A shorthanded North Texas SC lose its second match of the season away to Forward Madison
Madison, Wisc. (June 22, 2019) – Ronaldo Damus opened the scoring with his league-leading seventh goal of the season but North Texas SC concede three second-half goals in just its second League One loss.
- Hector Montalvo makes his first start for the club
- Michel Garbini Pereira makes his North Texas SC debut
- Jesus Sosa and Kevin Rosas make their professional debuts
- North Texas SC returns home to Toyota Stadium to face FC Tucson on Tuesday, June 25 at 7 PM.
Game Summary:
First Half:
- 15’ – Ronaldo Damus opened the scoring with a header from a corner and tied Ricardo Pepi in the USL League One Golden Boot race with seven goals.
- 28’ – Carlos Avilez made a big one-on-one save against Dom Smart but the forward was whistle offside anyway.
- 33’ – Don Smart levelled the match at 1-1 with a close-range rebound shot after Carlos Avilez made the initial save.
- 40’ – Carlos Avilez made an important diving save down to his right to keep the game tied.
Second Half:
- 48’ – Thomas Roberts attempted a left-footed shot from outside the box but it ended up wide of the far-post.
- 64’ – Don Smart scored his second goal of the game with a powerful right-footed finish into the top corner to give Forward Madison the lead.
- 77’ – Josiel Nunez put Madison 3-1 up with a left-footed finish into the bottom corner.
- 84’ – J.C. Banks scored Madison’s fourth and final goal with a breakaway.
Lineups:
North Texas SC — Carlos Avilez; Dante Sealy, Brecc Evans, Hector Montalvo, Cesar Murillo; Michel Garbini, Alfusainey Jatta, Thomas Roberts; Arturo Rodriguez (Kevin Rosas), Ronaldo Damus, Oscar Romero (Jesus Sosa)
Substitutes not used — Eduardo Cortes
Forward Madison FC — Brian Sylvestre; Carl Schneider, Shaun Russell, Connor Tobin, Cameron Diaz; Eric Leonard, Brandon Eaton (Jeff Michaud), Josiel Nunez; Don Smart, J.C. Banks (Danny Tenorio), Paulo Junior (Jiro Barriga Toyama)
Substitutes not used — Brandon Barnes, Vital Nizigiyimana, Zaire Bartley
Scoring Summary:
NTSC: Ronaldo Damus – 15’
MAD: Don Smart – 33’
MAD: Don Smart – 64’
MAD: Josiel Nunez– 77’
MAD: J.C. Banks –8 4’
Misconduct Summary:
MAD: Christian Diaz (caution) – 49’
NTSC: Alfusainey Jatta (caution) –64’
Weather: Cloudy, 74 F
Referee: Luis Arroyo
Assistant Referee: Ethan Buege
Assistant Referee: Rachel Smith
4th Official: Neven Stojsavljevic
