MATCH RECAP: Nicolas Rincon Gets First Professional Goal as NCFC Bests Central Valley Fuego FC 2-1
It’s one thing when every game takes on the intensity of a playoff match. Add to the mix the fact that North Carolina FC has been on the road for most of the month of September and has played four games in the past 11 days, it makes the task even more difficult. NCFC returned […]
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MATCH RECAP: Derby Disappointment: NCFC Falls to Charlotte 2-1
“Obviously, the best thing to do after a frustrating loss is to play again.” Those wise words come from North Carolina FC head coach John Bradford before his team traveled to Charlotte to close out their three-game road trip. Despite some early pressure from NCFC, it was Charlotte who got on the scoreboard in the […]
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MATCH RECAP: Heartbreaking 1-0 Result Ends North Carolina FC’s Western Swing
The spotlight as on Tucson, AZ Tuesday night as North Carolina FC’s match against FC Tucson was the lone match on the card. Why the rare Tuesday night game? The teams were originally scheduled to face off on July 30th, but travel issues and severe weather forecast in Arizona forced its postponement. The last time […]
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MATCH RECAP: Shak Adams’ Stoppage Time Stunner Gives NCFC Three Huge Points in Madison
Practice makes perfect, and there could not have been a more perfect time for Shak Adams to bury a free kick he’s been working diligently on in training. His stoppage time stunner gave North Carolina FC a massive win in the season series finale against Forward Madison FC. Late-game heroics against the Flamingoes are becoming […]
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MATCH RECAP: Set Pieces Bury North Carolina FC in 4-1 Loss to Northern Colorado
Coming off of a draw at home against FC Tucson, North Carolina FC hit the road for their final trip to Colorado for the 2022 season. With a draw and a loss to the Hailstorm, NCFC looked to take the win to even the season series. Even more important, getting the win would move 10th […]
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MATCH RECAP: North Carolina FC Settles for Draw with FC Tucson
A point is a point, and every one counts, but for North Carolina FC, it was a disappointing result in a game they dominated. After a week on the road, North Carolina FC returned home to WakeMed Soccer Park to take on FC Tucson Saturday night. Head Coach John Bradford’s team was looking to build […]
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MATCH RECAP: North Carolina FC Brings Home a Point from Midwest Swing
Sometimes, the best way to recover from a rough game is to get right back on the pitch. After a weekend in Omaha they’d largely prefer to forget, North Carolina FC traveled to Madison, WI to take on Forward Madison FC in a Wednesday night tilt. Their last meeting ended with Christian Lue Young netting […]
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MATCH RECAP: Nightmare in Omaha: NCFC Routed 4-1
There are bad days. And then there are the-opposing-goalkeeper-scored-on-your-team-on-a-punt-from-his-own-end kind of days. With few exceptions, Saturday’s trip to Omaha is one North Carolina FC wants to forget as quickly as possible. Things went pear-shaped for the Dead Whales immediately when Union Omaha goalkeeper Kevin Piedrahita collected the ball in his own 18-yard box and sent […]
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MATCH RECAP: North Carolina FC falls 1-0 to Central Valley Fuego FC
Fresh off of a Wednesday night thriller that saw Christian Lue Young score the game-winning goal in the last minute of stoppage time, North Carolina FC was ready to ride the momentum into their Saturday evening match against Central Valley Fuego FC. After that game, head coach John Bradford told reporters that he wrote on […]
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MATCH RECAP: Stoppage Time Stunner Earns North Carolina FC Three Huge Points
Coming off of a two-month span that was bumpier than a southern summer storm, North Carolina FC looked toward clearing a path to playoff contention. Forward Madison FC was the first test in the month of August for the Dead Whales. It was also the first meeting between the two teams in the 2022 USL […]
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