Crown Legacy 0:2 Connecticut Fc: MLS Next Pro Match Result

Match report

Connecticut beat Crown Legacy 2:0 at Sportsplex at Matthews on Wednesday night in a Group Stage match of MLS Next Pro. The visitors took all three points despite a red card that threatened to turn the game into a one-sided affair.

The opening minute that mattered came at sixteen minutes when B. Destin fired home for the hosts. Crown Legacy led until the second half when Connecticut responded. B. Tanyi scored at seventy-two minutes and his partner added a second at seventy-three to turn the game around.

The match turned at fifty minutes when D. Longo received his second yellow and was sent off. Crown Legacy had to play the rest of the game a man down and could not hold on. The visitors needed the points badly and took their chance when the home side were stretched thin.

Crown Legacy sit top of the table with fifty-four points from twenty-six games. They have lost seven and drawn none. Connecticut are fifth with forty-three points from twenty-five matches. They have ten defeats and have not managed a draw either.

The hosts' recent form was strong before this defeat. They beat Fort Lauderdale 2:0 and drew with Huntsville City 2:2 on their last outing. Connecticut came from behind to beat Cincinnati 3:2 on Sunday and have won four of their last five games.

Prepared from match data

🟨 10' D. Lacy — Yellow card ⚽ 16' B. Destin — Goal 🟨 24' E. Gomez — Yellow card 🟨 42' D. Longo — Yellow card ⇄ 46' A. Monis — Substitution 🟨 50' D. Longo — Yellow card 🟥 50' D. Longo — Red card 🟨 53' B. Coulibaly — Yellow card 🟨 54' Yellow card 🟨 58' Caua Paixao — Yellow card ⇄ 60' A. Applewhaite — Substitution ⇄ 60' E. Gomez — Substitution ⇄ 60' Caua Paixao — Substitution ⇄ 70' M. Smalls — Substitution ⇄ 70' A. Mendoza — Substitution ⚽ 72' B. Tanyi — Goal ⚽ 73' Goal 🟨 74' R. Mora-Arias — Yellow card ⇄ 77' N. Richmond — Substitution ⇄ 78' W. Sangoquiza — Substitution ⇄ 81' B. Destin — Substitution ⇄ 82' A. Kamdem — Substitution

Match events

10' Connecticut Fc Yellow card D. Lacy
16' Connecticut Fc Goal B. Destin assist: A. Applewhaite
24' Connecticut Fc Yellow card E. Gomez
42' Crown Legacy Yellow card D. Longo
46' Connecticut Fc Substitution A. Monis
50' Crown Legacy Yellow card D. Longo
50' Crown Legacy Red card D. Longo
53' Crown Legacy Yellow card B. Coulibaly
54' Crown Legacy Yellow card
58' Connecticut Fc Yellow card Caua Paixao
60' Connecticut Fc Substitution A. Applewhaite off: R. Van Hees
60' Connecticut Fc Substitution E. Gomez off: W. Agostoni
60' Connecticut Fc Substitution Caua Paixao off: B. Tanyi
70' Crown Legacy Substitution M. Smalls off: A. Subotic
70' Crown Legacy Substitution A. Mendoza off: S. Ventura
72' Connecticut Fc Goal B. Tanyi assist: D. Lacy
73' Connecticut Fc Goal
74' Connecticut Fc Yellow card R. Mora-Arias
77' Crown Legacy Substitution N. Richmond off: D. Brown
78' Crown Legacy Substitution W. Sangoquiza off: W. Holt
81' Connecticut Fc Substitution B. Destin off: L. Goddard
82' Crown Legacy Substitution A. Kamdem off: G. Smith

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