Chattanooga Football Club head coach Bill Elliott wasn’t on hand to witness the offensive onslaught his team delivered to Birmingham on Tuesday, so the players decided to give him a similar display Saturday night.
On his birthday, no less.
Coming off a 5-0 victory over the Hammers, Chattanooga FC netted three goals in the first 51 minutes against first-year club FC Carolina United and won 5-0 again in front of 4,638 at Finley Stadium.
The 10 goals scored in the last two matches are the most since the 2014 team had 11 in two games and the third-most scored in back-to-back matches in CFC history, led by the 2009 team that scored 19 goals in its first two ever. Not bad for a team that had been having problems finishing just a week ago.
“We’ve been practicing hard, and we knew the goals were going to come. It was just a matter of time,” said forward Jose Ferraz, who scored Saturday’s second goal. “I think we’re very sharp, we’re looking strong. We have so much depth; we’re banging goals and looking forward to following games, because there are more goals to come.”