WINDSOR, Colo. — Second half goals from Ethan Hoard and Noah Powder helped Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC to their third straight win, a 3-1 victory over the Richmond Kickers Saturday at 4Rivers Equipment Stadium.
It was Hailstorm’s ninth win in their last 13 matches.
“I feel like since May the guys have been like, let’s get on with the job, and for me that’s what we’ve been doing,” Hailstorm head coach Éamon Zayed said.
It was Hailstorm’s leading scorer, Bruno Rendon, who opened the scoring with his 10th goal of the season in the 31st minute with the assist coming from Real Gill, his first of the season.
“I feel great, the team’s doing good and we work so hard for each other,” Rendon said.
The Hailstorm lead would not last, however, as Richmond midfielder Nil Vinyals scored just four minutes later, sending the game to halftime at 1-1.
It took just 10 minutes after the break for Hailstorm to grab the lead for good, with Gill adding his second assist of the game, this time for Ethan Hoard, who scored his ninth of the season to make it 2-1 to the home team.
“Now I’m getting to express myself more as a player, I’m feeling more comfortable in the attack,” Gill said.
Gill’s Trinidad and Tobago teammate Noah Powder added on the exclamation point for Hailstorm, with his first goal of the season in the 95th minute to secure all three points.
The win moves Hailstorm to sixth in the USL League One table, just six points behind league-leading Charlotte.
“We’ll keep climbing the table, we’re too good not to,” Zayed said.
Hailstorm now have 10 days off before returning to the pitch in USL Jägermeister Cup action at Spokane Velocity FC.
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The home of Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC, 118-acre Future Legends Complex will feature 6,500-seat TicketSocket Park, 2,500-seat 4Rivers Equipment Stadium, multiple baseball diamonds, multi-purpose fields, an indoor sports arena, lodging, and retail; and will host guests for major sports leagues, tournaments, events and more.
More information is available at HailstormFC.com and FutureLegendsComplex.com.