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Chattanooga FC vs Sacramento Gold

Kick-off- 7:30 CDT/8:30EDT

Madison City Schools Stadium- Directions

201 Celtic Drive, Madison, AL 35758

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MADISON, Ala. — The scene was set for something special, and the Chattanooga Football Club delivered.The second-year team was playing in the postseason for the first time Thursday night at Madison City Schools Stadium.

It was playing in the National Premier League semifinals in a Huntsville suburb about two hours from home, with a group of about 100 supporters on hand despite the 9 p.m. EDT start.

Second-seeded Chattanooga took the lead five minutes into the second half on Thomas Clark’s far-post header and got a spectacular late goal from Robbie Hill for a 2-0 win over the third-seeded Madison (Wis.) 56ers.

Chattanooga’s trip to the Final Four was part of a storybook-like season, CFC board member Sheldon Grizzle said before the game.

“The only thing that would have made this more sweet was if it was in Chattanooga,” Grizzle said. “It’s an ideal situation to be here. We wanted to bring a competitive team to the table that could compete for the national championship, and that’s exactly what we’re doing.”

Chattanooga FC (7-0-2), which received its Southeast Conference championship trophy before the game, will face the No. 4 seed, the Sacramento Gold, in the championship game Saturday night at 8:30 EDT.

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