May 7, 2014 Detroit City FC 2, RWB Adria 2 (RWB Adria wins on PK’s, 3-1) Stevenson High School, Livonia, MI Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Attendance: 753 RWBA: Vlad Baciu 7′ DCFC: Tyler Arnone (Zach Myers) 70′ DCFC: Kevin Taylor (Ryan Thelen) 76′ RWBA: Vlad Baciu 90+’ PK shootout: DCFC: Miss RWBA: Goal DCFC: …
April 19, 2014 Detroit City FC 1, Saginaw Valley State University 0 (Friendly) Hurley Field, Berkley, MI DCFC: Zach Myers (at some point in the first half). It was a chilly April afternoon, and it was a game I almost missed. We had closed on a house on April 15th, and the lease on our …
The 2014 Season In this season, Le Rouge entered new territory. The previous year’s performance granted them a place in the U.S. Open Cup – the oldest professional soccer tournament in America. To support the community, the team wore special jerseys in partnership with the “You Can Play” project which promotes inclusion in sports, particularly …
July 17, 2013 Detroit City FC 2, Windsor Stars 0 DCFC Grant Chong DCFC Akeel Tariq Attendance: 1,211 The season having come to a tragic end, there was one friendly left on the schedule. Last year, this was the game I first ventured into the Northern Guard Supporters routine. This year, it proved to be…different. …
The second game on July 13, 2013 featured Buffalo FC vs the Erie Admirals. The Admirals put a thumping to Buffalo, winning by a score of 5-2, advancing to the finals match on Sunday versus Le Rouge. Though I stayed and watched the match, I didn’t photograph it. I was more interested in watching the …
July 13, 2013 Detroit City FC 3, AFC Cleveland 1 DCFC Kevin Taylor (PK) 37′ DCFC Zach Myers (Miche’le Lipari) 49′ AFCC Vinny Bell (PK) 61′ DCFC Knox Cameron (Fabio Pereira) 74′ Attendance: 2,634. The playoffs. Win, and we play the next day against the winner of the FC Buffalo-Erie Admirals match. Lose, and it’s …
June 23, 2013 Detroit City FC 4, FC Buffalo 0 DCFC Grant Chong (Luke Diener) 33′ DCFC Shawn Lawson (Knox Cameron) 61′ DCFC Austin Oldham 85′ DCFC Ian Mort OG 89′ This was a big game. One of the biggest in this young club’s history. And it had everything. Going into the match, Le Rouge …
June 18, 2013 Detroit City FC 1, Columbus Crew Super 20s 2 (friendly) CC20 Conner Klekota 8′ CC20 Raymond Otavarria 59′ DCFC Austin Oldham 79′ It was a friendly match (there’s no such thing as a friendly) this lovely Wednesday evening against the Columbus Crew Super 20’s. With an attendance of 1,073, the Crew-babies kept …
June 14, 2013 Detroit City FC 4, Zanesville Athletic FC 0 DCFC Zach Myers 26′ DCFC Jeff Adkins (Cyrus Saydee) 45′ DCFC Austin Oldham (Kevin Taylor) 67′ DCFC Knox Cameron 73′ Detroit City FC’s second match against Zanesville Athletic FC, and third clean sheet of the season. Le Rouge closed out the three-game series against …
June 9, 2013 Detroit City FC 3, Erie Admirals 0 DCFC Zach Myers 24′ DCFC Zeke Harris 53′ DCFC Lachlan Savage 78′ A crowd of 1,047, oddly the smallest of the season, attended the match between the only two undefeated teams in the Great Lakes Division. When it was all said and done, Le Rouge …
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