Match report coming soon.
- Five players made their Vermont Green debut (Abonnel, Pop, Loebus, Kpardeh, Barlow).
- Nash Barlow of Burlington, VT made his Vermont Green debut, coming on in the 83rd minute.
- Boston Bolts forward Alfred Debah is the first person to score against Vermont Green in 2026. Four matches, 390 minutes (including 30 minutes of extra time in the Open Cup against Westchester SC), one goal allowed.
- Captain centerback Brandon Marshall has never been involved in a substitution in his Vermont Green career. He has started—and completed—18 matches in Green.
- Vermont Green’s six goals to start the USL2 season have come from six unique goalscorers (Matshazi, Bakken, Francou, Pop, Miller, Kpardeh).
- The Green have not lost a USL2 match since July 21, 2024. That’s 667 days.
LINEUPS
Vermont Green FC — Jeremi Abonnel, Nikos Clarke-Tosczak, Sebastian Pop, Brandon Marshall, Marco Dos Santos (Halim Bangura 70′), Brendan Lambe, Efe Aror (Nicolas Loebus 70′), Diego Rosas (Samson Kpardeh 56′), Connor Miller (Ryan Zellefrow 56′), Aidan Godinho (Nash Barlow 83′), Jeremy Francou (Martin Bakken 56′).
Unused Subs — Ryan Carney, Nick McHenry. Head Coach — Chris Taylor.
Boston Bolts —Nikola Antic, Jonah Greenblatt (Wade Johnson 65′), Dylan Walsh (George Nouaime 65′), Henry Wassarman, Nicholas Miller (Benjamin Wiseman 46′), Rainer Osselmann-Chai, Alexi Karalis, Ellis Denby (Henry Brown 65′), Alfred Debah, Ben Kelly (Ethan Czaporowski 46′), Ian Hecker (Kai Carroll 65′).
Unused Subs — None. Head Coach — Kyle Ryan.
Referees: Abanoub Gergis (R), Naoufal Hmiddouche (AR1), Jamie Marshall (AR2), Elizabeth Mcdonald (4th)
Weather: Scorcher, 95°F
Attendance: 68
SCORING SUMMARY
VGFC: ⚽️ Jeremy Francou — 8′ (assisted by Connor Miller), ⚽️ Sebastian Pop — 29′ (assisted by Marco Dos Santos), ⚽️ Connor Miller — 37′ (assisted by Efe Aror), ⚽️ Samson Kpardeh — 90′ (assisted by Clarke-Tosczak).
BOLTS: ⚽️ Alfred Debah — 75′.
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
VGFC: No cards.
BOLTS: No cards.
POST-MATCH QUOTES
“We had to endure extremely tough conditions with the heat today. The lads executed what we worked on as a team really well and the result shows. The first half was really good to watch and the players looked like they enjoyed it. It was great to have a commanding lead at half time. I felt we took our foot off the gas massively in the second half and this is something we need to work on. We need to continue to play at the same level regardless of the score. We are very happy with the points and it’s a good start so far” — Head Coach Chris Taylor
NEXT MATCH
It’s the USL2 home opener! The Boys in Green will host Albany Rush on Friday, May 22 at 7pm on Virtue Field.