Chattanooga Football Club coach Brian Crossman called it “old timers” night at Finley Stadium on Saturday, namely because he had a 46-year-old on his bench as the backup goalkeeper.
Richard Northcutt wasn’t needed in Chattanooga FC’s 2-0 win over Rocket City United, but he was available if starter Thomas Hunter went down. That seemed a possibility when Hunter was slow to get up after a collision in the first half.
“The kid that was sitting next to me went ‘Oh no,’ and I went, ‘He’s going to be OK,'” said Northcutt, a former NAIA All-American at Covenant College.
Asked if he was hoping for a 3-0 lead late so he’d have a chance to get in, Northcutt replied “10-0 maybe, then there’d be some confidence about going in there with about five minutes left.”
All three of CFC’s wins over Rocket City this season have been 2-0 games. Including stoppage time, that’s about 280 minutes of action without allowing a goal.