HARTFORD, Conn. – Despite owning much of possession on home turf, Hartford Athletic came up short in a 3-2 defeat to Brooklyn FC in United Soccer League Championship action on Saturday night.
With the loss, Athletic sink to 9-7-13 (W-L-D) overall in league action. Brooklyn FC earns their first win since August 29th and improves to 5-17-6.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the 21st minute, Hartford broke the scoreless tie as Barry Coffey sent a pass through the middle of the box up towards goal to Michael Adedokun, who pushed home the rock to mark a 1-0 score.
- Hartford nearly added to their lead in the 35th minute as Michee Ngalina was denied by goalkeeper Jackson Lee. Heading into the break with a 1-nil lead, Athletic held a 5-0 advantage in shots on goal and a 3-0 advantage in corner kicks.
- Brooklyn FC knotted the score at 1-all in the 55th minute as Abdoulaye Kanté kicked the ball off the crossbar and back down into the goal off a free kick. Hartford responded just two minutes later as Sadat Anaku headed home a cross deep in the box from Emmanuel Samadia, re-gaining the hosts a 2-1 edge.
- Brooklyn FC tied up the score yet again in the 63rd minute as John Klein ripped the ball into the goal from far out, marking a 2-2 score. In the 79th minute, Brooklyn FC took their first lead of the match as CJ Olney Jr. tapped in a long pass from Jaden Servania on the back post, marking a 3-2 score.
- Athletic nearly found the tying score in the 97th minute as Adewale Obalola fired a shot on target that was swallowed up by Lee. Hartford finished the night owning advantages in shots on target (8-3) and corner kicks (6-0).
NOTEWORTHY
- With his appearance tonight, Antony Siaha surpassed 10,000 career minutes played in USL Championship regular season action.
SERIES NOTES
- The Boys in Green lead the all-time series, 2-1.
NEXT UP
- Hartford Athletic hosts regional rival Rhode Island FC in their regular season finale on Saturday, October 24th, at 7:00 p.m.
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