LOUISVILLE, Ky. (August 2, 2025) — North Carolina FC fell to Louisville City FC, 4–1, Saturday night at Lynn Family Stadium. With the result, NCFC remains in fourth place with 26 points, holding the tie breaker over Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC.
A quick strike from Kevon Lambert gave the home team a one-goal advantage before Oalex Anderson scored the equalizer in the 18′.
The Louisville attack proved to be too strong in the second half, scoring three–consecutive goals to earn the win.
Match Notes:
- Trevor Mulqueen appeared in his second
–consecutive USL Championship match this season. - Oalex Anderson scored his second goal of the regular season.
Quotes:
John Bradford: “I was proud of the effort and discipline it took to battle back in the first half after conceding an early, avoidable goal.”
John Bradford: “In the locker room at halftime, we knew we had to start the second half with better concentration and without any mistakes. It is unacceptable to concede in the manner we did to start the second half. We cannot go on the road to compete against quality opponents with these moments of lack of focus.”
John Bradford: “We will look forward to getting back into training this week and preparing for an important match against Tampa Bay in front of our home crowd.”
Up Next:
North Carolina FC returns home for a rivalry matchup against Tampa Bay Rowdies for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles night on Saturday, August 9, at 7:30 p.m. ET at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park. Tickets for the match are available here.
Box Score
NCFC (3-4-2-1): Trevor Mulqueen, Finn Sundstrom, Conor Donovan, Paco Craig (Triston Hodge – 76′), Patrick Burner (Jaden Servania – 76′), Rafa Mentzingen, Louis Perez, Mikey Maldonado, Evan Conway, Pedro Dolabella (Ahmad Al-Qaq – 82′), Oalex Anderson (Adam Luckhurst – 86′)
Subs Not Used: Jake McGuire, Akira Fitzgerald, Jayson Quintanilla
LOU (3-4-2-1): Damian Las, Kyle Adams, Josh Jones, Sean Totsch (Sam Gleadle – 45′), Amadou Dia, Kevon Lambert, Taylor Davila, Aiden McFadden (Brandon Dayes – 89′), Ray Serrano (Niall McCabe – 90′), Phillip Goodrum (Cameron Lancaster – 81′), Jansen Wilson (Evan Davila – 81′)
Subs Not Used: Arturo Ordóñez, Carlos Moguel, Danny Faundez, Hayden Stamps
Score:
NCFC: 1
LOU: 4
Goals:
NCFC: O. Anderson – 18′,
LOU: K. Lambert – 5′ (A. McFadden), P. Goodrum – 50′ (S. Gleadle), J. Wilson – 62′ (S. Gleadle), E. Davila – 88′ (R. Serrano)
Cautions:
NCFC: M. Maldonado – 38′, F. Sundstrom – 47′, P. Dolabella – 69′
LOU: A. McFadden – 32′, K. Adams – 69′
Ejections:
NCFC: –
LOU: –
Venue (Location): Lynn Family Stadium (Louisville, Ky.)
