelton – 25′, Nelson Flores Blanco – 32′, Nico Rincon – 33′, Nelson Martinez – 43′, Pecka – 57′, Nico Molina – 78′, Will Pulisic – 79′

CHA: – Josue Espana – 28′, Jorge Paez – 90+2′, Jose Carrera – 90+3′

Ejections:

NC: Nelson Flores Blanco (double yellow – 75′)

CHA: —

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