Day 1 of the 2025 NISA Pro Cup is in the books, filled with plenty of drama, but after waiting for nearly a year, fans got to see some NISA action. We had a match that played a half and was abandoned, another that went to PKs, a battle between Arkansas Wolves and Los Angeles Force, and more. In case you missed it, let’s recap day 1 of the NISA Pro Cup.
Modesto City 0 Northern Colorado Hailstorm 4 (Monday October 13)
The Hailstorm defeated Modesto City FC 4-0 at the Michigan Stars Sports Center Turf Field. Modesto City FC only had nine players for this match. Bamadele Esan scored two goals in the match, while Travis Ward and Carlos Valenzuela added one each, giving the Hailstorm a 4-0 lead just before halftime. The match was abandoned in the second half as Modesto were down to eight players due to a player injury and could not continue. The final score will stand, and all goals scored for the Hailstorm will count. At the time of this post, the NISA league has not announced a decision on what’s next for Modesto City FC’s next match against Sin City FC tomorrow afternoon. The Hailstorm will face Capo FC tomorrow.
Arkansas Wolves FC 2 Los Angeles Force 4 (Monday October 13)
The Los Angeles Force beat the Arkansas Wolves FC 4-2 at the Michigan Stars Sports Center Turf Field. Josue Cartagena scored the opener for the Force in the first half to take a 1-0 lead into halftime. In the second half, Ronaldo Lomeli received a second yellow and was sent off with a red card, and the Force were down to 10 men. Despite being down a man, the Force stepped up with Joel Quist and Michael Salazar scoring to give LA a 3-0 lead. Arkansas Wolves pulled one back with a goal from George Almeida, but Bryan Ortega restored LA’s 3-goal lead. Daisuke Otsuka added another goal for Arkansas, but it was not enough as LA takes the three points. LA Force will face Peak XI FC tomorrow morning, while Arkansas Wolves take on DC Hyper tomorrow afternoon.
Capo FC 1 Sin City FC 1 – Sin City wins 3-2 on penalties (Monday October 13)
Capo FC and Sin City drew 1-1 at the Michigan Stars Sports Center Dome. Israel Espinoza scored on a penalty kick to put Capo FC in front 1-0 before halftime. Both teams received a red card in the second half and had to play the rest of the match with 10 men. Late in the second half, David Villanueva equalized for Sin City FC. After 90 minutes of action, we went to penalty kicks, where Capo FC won 3-2 to take the extra point. Capo FC will face the Northern Colorado Hailstorm, and Sin City will battle Modesto City FC tomorrow.
Peak XI FC 0 DC Hyper 2 (Monday October 13)
DC Hyper defeated Peak XI FC 2-0 at the Michigan Stars Sports Center Turf Field. After a scoreless first half, DC Hyper scored off an own goal by Peak XI to take a 1-0 lead. Fabio Cezar Grigoleto Junior added another goal for DC to take a 2-0 lead and held on for the win. DC Hyper will take on Arkansas Wolves FC tomorrow, and Peak XI FC will look to bounce back against the Los Angeles Force tomorrow.
That’s the latest I got from yesterday’s recap. What are your thoughts on day 1 of the NISA Pro Cup, broadcast, or teams so far? Let me know in the comments section below. You can watch all the NISA Pro Cup matches on the National Soccer Network (NSN) on Roku TV and on NISA+. I’ll recap all the day 2 action on Thursday.
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