The Town FC Open Inaugural Season With Loss to Ventura County FC
Published on March 17, 2024 under MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
The Town FC News Release
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Town FC kicked off their inaugural season with a 2-1 to Ventura County FC in Carson, Ca. Riley Dalgado opened the scoring in the 27th minute. The shortly after halftime The Town FC's Riley Lynch scores the equalizer in the 54th minute. However, The Town FC found themselves down again in the 78th minute with a back post goal headed in by A. Essengue from a corner kick.
The Town FC will now prepare to face Timbers2 on the road on Friday, March 22. The match will kick off from Providence Park in Portland, Oregon, at 7:30 p.m. PT and will be broadcast globally on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
MATCH INFORMATION
2024 MLS NEXT Pro Season
Ventura County 2 - 1 The Town FC
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Scoring Summary:
VCFC (1-0) - R. Dalgado (T. Lepley) 27'
TTFC (1-1) - R. Lynch (unassisted) 54'
VCFC (2-1) - A. Essengue (A. Bibout) 78'
Misconduct Summary:
VCFC - M. Ferkanis (caution) 65'
TTFC - A. Edwards (caution) 83'
Ventura County FC: B. Scott (GK), R. Dalgado, A. Essengue, M. Ferkanus, M. Cuevas (C. Klein),
I. Parente, T. Lepley, G. Vivi (H. Miller), R. Ramos Jr, Jonathan Perez (S. Karani), A. Bibout
Substitutes not used: S. Villalpando, N. Schelotto, J. Corona Garcia, O. Pratt, G. Arnold, C. Diaz
SHOTS: 13; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 16; CORNER KICKS: 9; SAVES: 2
The Town FC: C.Walls (C) (A.Cano), R.Ibarra, R.Lynch (A. Edwards), B.Leroux (D. Bautista), S.Bilter, E.Blancas, J.Donnery (J. Donnery), E.Mendoza (J. Garcia), M.Bieganski (GK), W.Richmond, J.Ricketts
Substitutes not used: J. Nicolson, R. Tsunehara
SHOTS: 9; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 15; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 2
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