Do Haeng Michael Kitchen

Writer. Attorney. Detroit City FC Til I Die.

  This book review covers five books which I’ve recently completed reading.  At first, the common thread was unintentional.  But after discovering that I was in the middle of reading three books by authors who are Buddhist, I added two more. Just because they are Buddhist authors, that does not necessarily mean that the topics …

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July 18, 2012 DCFC 0, Windsor Stars 0 After a 2-1 loss against AFC Cleveland in the semi-final round of the playoffs in Erie, the 2012 season closed with this friendly against the Windsor Stars.  The attendance was 1,032 fans, meaning that every home game in the inaugural season exceeded 1,000 fans – this in …

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July 11, 2012 Detroit City FC 1, Columbus Crew U-20’s 3 CREW Jordan Tyler 24′ CREW Matt Walker 42′ CREW Matt Walker 79′ DCFC Wade Allen 90+’ On the cusp of their first playoff appearance, Le Rouge host the Columbus Crew U-20 team in a friendly that draws 1,142 City faithful. Pre-Game: Starting Eleven. Action.

July 1, 2012 Detroit City FC 1, Erie Admirals 2 ERIE Erik Beattie (Stephen Mahon) 8′ DCFC Cyrus Saydee 35′ ERIE Ryan Johnstone (Shane Howard) 72′ Fifteen hundred fans attended this must-win match.  The team traveled to Buffalo the night before, earning a 4-0 win, then came home for this match where the temperature was …

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June 23, 2012 Detroit City FC 1, AFC Cleveland 1 DCFC Stefan St. Louis (Keith Lough) 23′ AFCC  Thomas Schmitt 87′ A new attendance record of 1,743 witness the deciding match of the Rust Belt Derby.  The Supporters of Detroit City FC, AFC Cleveland, and FC Buffalo established this derby amongst themselves and created a …

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June 16, 2012 Detroit City FC 3, FC Buffalo 0 DCFC Keith Lough (Knox Cameron) 19′ DCFC David Dwaihy (Kyle Bethel) 69′ DCFC Kyle Bethel (Keith Lough) 90′ A new attendance record of 1,429 cheer on another clean sheet for Le Rouge. Let’s get this party started. The starting eleven. The Situation Room:  I believe …

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June 2, 2012 Detroit City FC 4, Greater Binghamton FC 0 DCFC Kyle Bethel (Keith Lough) 18′ DCFC Kyle Bethel 33′ DCFC Knox Cameron (Cyrus Saydee) 57′ DCFC Cyrus Saydee (David Dwaihy) 78′ Another grand of supporters in the stands enjoy a lop-sided City victory.  We had taken four points from Binghamton on their grounds …

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May 26, 2012 Detroit City FC 3, Erie Admirals 0 DCFC Knox Cameron (Keith Lough) 19′ DCFC Keith Lough (Tom Oatley) 35′ DCFC Kyle Bethel 83′ The first true test of support for Detroit City FC.  A torrential rain hammered the fans early in the afternoon affair.  But together, Supporters and team weathered the storm, …

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MAY 12, 2012 Detroit City FC 1, AFC Cleveland 1 DCFC Stefan St. Louis (Tom Oatley) 11′ AFC  Vinny Bell 35′ A crowd of 1,072 fans ushered in Detroit’s new soccer team.  It was also the debut of the Northern Guard Supporters. Pre-Game: The first march to the stadium: The starting eleven: The opening goal.  …

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I don’t recall how I heard about Detroit City FC, most likely through Facebook.  My initial thought was “a soccer team in Detroit?  Sounds like fun.”  And so, Denise and I went. My first impression was about the professionalism of the atmosphere.  The merchandise was not cheaply done, and the team colors – rouge and …

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