Wednesday night saw Ryan Martin coach his 100th game for Loudoun United in three seasons of ups and downs, and could never crack the night’s opposition in the Hartford Athletic. And perhaps in honor of that milestone, Loudoun’s performance was polished, scoring all of their goals in the second half leading to a 3-0 win, the first in 12 tries with Hartford, in front of 2,073 at Segra.
With D.C. United on the international break several players were loaned down for the night; Matai Akinmboni made his Loudoun starting debut at left fullback, while Kimarni Smith played at left midfield, next to Ted Ku-DiPietro; Jacob Greene inhabited the right back spot, while Kristian Fletcher and Gavin Turner were among the bench players.