Northern Colorado prepares to say good-bye to Jackson Stadium.
GREELEY, Colo. – The two teams with the most USL League One Team of Week players for Week 13 are set to square off on Thursday, June 30. Both Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC and Chattanooga Red Wolves SC had four players in the week’s best 11. Both teams won big in last week’s contests, with Chattanooga winning 7-1 over Charlotte Independence and Northern Colorado winning 4-1 over Central Valley Fuego FC.
Chattanooga regularly has had Carlos Avilez in goal for their matches this season. Avilez has kept two clean sheets in 12 appearances and has snagged 16 saves and made eight clearances.
The Hailstorm are going to have to deal with one of the most prolific finishers in League One this week in Juan Galindrez. Galindrez has six goals, twice as many as his next closest teammate in four less games. He had four goals last week, finding a hat trick against Charlotte and adding another against FC Tucson.
In only 11 games in the USL League One season, Irvin Parra has found the back of the net six times for the Hailstorm. Parra now finds himself in a tie with Galindrez and Tresor Mbuyu from Charlotte for second most goals in USL League One. The leading scorer for the Hailstorm scored in both Week 13 matches against Central Valley and Greenville Triumph SC, making his way into the Week 13 USL League One Team of the Week.
Arthur Rogers has been a staple in head coach Éamon Zayed’s lineups . The Englishman has started all 14 games this season. As the regular set piece taker for the club, Rogers has two assists on the season and is amongst the best on the team in defensive stats. He was also named to the Week 13 USL League One Team of the Week.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. MDT at Jackson Stadium in Greeley, Colorado. It is the last game Northern Colorado will play in Jackson Stadium. Expect the temperature to be in the 70s at kickoff with a chance of thunderstorms. The game, as with all USL League One games this season, will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC will play its home matches in the 6,500-seat TicketSmarter Stadium at the Future Legends Complex, the premier destination for sports and events in Northern Colorado. Tickets for home matches in the months of June and July are now available online. June home matches will be played at the University of Northern Colorado’s Jackson Stadium. Home matches in July will be played at Colorado State University’s Canvas Stadium.
Opening in 2022, the 118-acre Future Legends Complex will feature two stadiums, multiple baseball diamonds and multi-purpose fields, an indoor sports arena, lodging, and retail; and will host guests for major sports tournaments, events, leagues, and more.