Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (0-1-0) nearly completed the late comeback against North Texas SC (1-0-0) only to fall in the first-ever meeting between the two clubs 2-3 at Toyota Stadium Saturday night.
Ricardo Pepi found the net in the 13th minute scoring the first goal in North Texas’ history. The 16-year-old tallied two second half goals to bag the hat trick and give the home side a three-goal advantage.
Chattanooga battled back in the last minutes of the match with Steven Beattie netting the first goal in club history in the 84th minute on a one-touch hit outside of the 18. Richard Dixon added another goal in the second half stoppage time, but the team’s comeback fell short.
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC heads home to train ahead of the team’s inaugural home opener and second league match against Forward Madison FC on April 6. For tickets, visit chattredwolves.com/tickets.
Game summary
Lineups:
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC — Alex Mangels; Richard Dixon, Nicholas Amponsah, Andrew Moullin, Jonathan Caparelli (Amirgy Pineda – 79’); Conor Doyle, Steven Beattie; Josue Soto (Vangjel Zguro – 62’), Ualefi, Eamon Zayed, Sito Seoane (Juan Ignacio Mare – 62’).
Substitutes not used — Will Dieterich, Leo Folla, Colin Falvey
North Texas SC — Jimmy Maurer; Kevin Bonilla (Imanol Almaguer – 57’), Callum Montgomery, Brecc Evans, Bryan Reynolds; Brandon Servania, Alfusainey Jatta, Arturo Rodriguez (Bicou Bissainthe – 68’); Oscar Romero, Ricardo Pepi, Dante Sealy (Ronaldo Damus – 81’).
Substitutes not used — Carlos Avilez, David Rodriguez
Scoring Summary:
NTX: Ricardo Pepi – 13’
NTX: Ricardo Pepi – 62’
NTX: Ricardo Pepi – 82’
CHT: Steven Beattie – 84’
CHT: Richard Dixon – 90+2’
Misconduct Summary:
CHT: Josue Soto (caution) – 51’
CHT: Richard Dixon (caution) – 53’
NTX: Brandon Servania (caution) – 67’
Ejection Summary:
N/A
MATCH INFORMATION:
Head Official: Marco Vega
Assistant Referee: Mark Novosel
Assistant Referee: Kaili Terry
4th Official: Travis Haight
