Luke Winter celebrates his goal in the second half.
photo by Greg Davick
Chattanooga soccer fans got their money's worth Wednesday night as the Chattanooga FC won a thrilling US Open Cup tournament game against Ocala on penalty kicks.
CFC keeper Greg Hartley made two big stops and then stepped in to take the potential game winning PK. Hartley buried the shot, giving CFC the 2-1 win over Ocala.
The game was tied at 0-0 until Ocala scored on a Lewis Wilson shot after several passes in the box.
Luke Winter subbed late in the game and converted a Chris Ochieng header in the box for the game tying goal.
Neither team would score in the overtime period forcing the penalty kick shootout.
This marked the first night of play in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup with 21 games being played on Wednesday.
Chattanooga advances to play at Wilmington hammerheads in round 2 on May 20.