Match Day Information
Location: CHI Memorial Stadium, Chattanooga, TN
Reported attendance: 3,059
Weather: 75F, sunny
Match Notes – Red Wolves SC
Formation: 4-4-2
Absent from the roster: Ricardo Jerez (international call-up), Jonny Guadarrama, Manuel Madrid, Ropapa Mensah, Richard Renteria, Alex Tejera
Newcomer and USL Championship veteran Mekeil Williams won the captaincy for the first match. Previous captain José Carrea-García signed with Fuego FC in the off-season.
Notable on the bench: club veterans Moe Espinoza, Aaron Lombardi, and Ualefi started on the bench. Espinoza and Lombardi appeared as substitutes in the second half.
Making club debuts in the starting 11: Jackson Brady, Christian Enriquez, Mayele Malango, Andrew Paoli, Walter Valera, and Mekeil Williams.
Travis Nicklaw signed a 25-day contract with the club on Friday, and then started at center-back, logging 90 minutes. The defender previously played for the club in 2020, making seven appearances, and had not played professionally since.
Red Wolves SC dominated possession at 59.2% and put up 7 shots with four on target.
Yellow cards: Williams (11′), Nicklaw (54′)
Red Wolves SC Substitutions
IN: MF Filipe Liborio 45’
OUT: MF Yahir Paez
IN: DF Aaron Lombardi 74’
OUT: DF Nico Cardona
IN: FW Chevone Marsh 84′
OUT: FW Riley Kraft
IN: FW Moe Espinoza 84′
OUT: MF Walter Valera
Next match: vs Fuego FC, April 1
Match Notes – Hailstorm FC
Formation: 4-4-2
Absent from the roster: Donald Benemna (international call-up), McCain Clarke, Johan Peñaranda (red card suspension), Brandon Rosas, Ryan Wittenbrink
Rob Cornwall again captained the Hailstorm FC side. The Irish defender captained all but one match in which he appeared for the club in 2022.
Making their club debuts in the starting 11: Edward Delgado, Billy King, Enock Kwakwa, Lucky Opera, Bruno Rendón
Valentin Sabella made his club debut in the second half.
Hailstorm FC placed 8 shots on target, all saved by Red Wolves SC goalkeeper Carlos Avilez.
Yellow cards: Cornwall (59′), Kwakwa (63′), Rogers (66′), Dietrich (83′)
Hailstorm FC Substitutions
IN: MF Stefan Lukic 63′
OUT: FW Trevor Amann
IN: FW Marky Hernandez 73′
OUT: FW Billy King
IN: MF Nortei Nortey 73′
OUT: MF Enock Kwakwa
IN: MF Destan Norman 84′
OUT: MF Jackson Dietrich
IN: FW Valentin Sabella 84′
OUT: MF Bruno Rendón
Next match: at Tormenta FC, April 1