![]() ![]() “Our opponents are fantastic,” McKeever said. Outside of his defense, the rest looked like a model USL Championship team compared to a new USL League One team playing its second professional game ever in One Knoxville. men’s national team from 2012-20, was a valuable player in the victory. Memphis 901’s Bill Hamid, a 12-year MLS pro and a member of the U.S. YOUNGEST PLAYER: Get ready for pro soccer, Knoxville! What to know about One Knoxville's second season Memphis 901 talent showed One Knox tied with its lone goal at the 56th minute after a foul in the box rewarded forward Ilja Ilic a penalty kick that he drilled. The team managed to quickly turn it around after the first 45 minutes, creating better scoring chances at the onset of the second half. But with a few choice words at halftime, they changed that.” “I think partly what we are trying to do is excite the crowd … I don't feel as though we played even remotely close to our potential. “I was very disappointed in the first half,” McKeever said. McKeever said that his unit was not polished to start the first half. It found the first score at the 38th minute from Dylan Borczak who had a diving header through the goal. While neither team dominated early, Memphis 901 (1-2-1) had a few more shots. WHAT TO KNOW: How One Knoxville SC can earn a game against an MLS team: What to know One Knoxville’s poor start ![]() YEAR TWO: Get ready for pro soccer, Knoxville! What to know about One Knoxville's second season Kelly had no defenders tight in his space and drilled the ball through the left part of the net. The 26-year-old forward nailed the goal after the corner kick was unsuccessfully cleared by One Knoxville. One Knoxville (1-1) nearly had penalty kicks if it were able to prevent the game-winning goal from Memphis 901’s Jeremy Kelly. Open Cup at the Regal Soccer Stadium which had 1,821 attendance. Memphis 901 FC defeated One Knoxville SC 2-1, eliminating them from the Lamar Hunt U.S. “There was a little bit a knife in the heart … if you don't do your job, you don't deserve to go into the penalty kicks.” “I don’t feel good about it at all,” McKeever said. Coach Mark McKeever felt the same pain his players felt. ![]()
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