South Bend, Indiana – Detroit City FC resists a late comeback attempt from the Michiana Lions on the road to secure a 3-2 win as Le Rouge continued their unbeaten streak in the USL W League in 2024. This win advances Detroit City FC to a 7-2-0 record.
The first action of the match fell to Allie Tefend on the left flank as she broke down the line whipping a ball into Kate Childers. Childers won the header at the back post but the effort was met by a diving save from Michiana’s keeper.
Three minutes later, Michiana responded promptly as they found themselves behind one-on-one, but Deighton Wamer remained big to make the save.
Le Rouge started to work into the game slowly, with a chance falling to Drew Martin on the top of the 18-yard box, as Martin danced past her marker before being taken down in the box for a DCFC penalty.
Martin would step up for the penalty and calmly slot it in the bottom right corner to open up the scoring for DCFC in the 29th minute.
The final chance of the half fell to Michiana who got into a dangerous position in DCFC’s 18-yard box. Multiple tackles and clearance attempts flew in as DCFC just managed to clear the danger as they brought a 1-0 lead into the break.
Le Rouge flew out of the gates at the start of the second half grabbing two goals in five minutes.
In the 47th, Hannah Crum fired a shot off the crossbar which Faith Webber reacted to first to nod home a second.
In the 50th, Kayla Addison was taken down in the 18-yard box to earn DCFC their second penalty of the game. Which Addison tidily put away to make it 3-0.
Le Rouge continued to look the more dangerous side, until the 59th when Michiana earned their own penalty which was converted to make it 3-1.
Following the goal, DCFC found two more chances to re-extend the lead through Webber whose two chances produced brilliant saves from Michiana’s keeper.
Michiana continued to push and found a second in the 82nd minute after some brilliant individual play from their left winger. They made it 3-2 with just under ten minutes left.
The final ten minutes saw Le Rouge hunker down to close out the 3-2 win as they continued their brilliant USL W League regular season campaign.
DCFC will be back in action this Saturday, at Keyworth Stadium where they will face off against Kalamazoo FC in match one of a Keyworth doubleheader with the men’s side set to take on Pumas UNAM of Liga MX in a 7 PM kickoff. Kickoff for the women’s match is set for 4 p.m.
Detroit City Starting XI: Wamer (GK), Tefend, A.Childers, Miles, Martin, Stephan (72’), K.Childers, Crum (72’), Kane (72’), Webber, Addison
Detroit City Goalscorers: Martin 29’, Webber 47’, Addison 50’
Detroit Used Substitutes: Billis (72’), Ferraro (72’), Morgan (72’), Barnthouse (81), Sabo (89’)
