CHATTANOOGA (Interstat) — Chattanooga scored twice after halftime and added a late goal to defeat Connecticut FC 3-1 at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Sunday. The home side improved its season record to 2-0 in this competition and 2-0 across all competitions. Connecticut FC fell to 1-1 in this competition and 1-1 across all competitions. Chattanooga had entered the match after a 3-1 home win over New York City II, while Connecticut FC arrived after a 1-0 win at Atlanta United II. Both teams had won their previous match. The match was the second in the competition for both teams. Chattanooga was the home team, and Connecticut FC was the visiting team.

Alexander Krehl of Chattanooga had a goal and an assist while playing 85 minutes. Barnabas Tanyi of Connecticut FC played all 90 minutes and scored. Tate Robertson of Chattanooga played 85 minutes and scored. Steeve Louis of Chattanooga scored while playing 10 minutes. Steven Sserwadda of Connecticut FC played 83 minutes, had an assist and received a yellow card. The key performances, in descending order of importance, began with Krehl, followed by Tanyi, Robertson, Louis and Sserwadda. Krehl’s statline was 85 minutes with one goal and one assist. Tanyi’s statline was 90 minutes with one goal. Robertson’s statline was 85 minutes with one goal. Louis’s statline was 10 minutes with one goal. Sserwadda’s statline was 83 minutes with one assist and a yellow card.

The opening goal came in the 61st minute when Robertson scored for Chattanooga. Connecticut FC responded four minutes later when Tanyi scored, with Sserwadda credited with the assist. Louis then put Chattanooga back in front in the 83rd minute. Krehl also scored for Chattanooga, and his goal helped the home side complete the scoring. The first half ended without a goal, and the teams went to the break level after I. Jones of Chattanooga received a yellow card in first-half stoppage time. Sserwadda was booked for Connecticut FC in the 60th minute, shortly before Robertson’s opener. Jones’s yellow card was the first booking of the match, and Sserwadda’s was the second.

Jones was replaced in the 59th minute as Chattanooga made its first change. Connecticut FC made a substitution in the 71st minute involving Che N. The visitors then made substitutions in the 72nd minute involving Monis A. and Gomez E. Chattanooga made a change in the 80th minute involving Mangarov D. Connecticut FC made a substitution in the 83rd minute involving Sserwadda. Chattanooga made substitutions in the 85th minute involving Krehl and Robertson. The substitutions began with Jones in the 59th minute and concluded with Krehl and Robertson in the 85th. The substitutions unfolded through the second half as both teams adjusted their lineups. Connecticut FC made three substitutions after the 71st minute.

The result left Chattanooga with two wins and no losses in the competition and across all competitions, while Connecticut FC stood at one win and one loss in both. Chattanooga’s previous match was a 3-1 home win over New York City II, and Connecticut FC’s previous match was a 1-0 win at Atlanta United II. Chattanooga finished with three goals in the match, and Connecticut FC finished with one.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Chattanooga 1, Connecticut FC 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Chattanooga with an 85.5 percent probability to win. Chattanooga had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 3.5.