HICKORY, N.C. — Fans in Catawba County are welcoming Hickory FC home after they won their national championship more than 2,400 miles away.
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The team returned from San Francisco to Moretz Stadium at Lenoir-Rhyne University Monday morning.
On Saturday, Hickory FC beat El Farolito 3-2 for the National Premier Soccer League championship.
The team scored its third goals while playing with a man down and under ten minutes to play.
The victory marks Hickory FC’s first national title win in just its second year of existence.
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