Alexandria, LA – (December 8th) Crescent City FC kept it’s unbeaten run safe after a thrilling 5-3 contest versus Alexandria PBFC this past Sunday.
The traveling squad featured a handful of current college talent home for the holidays, staying sharp during their offseason. In his first start of the fall season, local standout, Ashton Perkins, bagged his first goal for CCFC in the first 10 minutes of the contest, putting the away squad up 1-0.
Shortly after in the 17th minute, PJ Lynch would find the back of the net after a scramble in Alexandria’s box, giving CCFC an early 2-0 lead. The first half would continue on with both clubs finding opportunities. Alexandria would capitalize on one of those opportunities in the 33rd minute finding a 1v1 matchup with the CCFC keeper. Huber Lopez would open up his scoring campaign on the evening in the 43rd minute with a sneaky chip over the keeper, keeping CCFC’s lead at two
The second half saw the home squad make some improving adjustments that provided difficulty for CCFC to find their rhythm. After the first 30 minutes of both teams keeping each other at bay, Alexandria were awarded a penalty which was converted, closing the gap to a 3-2 lead for CCFC. 2 minutes after converting their penalty, the Pool Boys found the back of the net again to tie the game up at 3-3. Late minute heroics by Scott Burris (80th) and Huber Lopez (82nd) allowed CCFC to steal points from the central Louisiana club, keeping Crescent City’s unbeaten streak alive.
This weekend, the club will host the Louisiana Krewe on Sunday December 11th (4:00pm) at Holy Cross Field (5500 Paris Ave, New Orleans). More details on this game will be announced shortly.
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