Sports stats



USL Hartford Athletic

Barrera's Crazy Goal Gives Hartford a 3-2 Win

September 30, 2020 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Hartford Athletic News Release


Thanks to Danny Barrera's bizarre goal in the 90th minute, Hartford took down Philadelphia Union II three goals to two and are just one win away from a home playoff match in the first round!

Hartford looked good in the opening minutes of the match. Mads Jørgensen, Idan Cohen, and Alex Dixon combined to create a great opportunity in the 7th minute. Cohen put in a cutthroat pass between two Union defenders that found the feet of the speedy Dixon. Dixon was taken down by the keeper right after his first touch and the referee pointed to the spot. Mads Jørgensen stepped up and the Athletic 2nd-year calmly dispatched his penalty past the Union ll keeper to put Hartford one-nil up!

In the 14th minute, Hartford won a couple of corner kicks. The first corner was swung in by Gabriel Torres which was deflected out for another corner. Jørgensen swung in the second ball and the flicked on header found the boot of Alex Lara who tapped in his first Athletic goal to make it two-nil!

In the 21st minute, Philadelphia Union won a corner, and the dangerous Paxten Aaronson stood over it. The Union ll midfielder swung in an inviting corner and Cohen's attempted clearance went past goalkeeper Mike Novotny to cut the Athletic lead in half.

In the second half of their sixth match in nineteen days, Athletic were feeling the fatigue. So much so that In the 59th minute, Union's Caleb Stafford was put through on goal and flicked it in past Notovny to level it at two. In the 77th minute, Union II would find a way through the Hartford defense again. Matheus Silva came in with a late challenge and the referee pointed to the spot. The hero of the last match, Mike Notovny, was up to the task again! The second-year keeper dove the right way and saved to keep it notched at two!

In the 82nd minute, Danny Barrera came on and scored one of the most bizarre goals of the USL season. When the clock struck 90', the Union ll keeper picked up the ball in his box. Barrera stood on the edge of the box, stuck out his leg, and deflected the keeper's throw into the Philadelphia sky and into the empty net to make it three to two Athletic!

Thanks to an unbelievable ending, Hartford still controls their own destiny in group F. If the Boys in Green defeat New York Red Bulls II on Sunday, they will top the group and host the first round of the playoffs at Dillon Stadium!

FAST STATS:

Shots (On-Target): Hartford Athletic 8 (3) -10 (3) Philadelphia

Corners: Hartford Athletic 6-5 Philadelphia

Fouls: Hartford Athletic 14-14 Philadelphia

Offsides: Hartford Athletic 5-3 Philadelphia

Possession: Hartford Athletic 49.1%-50.9% Philadelphia

Passing Accuracy: Hartford Athletic 71.9%-69.1% Philadelphia

Saves: Hartford Athletic 2-0 Philadelphia

SCORING SUMMARY:

8' - Mads Jørgensen 0-1

15' - Alex Lara 0-2

22' - Idan Cohen (Own Goal) 1-2

60' - Caden Stafford 2-2

90' - Danny Barrera 2-3

DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY:

7' - Mitch Bulder (Yellow)

25' - Alex Dixon (Yellow)

42' - Anthony Sorenson (Yellow)

54' - Sam Strong (Yellow)

78' - Matheus Silva (Yellow)

HARTFORD ATHLETIC STARTING LINEUP:

18 (GK) Mike Novotny; 24 (D) Sam Strong, 2 (D) Alex Lara, 3 (D) Matheus Silva (Danny Barrera 81'); 25 (MF) Idan Cohen (Conor McGlynn 57'); 6 (MF) Arthur Rogers, 80 (MF) Justin Haak, 8 (MF) Mads Jørgensen (Aiden Mesias 57'), 16 (MF) Gabriel Torres (Tyreke Johnson 69'); 17 (F) Alfonso Vazquez (Markus Naglestad 69'), 11 (F) Alex Dixon

PHILADELPHIA UNION II STARTING LINEUP:

57 (GK) Mitch Budler; 62 (D) Anthony Sorenson, 50 (D) Brandan Craig, 61 (D) Dante Huckaby, 60 (D) Nathan Harriel; 13 (MF) Cole Turner (Danny Flores 75'), 65 (MF) Jack McGlynn, 70 (MF) Paxten Aaronson (Zachary Zandi 75'), 14 (MF) Jack de Vries (Issa Rayyan 64'); 52 (F) Patrick Bohui (Axel Picazo 75'), 68 (F) Caden Stafford (Quinn Sullivan 89')

Check out the Hartford Athletic Statistics



United Soccer League Championship Stories from September 30, 2020


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central