Loudoun United FC

Match report

Loudoun United secured a 2:0 victory over Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship Group Stage on Friday night. The hosts found the net twice through A. Aboukoura and T. Ulfarsson to claim all three points. The result keeps both sides in their respective positions within the table.

The breakthrough came in stoppage time of the first half when Aboukoura struck at 45+3'. The goal gave Loudoun a slight advantage heading into the break. Yellow cards were shown to J. Scarlett and A. Diz before the interval. Hartford had been the more active side in terms of attacks but could not break through.

Ulfarsson extended the lead in the 73rd minute to put the game beyond doubt. Both managers made changes in an attempt to shift momentum. Hartford brought on C. Torres and later double substitutions for P. Niyongabire and B. Coffey. The visitors could not find a way back into the contest.

Loudoun controlled possession at 57 per cent while Hartford registered more attacks with 103 compared to 100. The hosts were more clinical, creating two big chances and shooting with 44 per cent accuracy. Hartford managed only one big chance and hit 36 per cent accuracy from their efforts. The visitors had more corners and throw-ins but could not convert.

The win leaves Loudoun United in 10th place with 20 points from 22 games. Hartford remain in 6th position with 31 points after their fifth defeat of the campaign. Both teams have shown inconsistency in recent weeks with mixed results. The result maintains the gap between the two sides in the standings.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 57.00 – 43

Shots on target 7 – 4

Shots off target 5 – 5

Big chances 2 – 0

🟨 26' A. Diz — Yellow card 🟨 43' J. Scarlett — Yellow card ⚽ 45+3' A. Aboukoura — Goal ⇄ 46' S. Anaku — Substitution ⇄ 61' M. Adedokun — Substitution 🟨 70' B. Burke — Yellow card ⇄ 71' C. Torres — Substitution ⚽ 73' T. Ulfarsson — Goal ⇄ 83' P. Niyongabire — Substitution ⇄ 83' B. Coffey — Substitution ⇄ 90' R. Aman — Substitution

Match events

26' 0:0 Hartford Athletic Yellow card A. Diz
43' 0:0 Hartford Athletic Yellow card J. Scarlett
45+3' 1:0 Loudoun United FC Goal A. Aboukoura assist: T. Ulfarsson
46' 1:0 Hartford Athletic Substitution S. Anaku off: A. Hernandez
61' 1:0 Hartford Athletic Substitution M. Adedokun off: A. Obalola
70' 1:0 Hartford Athletic Yellow card B. Burke
71' 1:0 Loudoun United FC Substitution C. Torres off: P. Santos
73' 2:0 Loudoun United FC Goal T. Ulfarsson
83' 2:0 Loudoun United FC Substitution P. Niyongabire off: N. Adnan
83' 2:0 Hartford Athletic Substitution B. Coffey off: C. Hadjipaschalis
90' 2:0 Loudoun United FC Substitution R. Aman off: S. Young

Statistics

57.00 Possession, % 43

7 Shots on target 4

5 Shots off target 5

2 Big chances 0

100 Attacks 103

2 Corners 3

10 Fouls 14

13 Free kicks 9

0 Offsides 2

0 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

12 Goal kicks 8

16 Throw-ins 25

All statistics

21/3658% Aerial duels 15/3642%

42 Backward passes 31

4 Blocked shots 2

33 Clearances 21

7/1741% Crosses 3/1718%

8/1457% Dribbles 4/1233%

86 Failed passes 85

4 Goalkeeper saves 5

3 Interceptions 7

14 Key passes 7

23/5840% Long passes 23/7033%

69 Passes into the final third 60

220 Passes in the opposition half 204

166 Passes in own half 89

0.44 Shot accuracy 0.36

8 Shots inside the box 7

10/1471% Tackles 13/1681%

369 Total passes 276

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