North Carolina FC drew 1-1 with Greenville Triumph SC on Saturday, April 16 at WakeMed Soccer Park.
Each groups netted first-half targets and had possibilities to win it within the second half, however neither might discover the go-ahead aim. NCFC (1-1-1, 4 pts) ended the sport up a person after Greenville’s (0-1-1, 1 pt) Evan Lee was proven his second yellow of the night time within the 67th minute, however couldn’t capitalize.
“Clearly the target of this sport is to create possibilities and put your self in a state of affairs the place you possibly can rating targets, defend as a staff effectively and all that so I feel within the basic facet, I’m happy,” stated head coach John Bradford. “However clearly to go up a person and never have the ability to convert one of many many possibilities that we created late within the sport, I’m dissatisfied that we did not get the total three factors.”
16-year-old goalkeeper Nick Holliday made his first look of the season, making two saves.
“[He] performed effectively,” Bradford stated. “Tons of occasions on the ball and in possession and he did effectively with these. I feel it is one thing for him to develop on and transfer ahead with.”
Venton Evans gave Greenville an early lead, beating Holliday on the close to publish within the nineteenth minute.
Sneaking it by way of ?@VEvansjr scores his first @GVLTriumph aim!#NCvGVL // #WeAreOne pic.twitter.com/PU8E2YNilK
— USL League One (@USLLeagueOne) April 16, 2022
Garrett McLaughlin pulled NCFC stage within the thirty fifth minute, tucking the ball confidently into the far publish after choosing off a cross on the sting of the field.
.@GMclaughlin_ is gonna be an issue this season, huh?The primary-year @NorthCarolinaFC man ranges the match!#NCvGVL // #WeAreOne pic.twitter.com/cSXPzCevUV
— USL League One (@USLLeagueOne) April 16, 2022
McLaughlin has scored in every of NCFC’s three USL League One video games to this point this season, demonstrating precisely why Bradford introduced him on this offseason.
“Garrett is a man that may create issues on either side of the ball and clearly, to have the ability to press effectively after which have the composure of a pleasant ending and create the aim out of nothing is what we hope to get to anticipate from him,” Bradford stated.
NCFC could have a while off earlier than its subsequent sport, returning to WakeMed Soccer Park on April 30 to tackle Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC.