/John Rothwell
/John Rothwell
The Grand Rapids Football Club women’s team defeated the visiting Detroit Sun FC, 3-0 on Sunday afternoon at Grandville High School.
“Today they were just better than us,” DSFC coach Skip Mukhtar said, “They controlled a majority of the game.”
The first half saw Grand Rapids attack the DCFC zone often, only to see them missing on several shots. Both teams ended the half in a scoreless tie.
“It was a pretty cagey and defensive games for the first 50 minutes, where I think both teams didn’t want to give too much away," said GRFC coach Lewis Robinson.
The second half saw Grand Rapids pushing the zone DSFC even more and finally in the 74th minute GRFC’s Bethany Balcer put her first of three in the net to break the scoreless tie.
“I broke my shoes Friday so I had to get new shoes for this game,” Balcer said, “Every time I am on the field I have to play like it is the last time I am going to see the field.”
GRFC’s women return to action on Friday, June 30th against Fort Wayne United The match is scheduled to kickoff at 7:00 p.m.
The Rapidian, a program of the 501(c)3 nonprofit Community Media Center, relies on the community’s support to help cover the cost of training reporters and publishing content.
We need your help.
If each of our readers and content creators who values this community platform help support its creation and maintenance, The Rapidian can continue to educate and facilitate a conversation around issues for years to come.
Please support The Rapidian and make a contribution today.