An 81st minute goal by Jacob Crull helped FC Tucson salvage a 1-1 draw with Forward Madison and pick up its first USL League One point of the season Saturday night at Kino North Stadium.
Forward Madison took the lead in the 54th minute on a long shot by Christian Enriquez that surprised the FC Tucson defense that skipped past the right hand of keeper Carlos Merancio.
Forward Madison was forced to play a man down for the final 27 minutes after Cyrus Rad was shown a second yellow and then a red for a foul.
Tucson took advantage quickly and battered the Forward Madison defense after the expulsion. Forward Madison had six of the match’s nine yellows.
Among a cluster of Men In Black and Flamingoes in the box, Crull, a left back, latched on to the ball after a Louis Perez corner from the left side went sailing to the far post and then bounced around inside the 6-yard box.
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GOALS
QUOTES
- “Being a man up at the end I wish we had more chances, but at least we came out with one point.” – FC Tucson Defender Jacob Crull
- “I think we got unlucky, we tried to exploit them in the wide spots and we did well, but we couldn’t get that finishing goal to put them away.” – FC Tucson Defender Tyler Allen
- “It was a well fought game, I thought both teams had some good chances. I felt we could have nicked it at the end, but at the end of the day, a point is a fair result.” – FC Tucson Midfielder Charlie Machell
NEXT UP
FC Tucson’s next match will be a third-round Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match against Cal United Strikers at Kino North Stadium on April 19. Kick-off is set for 7:30 p.m. The next league match will be April 23 at Chattanooga Red Wolves.
