Arlington, TX (Oct. 10, 2021) - North Texas SC fell 2-1 to Richmond Kickers Sunday night at Choctaw Stadium.
Game Summary
First Half:
- 8’ SHOT (NTX) – Eddie Munjoma attempted a shot from outside the box but it sailed high over the bar.
- 26’ SHOT (NTX – Gibran Rayo had a shot from distance but it was saved by Akira Fitzgerald.
- 26’ SHOT (NTX – Kalil ElMedkhar’s shot beat the goalkeeper but was cleared off the goal line by a Richmond defender.
- 33’ GOAL (NTX) – Gibran Rayo opened the scoring from close range after collecting Blaine Ferri’s chipped through-ball.
- 35’ SHOT (RIC) – Ethan Bryan went through on Richard Sanchez’s goal but his shot cannoned off the near post.
Second Half:
- 54’ SHOT (NTX) – Kalil ElMedkhar sent a volley across the face of goal in the direction of Kazu but he wasn’t able to connect.
- 56’ SHOT (NTX) – Kazu found space in the center of the box but his left-footed shot was straight at Fitzgerald.
- 57’ SHOT (RIC) – Jonathan Bolanos attempted a shot from a tight angle and Sanchez was able to collect it easily.
- 66’ SHOT (NTX) – Munjoma and Collin Smith played a one-two at the top of Richmond’s box but Munjoma’s first-time shot was too high.
- 78’ SHOT (NTX) – Collin Smith ran down the right wing and beat his defender but his shot only found the side netting.
- 81’ GOAL (RIC) – Zacarías Morán Correa scored Richmond’s equalizer with a first-time shot from 30 yards that found the top corner of the goal.
- 90+5’ GOAL (RIC) – Ivan Magalhaes gave Richmond the lead with a header following a free kick in North Texas’ half.
Lineups:
North Texas SC — Richard Sánchez, Nkosi Tafari, Collin Smith (Hope Avayevu - 88’), Edwin Munjoma, Lucão (Mark Salas 74’), Kazu (Derek Waldeck - 58’), Jorge Almaguer, Blaine Ferri (Bernard Kamungo - 88’), Dominick Hernandez, Kalil ElMedkhar, Gibran Rayo (Michael Maldonado - 74’)
Substitutes not used — Antonio Carrera, Devin Benton
Richmond Kickers — Akira Fitzgerald, Jalen Crisler (Nathan Aune - 78’), Chris Cole, Esteban Calvo (Juan Pablo Monticelli - 85’), Ivan Magalhaes, Matthew Bolduc (Oalex Anderson - 46’), Nil Vinyals, Ethan Bryant, Jonathan Bolanos (Luke Pavone - 78’), Emiliano Terzaghi
Substitutes not used — Austin Causey, Hernán González
Scoring Summary:
NTX: Gibran Rayo (Blaine Ferri) – 33’*
RIC:* Zacarías Morán Correa – 81’
RIC: Ivan Magalhaes – 90+5’
Misconduct Summary:
RIC: Esteban Calvo (Caution) — 47’
RIC: Ivan Magalhaes (Caution) — 47’
NTX: Lucão (Caution) — 65’
NTX: Eddie Munjoma (Caution) — 81’
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 88℉
Attendance: 622
Referee: Esad Omanovic
Assistant Referees: Eric Wood, Chana Forstall
4th Official: Jacob Larson
