Match Day Information

Location: CHI Memorial Stadium, Chattanooga, TN
Reported attendance: 3,059
Weather: 75F, sunny

Match Notes – Red Wolves SC

Red Wolves SC Roster vs Hailstorm FC in Week 2

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

Hailstorm FC roster in Week 2 vs. Red Wolves SC

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