July 11, 2014 Detroit City FC 3, Fort Pitt Regiment 1 PITT Lamine Balde (Michael Tuohy) 26′ DCFC Latif Alashe 56′ DCFC Shawn Lawson (T.J. Van Slooten) 72′ DCFC T.J. Van Slooten 90′ Attendance: 3,398 The team’s first sell-out and new attendance record with 400 or so folks turned away at the gate. Fort Pitt …
July 6, 2014 Detroit City FC 2, Cincinnati Saints 0 DCFC Jeff Adkins (William Mellors-Blair) 9′ DCFC William Mellors-Blair (Jeff Adkins) 59′ Attendance: 2,612 Days prior to this match, the Metro Detroit soccer community suffered a tragedy. John Bieniewicz was about to red card a player while refereeing a match in Livonia when he was …
June 29, 2014 Detroit City FC 4, Indiana Fire 0 DCFC Jeff Adkins (Latif Alashe) 31′ DCFC Jeff Adkins 57′ DCFC Cyrus Saydee (Oliver Harris) 69′ DCFC Shawn Lawson (Lachlan Savage) 87′ Attendance: 2,858 Nine days earlier, this Indiana Fire team handed Le Rouge its first regular season defeat in almost two years. Now they’re …
This Vinyl Memory is not about a record from my past. My distant past, anyway. The first time I listened to it was less than a week ago. I was in my basement, where the turntable sits and spins when I am either free-writing by hand or doing some other arranging, organizing, or sorting through …
June 6, 2014 Detroit City FC 2, Erie Admirals 2 ERIE Andre Landell 57′ DCFC Shaun Lawson (Wade Allen) 66′ DCFC Josh Rogers (PK) 72′ ERIE Mike Bamber 89′ Attendance: 3,234 The attendance record shattered again, Le Rouge hosted the team that defeated us in the division finals last season – Erie. It was also …
May 30, 2014 Detroit City FC 3, Cincinnati Saints 2 DCFC William Mellors-Blair 4′ DCFC Zach Myers 12′ Saints Marc Hansson 57′ Saints Joshua Henderson 70′ DCFC Michael Lamb 90+ Welcome to Cincinnati. The team that provides no programs to its few attendees, and sells no scarves. This was my first road trip, as it …
May 23, 2014 Detroit City FC 1, Lansing United 0 DCFC Josh Rogers (PK) 10′ Attendance: 3,112 It was a record crowd, breaking the three-thousand mark as Le Rouge hosted Lansing United this Friday evening. The largest gathering of fans allowed for an effective cross-stadium chant. The game was a chippy affair, with Josh Rogers …
May 16, 2014 Detroit City FC 3, Michigan Stars 0 DCFC Zach Myers (William Mellors-Blair) 23′ DCFC William Mellors-Blair (Spencer Thompson) 24′ DCFC Zach Myers (Cyrus Saydee) 41′ Attendance: 2,641 Surpassing our attendance record by 7, the second game of the season pitted Le Rouge against the Michigan Stars – the disease formerly known as …
May 10, 2014 Detroit City FC 1, Cincinnati Saints 0 DCFC Zach Myers (Colin McAtee) 37′ Attendance – 2,147 Home opener. I was looking forward to this match. Not only because it was the home opener, but because Le Rouge hosted a new team in the division, the Cincinnati Saints. I have this personal rivalry …
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: …
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