Chattanooga FC Wins Penalty Shootout against Orlando City B to Stay Top of East
Published on May 4, 2024 under MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
Chattanooga FC News Release
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Chattanooga Football Club beat Orlando City B 5-4 in the penalty shootout after the match ended 1-1 in regulation to take home two points and remain top of the Eastern Conference
Mehdi Ouamri opened the scoring with his second goal of the season when, after patient build-up play, he timed his run and latched on to the end of a perfectly-weighted through ball from Jesus Ibarra and slotted past Orlando City B goalkeeper Javier Otero.
Orlando City B equalized minutes before half-time when Shakur Mohammed bundled one over the line after a scrappy battle for the ball in the penalty area.
There was no decisive goal in the second half, however CFC converted every spot-kick in the penalty shootout to take home the extra point.
Sporting Director and Head Coach Rod Underwood made a pair of changes to the starting line-up from the club's 2-0 win over Carolina Core FC last weekend. Joseph Perez and Alex McGrath came in for Jesse Williams and Callum Watson.
Chattanooga FC will finisih the day at the top of both the Eastern Conference and Southeast Division and will now look forward to back-to-back Southeast Division matchups on the road at Inter Miami II on Friday, May 10th at 5:00 p.m. ET and at Crown Legacy FC on Wednesday, May 15th at 7:30 p.m. ET. Both matches will be streamed on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
Chattanooga FC's next home match will be against Atlanta United 2 on Saturday, May 25th for the club's summer kick-off, which will include fireworks after the game! Tickets are on sale now.
Box Score:
Chattanooga FC (4W-1L-3D, 2SOW, 17 pts.) - Orlando City B (2W-2L-3D, 1SOW, 10 pts.)
Finley Stadium | Chattanooga, Tenn.
Final Score:
CFC: 1
ORL: 1
CFC wins the penalty shootout 5-4 for the extra point
Scoring Summary:
CFC: Mehdi Ouamri 3'
ORL: Shakur Mohammed 39'
Discipline:
CFC: Jude Arthur (caution) 33'
ORL: Wilfredo Rivera (caution) 61'
CFC: Carlos Rivas (caution) 85'
Line-ups:
CFC starters: Jean Antoine, Joseph Perez, Anatolie Prepelita, Duvan Viafara, Milo Garvanian, Jude Arthur, Andres Jimenez Aranzazu, Alex McGrath (C), Taylor Gray, Jesus Ibarra (Jalen James 67'), Mehdi Ouamri (Carlos Rivas 75')
Substitutes not used: Jonathan Burke, Farid Sar-Sar, Logan Brown, Robert Screen, Luis Garcia Sosa, Ethan Koren, Damian Rodriguez
Head Coach: Rod Underwood
ORL starters: Javier Ortero, Zakaria Taifi (Alexander Freeman 63'), Nabilai Kibunguchy, Thomas Williams, Manuel Cocca, Colin Guske, Jorge Almaguer, Wilfredo Rivera (Favian Loyola 63'), Jhon Solis, Yutaro Tsukada (Yeiler Stith Valencia Banguero 70'), Shakur Mohammed (Justin Ellis 83')
Substitutes not used: Diego Pareja, Abdi Salim, Thomas Bowe, Jose Carlos Mercado, Majed Abdullah
Head Coach: Manuel Goldberg
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