David Perez had two great chances on goal for the Chattanooga Football Club on Wednesday night, but each ended with unkind results.
“Almost,” he said after the match. “Almost.”
The same couldn’t be said for CFC’s opponent, Middlesbrough FC.
The English professional club’s U21 team defeated Chattanooga reserves 4-0 in a friendly exhibition played in front of 2,175 fans at Finley Stadium.
CFC, of course, has a much more important match to be played Saturday, in the National Premier Soccer League semifinals against Sonoma County Sol, so few – if any – of the players that will participate in the playoff match were on the field Wednesday.