North Texas SC Earns 3-1 Win over Colorado Rapids 2 

Arlington, TX (April 10, 2022) - North Texas SC defeated Colorado Rapids 2 by a score of 3-1 on Sunday evening at Choctaw Stadium. 

Game Summary

First Half:

• 11’ – SHOT (NTX) – Bernard Kamungo played a squared pass into the path of Blake Pope whose shot went over the Colorado goal.
• 21’ – SHOT (NTX) – Isaiah Parker’s cross from the left side connected with Hope Avayevu in the box but his shot went slightly wide of goal. 
• 35’ – GOAL (COL) – Yaya Toure collected a loose ball inside the box and smashed it past Antonio Carrera to give Colorado Rapids 2 the 1-0 lead.
• 35’ – GOAL (NTX) – Blaine Ferri slotted his penalty kick past Abraham Rodriguez to level the match up at 1-1 for North Texas SC.Second Half:
• 52’ – GOAL (NTX) – Hope Avayevu kept his calm under pressure as he collected Kamungo’s rebounded shot and slotted it past Rodriguez to give North Texas SC the 2-1 lead. 
• 77’ – GOAL (NTX) – Avayevu’s through ball fell into the path of Kamungo who poked the ball past Rodriguez to extend North Texas SC’s lead to 3-1.

Lineups: 

North Texas SC — Antonio Carrera; Collin Smith, Lucas Bartlett, Chase Niece, Isaiah Parker; Derek Waldeck (Tomas Lacerda – 65’), Blaine Ferri, Santiago Ferreira (Andre Costa – 65’); Blake Pope (Luis Miguel – 75’), Bernard Kamungo, Hope Avayevu (Jose Mulato – 80’).

Substitutes not used — Seth Wilson, Paul Amedume, Pablo Torre.

Colorado Rapids 2 — Abraham Rodriguez, Anthony Markanich, G. Vallecilla (Steve Flores – 75’), Omar Gómez, Michael Edwards, Robinson Aguirre (Jackson Travis – 90’+1’), Philip Mayaka (Connor Miller – 75’), Sebastian Anderson, Dantouma Toure (Vladimir Walnet – 75’), Darren Yapi, Yosuke Hanya (Nicholas Legendre – 

Substitutes not used — Isaac Nehme, Daniel Garcia. 

Scoring Summary:
COL: Yaya Toure (Sebastian Anderson) – 35’NTX: Blaine Ferri – 45’+1NTX: Hope Avayevu – 52’NTX: Bernard Kamungo (Hope Avayevu) – 77’

Misconduct Summary:
COL: Darren Yapi (yellow card) – 15’NTX: Lucas Bartlett (yellow card) – 18’NTX: Chase NIece (yellow card) – 61’COL: Philip Mayaka (yellow card) – 73’NTX: Blaine Ferri (yellow card) – 82’NTX: Collin Smith (yellow card) – 83’NTX: André Costa (yellow card) – 84’

Weather: Mostly cloudy, 82℉

Referee: Elijio Arreguin

Assistant Referees: Samuel Zamora, Jennifer Dumaine

4th Official: Lorenzo Hernandez