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North Texas SC Defeats Forward Madison FC 2-1 in 2020 Home Opener

July 25, 2020 - United Soccer League One (USL1)
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Arlington, Texas - USL League One Golden Boot winner Ronaldo Damus and 17-year-old debutant Beni Redzic score to lift the defending champions North Texas SC over Forward Madison FC in 2020 season opener.

Game Summary

First Half:

11' - Beni Redzic scored the first goal of the year for North Texas SC with his first-ever professional goal.

30' - Madison's Wojciech Wojcik scores from inside the box to put the visitors level.

34' - Ronaldo Damus attempted a long-range effort from outside the box that went a few inches wide left of the goal.

Second Half:

59' - Ronaldo Damus scored his first goal of the year after the ball rolled into his path after a defensive mistake.

72' - Redzic's free kick is saved by the Madison goalkeeper and goes out for a corner kick.

82 - Alex Bruce sent volley goes over the Madison goal.

90' - David Rodriguez attempted a left footed shot inside of the box that was saved by a diving Philipp Marceta in goal.

Lineups:

North Texas SC - Luis Zamudio, Derek Waldeck, Lamar Batista, Grady Easton, Justin Che; Alisson dos Santos, Juan Alvarez (Gibran Rayo - 72'), David Rodriguez (Diego Hernandez - 90' + 5'); Beni Redzic (Collin Smith - 90' +1'), Alex Bruce, Ronaldo Damus

Substitutes not used - Carlos Avilez, Pedro Alves

Forward Madison FC - Philipp Merceta; Christian Diaz, Connor Tobin, Jiro Toyama, Jalen Crisler (Jamael Cox - 63'); Eric Leonard, Gustavo Fernandez (Eli Lockaby - 89'), J.C. Banks; Paulo Jr. (Alex Monis - 74'), Don Smart (Louis Bennet -74'), Wojciech Wojcik

Substitutes not used - Chris Brady, Carl Schneider, Allan Rodriguez

Scoring Summary:

NTX: Beni Redzic (Batista) - 11'

NTX: Ronaldo Damusi (Che) - 59'

MAD: Wojciech Wojcik (Paulo Jr.) - 30'

Misconduct Summary:

NTX: Alisson dos Santos (Caution) - 63'

MAD: Louis Bennet (Caution) - 78'

Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 90â=84=89

Attendance: 615

Referee: Matthew Corrigan

Assistant Referees: Kevin Lock, Ken Mizuno

4th Official: Brandon Gardner

Head Coach Eric Quill:

General thoughts on the match..

"I liked our start to the game. I thought they stayed deep in the first half and we didn't come up with good solutions. We really just wanted to circulate the outside of the field. We want to get away from that being our only way. We went back to drawing boards at half time and really told them to focus on the middle of the field in combinations. And once we did that we started to play through them. I felt like in the second half was a much better half from soccer side."

On the academy players in the squad...

"They've grown a lot of these past few weeks. We had a lot of these 05's come in. We got Diego [Hernandez] in the game. I know it wasn't much but it's a moment that I'm proud of Diego for earning. We would never have had him in the 16-man roster if we didn't think he could handle it. Grady Easton found his way into the game more in the second half after a few error passes. But you got to expect that from a kid playing his first professional game. [Justin] Che did outstanding in the right back area. He's probably a center back, but he has those high level right back tendencies. This is going to take them to the next level, but I feel like they believe a lot more."

On seeing fans in the stands...

"Seeing fans for the first time makes the world a difference. When you get that support, we want to give them that good product. The feel is outstanding, and the stadium is outstanding, and I want to make these guys feel blessed. We want to make it special each time out"

Forward Alex Bruce:

General thoughts on the match...

"We moved the ball nice from side to side. They stepped up a lot and pressed us. So, we had a lot of trouble breaking through them in the first half. But in the second half we started breaking through and found more success.

On being new to the team...

"It was a good feeling for us to be here. The support everyone gives us here is amazing. The new stadium and seeing all the fans is a blessing. I am blessed to be here.

On the team coming together...

"We are all good and excited. We are a pretty new team and you know we are all young guys. We are all getting together, and everyone is excited to play. The chemistry is good right now."

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