North Texas SC is held scoreless at home but remain eight points clear in first place
- North Texas SC host Greenville Triumph SC on Friday, July 26 at 7 PM at Toyota Stadium.
- Edwin Cerrillo and Richard Danso make their USL League One debuts
Frisco, Texas (July 20, 2019) - North Texas SC earns its third shutout in a row to remain eight points clear at the top of USL League One.
Game Summary
First Half:
- 5’ – Cristian Colmán was one-on-one with the goalkeeper but his shot was saved and Ricardo Pepi’s follow-up went high over the bar.
- 16’ – Ricardo Pepi found space in the center of the box but his shot rebounded off the post and Tanner Tessmann’s first-time volley struck the crossbar.
- 34’ – Jonathan Gomez curled in a great cross from the left wing but Pepi’s shot ended up just wide.
Second Half:
- 73’ – Tormenta’s Nil Vinyals was shown a red card for a hard studs up challenge on Kevin Bonilla.
- 77’ – Ricardo Pepi stepped up to take the penalty after Kevin Bonilla was tripped in the box but his shot was just wide.
- 83’ – Dante Sealy cut inside on his left foot and unleashed a shot but Pablo Jara was able to get his body in front to make the save.
Lineups:
North Texas SC — Carlos Avilez; Kevin Bonilla (Alfusainey Jatta), Brecc Evans, Callum Montgomery, Jonathan Gomez; Edwin Cerrillo, Imanol Almaguer, Tanner Tessmann (Dante Sealy), Arturo Rodriguez; Ricardo Pepi, Cristian Colman (Richard Danso)
Substitutes not used — Eduardo Cortes, Bicou Bissainthe, Cesar Murillo, David Rodriguez
Tormenta FC — Pablo Jara; Jerry Saint-Vil (Jad Arslan), Daltyn Knutson, Josh Phelps, Connor Antley; Ricardo Gomez, Nil Vinyals, Alex Morrell, Marco Micalleto, Lucas Coutinho (Mikie Rowe); Charlie Dennis (Kaleb Jackson)
Substitutes not used — Matias Reynares, Nick Wells, Dalton Pando
Scoring Summary:
Misconduct Summary:
NTSC: Edwin Cerrillo (Caution) — 70’
TRM: Nil Vinyals (Caution) — 74’
TRM: Marco Micalleto (Caution) — 88’
Weather: Sunny, 99
Attendance: 1,431
Referee: Samantha Martinez
Assistant Referees: Mark Novosel, Andrea Jedele
4th Official: Troy Dodge
