The Chattanooga Football Club didn't get shut out Saturday night.
Other than that, there weren't too many positives from the match against the Georgia Revolution.
The Revolution built a 3-0 lead and ultimately cruised to a 4-2 NPSL Southeast win at Finley Stadium. Having had a week since their last game, the Revolution (4-3-4) looked fresher, quicker and faster to the ball and took advantage of some long passes to their forwards, who were able to create and convert some opportunities.
"We just didn't play well," Chattanooga FC coach Bill Elliott said. "That's a credit to them; they were ready to play. We were on our heels all night and never really got going.
"I haven't seen us miss that many passes in a training session, much less a game."
CFC (5-2-3) next plays what will be considered an away match Wednesday against the Atlanta Silverbacks at Chattanooga Christian School. It initially was scheduled to be played at Christian Heritage in Dalton but has been moved in an attempt to drum up more revenue for the Atlanta club.
CFC maintained a slight lead over New Orleans in the Southeast Division race after the Jesters drew 1-1 against Inter Nashville FC. CFC has 19 points in 10 matches played, while New Orleans has 17. Atlanta and Nashville are tied for third with 14 points in 10 matches.
The Chattanooga players looked lethargic Saturday. They failed to connect on numerous passes, which led to Atlanta attacking opportunities, and trailed 2-0 at halftime after goals by Jumar Oakley and Rodrigo Goncalves.
The Revolution lead was stretched to 3-0 on a goal by Isaac Promise early in the second half, when he received a pass around midfield and was able to convert.
Chattanooga started to string together some offense midway through the second half, cutting the margin to 3-1 on Santiago Moore's second goal of the season, assisted by Daniel Valenciano. The hosts continued to press forward, including pulling goalkeeper Phil D'Amico out to midfield to help put kicks into the attacking area, but the Revolution countered when a punt by their goalkeeper, Eric Ati, went to Alec Harlley, who was able to sidestep D'Amico - who was about 30 yards away from the goal - and touch a shot into the net for a 4-1 edge.
Juan Hernandez found Charlie Clarke for a CFC goal in the match's final moments.
"They were certainly fresher," Elliott said. "We knew we were up against it, but we just gave up soft goals early in the game. When you do that, you're climbing uphill the rest of the game. I don't think anyone did a particularly good job for us tonight, so it's back to the drawing board and getting ready for Wednesday."
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