Chattanooga Red Wolves SC drew Forward Madison FC 1-1 at Breese Stevens Field Saturday night. The draw secures the Red Wolves one point on the road and extends the team’s unbeaten run to eight matches, with the team’s last lost coming on May 18.
After 20 minutes of back-and-forth play, Forward Madison’s Connor Tobin put the ‘Mingos on the board first, finding the net off of a corner kick sent in by Danny Tenorio. Madison would hold on to its 1-0 lead going into halftime.
Despite a couple of chances early on in the second half, Chattanooga wouldn’t answer until the 77th minute when center defender Nicholas Amponsah headed one home off of a cross sent in from the left flank by Vangjel Zguro following a corner kick. The equalizer marked Amponsah’s first goal of the season and Zguro’s sixth assist.
Forwards Steven Beattie, Sito Seoane and YaYa Cisse would connect for chances, but ultimately none were successful.
Goalkeeper Alex Mangels was undoubtedly tested, facing 16 shots from Madison. He recorded three saves, two crosses claimed and one punch. Amponsah had a strong defensive display, recording five tackles and 83.3% passing accuracy on the night.
The match marked the third and final meeting between Chattanooga and Madison with Chattanooga stealing five of the possible nine points.
The point Saturday keeps Chattanooga in fourth place, just one point shy of Lansing Ignite FC and South Georgia Tormenta FC, with two games in hand on Lansing.
Following a bye week, the Red Wolves return home to host FC Tucson on Saturday, July 27 at David Stanton Field. The match marks the second meeting between the two clubs and kicks off at 7:00 p.m. ET. For tickets, visit chattredwolves.com/tickets.
GAME SUMMARY
First Half:
- 5’ – Attempt blocked. J.C. Banks (Forward Madison) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josiel Núñez.
- 11 – Attempt missed. Danny Tenorio (Forward Madison) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Paulo Jr.
- 11’ – Attempt missed. Abu Danladi (Forward Madison) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close but misses to the left. Assisted by Eric Leonard with a headed pass.
- 18’ – Attempt missed. Sito Seoane (Chattanooga Red Wolves) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 20’ – Goal. Connor Tobin (Forward Madison) header from the left side of the six-yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Tenorio with a cross following a corner. Forward Madison 1, Chattanooga Red Wolves 0.
- 25’ – Save! Abu Danladi (Forward Madison) right footed shot from outside the box is saved by Alex Mangels in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Díaz.
- 29’ – Save! Paulo Jr. (Forward Madison) left footed shot from the center of the box is saved by Alex Mangels in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Díaz.
- 34’ – Attempt missed. Abu Danladi (Forward Madison) right footed shot from the center of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josiel Núñez.
- 41’ – Attempt blocked. Josiel Núñez (Forward Madison) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Tenorio.
Second half:
- 51’ – Attempt blocked. Josiel Núñez (Forward Madison) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 62’ – Attempt blocked. Steven Beattie (Chattanooga Red Wolves) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoulaye Cisse.
- 68’ – Attempt blocked. Paulo Jr. (Forward Madison) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Don Smart.
- 72’ – Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Cisse (Chattanooga Red Wolves) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Beattie.
- 75’ – Attempt missed. Conor Doyle (Chattanooga Red Wolves) right footed shot from outside the box is close but misses to the left. Assisted by Ualefi.
- 76’ – Attempt blocked. Steven Beattie (Chattanooga Red Wolves) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 77’ – Goal! Nicholas Amponsah (Chattanooga Red Wolves) header from the right side of the six-yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Vangjel Zguro with a cross following a corner. Forward Madison 1, Chattanooga Red Wolves 1.
- 81’ – Attempt saved. Abdoulaye Cisse (Chattanooga Red Wolves) right footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the center of the goal. Assisted by Steven Beattie.
- 83’ – Attempt saved. Sito Seoane (Chattanooga Red Wolves) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top center of the goal.
- 90’+4 – Save! Brian Bement (Forward Madison) header from the center of the box is saved by Alex Mangels in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josiel Núñez with a cross.
- 90’+8 – Attempt missed. Nicholas Amponsah (Chattanooga Red Wolves) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Vangjel Zguro with a cross following a corner.
LINEUPS:
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC — Alex Mangels; Jonathan Caparelli, Nicholas Amponsah, Andrew Moullin (Josue Soto – 90’+2), Tony Walls, Conor Doyle, Amirgy Pineda (YaYa Cisse – 46’), Ualefi, Steven Beattie (C), Sito Seoane, Eamon Zayed (Vangjel Zguro – 72’)
Substitutes not used — Will Dieterich, Alex Jaimes
Forward Madison FC — Dane St. Clair; Christian Diaz, Connor Tobin (C), Wyatt Omsberg, Carter Manley, Eric Leonard, Josiel Nunez, JC Banks, Paulo Jr. (Oliver White – 85’), Danny Tenorio (Brian Bement – 71’), Abu Danladi (Don Smart – 63’)
Substitutes not used – Brian Sylvestre, Shaun Russell, Louis Bennett, Ally Hamis Ng’Anzi
Scoring Summary:
MAD: Connor Tobin – 20’
CHT: Nicholas Amponsah – 77’
Misconduct Summary:
MAD: Josiel Nunez (cautioned – 17’)
CHT: Ualefi (cautioned – 22’)
CHT: Steven Beattie (cautioned – 54’)
CHT: Tony Walls (cautioned – 58’)
MAD: Brian Bement (cautioned – 72’)
Ejection Summary:
N/A
MATCH INFORMATION:
Head Official: Rebecca Pagan
Assistant Referee: Art Arustamyan
Assistant Referee: Justin Mack
4th Official: John Montoya
