The Chattanooga Red Wolves lost 2-0 to the Richmond Kickers on Saturday night in Virginia, falling to 0-7 on the road this season and dropping to 3-9-3 in USL League One matches.
The Red Wolves played well defensively, not allowing a goal during the flow of play, but were twice called for penalties in the box, which led to goals as the Kickers converted both chances. Chattanooga was called for 11 penalties and three yellow cards in the match, compared to nine and zero, respectively, for the Kickers (6-4-6).
Chattanooga was outshot 26-18 overall and 7-3 on target.
Richmond, with 24 points, moved to third in the 12-team league standings, trailing North Carolina (8-4-2, 26 points) and Forward Madison (7-4-4, 25).
The Red Wolves, who remained 11th with the loss, are home for their next match. They’ll face the Northern Colorado Hailstorm at 7:30 p.m. next Saturday at CHI Memorial Stadium in East Ridge.