Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (1-1-0) defeated Forward Madison FC (0-1-0) 1-0 in the club’s inaugural home opener at David Stanton Field Saturday night.
After a 0-0 draw at half, veteran striker Eamon Zayed found the net on a volley in the 66th minute, scoring the first goal at home in Chattanooga Red Wolves SC’s history. Chattanooga held on to secure the historic win for the first-ever meeting between the two clubs.
Goalkeeper Alex Mangels finished the night with a clean sheet and a total of four saves and two crosses claimed.
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC returns to a week of training before traveling to Greenville, South Carolina to face Greenville Triumph SC on Saturday, April 13.
game summary
LINEUPS:
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC — Alex Mangels; Richard Dixon, Leo Folla, Andrew Moullin, Jonathan Caparelli (Josue Soto – 82’); Conor Doyle, Steven Beattie; Vangjel Zguro, Ualefi, Eamon Zayed, Sito Seoane (Juan Ignacio Mare – 66’).
Substitutes not used — Will Dieterich, Amirgy Pineda, Colin Falvey, Nicholas Amponsah
Forward Madison FC — Dayne St. Clair; Carter Manley, Don Smart, Wyatt Omsberg, Connor Tobin, Josiel Nunez (Brian Bement – 85′) , J.C. Banks, Jeff Michaud (Brandon Eaton – 81′), Mason Toye, Paulo Junior, Jiro Barriga Toyama (Zaire Bartley – 70′).
Substitutes not used — Ryan Coulter, Eric Leonard, Shaun Russell
Scoring Summary:
CHT: Eamon Zayed – 66’
Misconduct Summary:
MAD: Josiel Nunez (caution) – 14’
CHT: Sito Seoane (caution) – 33′
MAD: Don Smart (caution) – 45’ +1
CHT: Vangjel Zguro – 84′
Ejection Summary:
N/A
MATCH INFORMATION:
Head Official: Danielle Chesky
Assistant Referee: Jonathan Fogo
Assistant Referee: Tiffini Turpin
4th Official: Rebecca Luther
Attendance: 3,527
