Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Aug. 19, 2020) - North Texas SC’s comeback attempt falls short as the club loses 3-2 to Fort Lauderdale CF on the road.
Game Summary
First Half:
- 9’ – Benjamin Redzic nearly opened the scoring after his attempt was deflected for a corner kick.
- 28’ – Fort Lauderdale’s Ricky Lopez-Espin scored the opener with a left-footed shot from outside of the box that found the bottom left corner.
- 36’ – Lopez-Espin scored his second of the night after Eduardo Sosa set him up for a close-range tap-in.
- 39’ – Oscar Romero scored his first goal of the season from the penalty spot to cut the deficit in half.
Second Half:
- 57’ – Felipe Valencia scored the third goal of the night for Fort Lauderdale after Avilez was unable to keep his effort out following back-to-back saves.
- 64’ – Oscar Romero’s free kick attempt landed just over the crossbar.
- 75’ – A perfectly executed set piece play saw Alisson dos Santos score his first North Texas after Brecc Evans steered his header into Alisson’s path right in front of goal.
Lineups:
North Texas SC — Carlos Avilez, Justin Che, Brecc Evans, Lamar Batista (Philip Ponder - 60’), Derek Waldeck; Imanol Almaguer (Gibran Rayo - 24’), Alisson dos Santos, Collin Smith; David Rodriguez (Alex Bruce - 60’), Beni Redzic (Oscar Romero - 15’), Ronaldo Damus
Substitutes not used — Luis Zamudio
Fort Lauderdale CF — Dylan Castanheira, Brian Rosales, Ian Fray, Ethan Hardin, Sami Guediri (Christian Young - 45’); Blaine Ferri (Francisco Raggio - 70’), Servando Carrasco, Edison Azcona; Felipe Valencia (Andres Cardenas - 70’), RIcky Lopez-Espin (Dairon Reyes - 80’), Eduardo Sosa (Joshua Saavedra - 90’)
Substitutes not used — Andre Zuluaga-Silva, Modesto Mendez
Scoring Summary:
FTL: Ricky Lopez-Espin (Sosa) — 28’
FTL: Ricky Lopez-Espin (Sosa) — 36’
NTSC: Oscar Romero — 39’
FTL: Felipe Valencia — 56’
NTSC: Alisson Dos Santos (Evans) — 75’
Misconduct Summary:
FTL: Servando Carrasco (Caution) — 14’
NTSC: Alisson dos Santos (Caution) — 25’
FTL: Ethan Hardin (Caution) — 62’
FTL: Dairon Reyes (Caution) — 86’
FTL: Dylan Castanheira (Caution) — 89’
NTX: Oscar Romero (Caution) — 90’
Weather: Cloudy, 81℉
Referee: Alex Billeter
Assistant Referees: Fritz Barberousse, Andres Vidales
4th Official: Corey Wilt
