The Chattanooga Red Wolves are scheduled to kick off the second home match of the season at CHI Memorial Stadium on Wednesday at 5:00 PM EST in a clash against the #2 team in the league, Union Omaha. The Red Wolves are currently trailing Omaha by just 1 spot, sitting 3rd in the league ahead of this week’s top 3 matchup, and they will be looking to pass Omaha and establish themselves as one of the best teams in the league. The Red Wolves are eager to get back to their home stadium for this week’s game after a long weekend on the road in Arlington, Texas. After last weekend’s successful inaugural home opener, the Red Wolves will strive to pick up another to make it the second in CHI Memorial history.
The Red Wolves (1-0-2) are going into the game unbeaten and looking to pick up 3 points, while Union Omaha (2-0-1) will give it their all to maintain their unbeaten streak as well. The Red Wolves are coming off of a dramatic 2-2 draw on the road against North Texas FC, which saw 2 goals and a red card, all in the last five minutes of the game. Chattanooga was able to walk away from Arlington with a point, despite North Texas holding 63% possession of the game. Top scorer in the league, Greg Hurst, was able to open up the scoring only 2 minutes into the game for the Red Wolves, on a beautiful through ball that was lobbed over the backline by Josue Soto. The Red Wolves went into halftime with a 1-0 advantage, but North Texas tied it up shortly thereafter early in the second half. Beni Redzic, 17 year old goal scorer from Texas, was able to bag his second of the match in the 87th minute what was seemingly the game-winner, but Marky Hernandez answered immediately and drew the score even, seconds after the restart of the game. A long ball was played and collected by Hurst who laid it off to Marky. Marky drilled it past the keeper to ruin the night for North Texas.
Union Omaha just picked up their first road win in club history on Saturday against FC Tucson, making it their second consecutive victory. Omaha beat North Texas FC 1-0 last week, and Tucson 2-1 on Saturday, scoring all three goals of the season in the second half. Union Omaha has proved that they can be dangerous going forward in the attack, but they also have demonstrated a strong defense, and have only conceded one goal so far this season. They are a well-rounded team that is learning how to battle on the road, and they will try to make the most of the opportunity to separate themselves from the Red Wolves, who are right behind them in the league standings.
Both teams will be prepared to battle against each other for the first time in history, in CHI Memorial Stadium. Because these teams have never faced each other, neither team knows exactly what to expect. The Red Wolves want to welcome Omaha to the league by handing them their first loss of the season, and Chattanooga will battle to keep the clean sheet and defend the den, as they have still yet to be scored on in CHI Memorial Stadium. Don’t miss out on the action, and catch the showdown between these two unbeaten teams on ESPN+ at 5:00 PM EST.