USL1 North Texas SC

North Texas SC Opens Its 2021 Season with 4-2 Comeback Win over Fort Lauderdale CF

April 24, 2021 - United Soccer League One (USL1)
North Texas SC News Release


Arlington, TX - North Texas SC scores three straight goals to complete its comeback win over Fort Lauderdale CF in the season opener at Globe Life Park Saturday night.

Game Summary

First Half:

14' - Noah Allen's cross from the left side connected with Venton Evans in the area who headed it home to give Fort Lauderdale CF a 1-0 lead.

28' - Hope Avayevu chipped the ball into the box and Thibaut Jacquel hammered it into the back of the Fort Lauderdale net to tie the match 1-1.

45' - Nicky Hernandez's left-footed from inside the box ended up in the hands of Luis Zamudio.

Second Half:

57' - Christian Young's cross connected with Shaan Hundal in the box who slotted it into the net to give Fort Lauderdale a 2-1 lead.

70' - Jacquel scored his second goal of the night from a free kick that landed into the far corner to tie the game 2-2.

72' - Gibran Rayo managed to create space in the box and curled a right-footed shot into the right corner of Zamudio's goal and gave North Texas its first lead of the night.

79' - Bernard Kamungo gave North Texas a 4-2 lead after running down the wing and placing the ball into the far top corner for his first professional goal on his debut.

Lineups:

North Texas SC - Colin Shutler; Derek Waldeck, Alisson, Mikey Maldonado, Collin Smith (Matthew Corcoran - 59'), Imanol Almaguer, Nicky Hernandez, Alex Bruce (Kazu - 71'), Gibran Rayo (Ale Santana - 89'), Hope Avayevu (Bernard Kamungo - 71'), Thibaut Jacquel (Roman Torres - 89').

Substitutes not used - Richard Sanchez, Juan Parra.

Fort Lauderdale CF - Luis Zamudio; Modesto Mendez, Ethan Hardin, Christian Young, Noah Allen, Roberto Poplawski, George Acosta, Joshua Saavedra (Braxton Taghvai-Najib - 76'), Abel Caputo (Brian Rosales - 77'), Venton Evans (Dairon Reyes - 85'), Shaan Hundal.

Substitutes not used - Francisco Raggio, Andre Zuluaga-Silva, Jason Bucknor, Cesar Cuellar.

Scoring Summary:

FTL: Venton Evans (Noah Allen) - 14'

NTX: Thibaut Jacquel (Hope Avayevu) - 28'

FTL: Shaan Hundal (Christian Young) - 55'

NTX: Thibaut Jacquel - 70'

NTX: Gibran Rayo - 72'

NTX: Bernard Kamungo (Derek Waldeck) - 79'

Misconduct Summary:

NTX: Imanol Almaguer (Caution) - 76'

FTL: Roberto Poplawski (Caution) - 86'

Weather: Sunny, 70

Attendance: 912

Referee: Elton Garcia

Assistant Referees: Jennifer Garner, Seth Barton

4th Official: Lorenzo Hernandez

Postgame Quotes

North Texas SC head coach Eric Quill

General thoughts on the match...

"There was a lot of more action than what I thought in game one. I'm proud of our guys for coming back twice. We know what we need to work on, our one vs. one, low areas and our references in the 18 yard box when we decide to cross. Two crosses and they scored two goals, so it's something we can work on. Going forward, we dominated the ball throughout the night and the chances that were created and the goals we scored were high quality."

On Alex Bruce and Thibaut Jacquel up top...

"They're both goal scorers so we decided why not have two goal scorers on the field. It looked like we played a 4-2-4 when we would win the ball going forward. Basically a double nine but they would share the ability of a 10. Kind of wanted to create confusion with their center backs, and we found good areas. We tried to play centrally and both Alex and Thibaut have great feet. It's a work in progress and there are a lot of ways we can work with our firepower."

North Texas SC forward Thibaut Jacquel

On his two goals tonight...

"It feels great to score on my professional debut. I've been waiting for it for a long time. I get the chance to play with amazing people around me, in the staff and players. I just enjoy every part of it. "

On transitioning into the new team..

"It's been great, it's been very good. I got the chance to come into a very young team. It feels like a family, we all hang out with each other outside of the field and we all care for each other. My transition has been great, the style of football North Texas plays I like because we hold the ball and dominate the game. It's something I want to be a part of."

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