Detroit City FC Shuts Out GRFC at Fifth Third Ballpark

 

 

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Photo’s from Detroit City FC 2-0 win over GRFC at Fifth Third Ballpark

The Grand Rapids FC lost 2-0 to the Detroit City FC in a NPSL match that was played at Fifth Third Ballpark

DCFC’s  Shawn Lawson scored the game’s first goal in the 62 minute and Bakie Goodman added an insurance goal in the 74th minute.

“We won the ball deep  and one of the midfielders passed the ball up to Tyrone and he found me.” Lawson said, “I was in the right place at the right time.”

Near the end of the first half DCFC’s goal keeper Nathan Steinwascher stopped  GRFC’s Scott Doney penalty kick. Sending both teams into the locker room scoreless.

“It was unfortunate that we missed the PK (penalty kick),” GRFC coach  George Moni said, “If you go with the 1-0 advantage at halftime it gives you a lot more positives.

GRFC now 2-4-1 are at  Lansing United on June 24. Their next home game is at Houseman Field 2 p.m. July 2 against Kalamazoo FC.

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John Rothwell currently resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he is a freelance photojournalist and reporter. In December of 2017, he finished his Communications Degree at Grand Valley State University and is currently working on adding a second degree in Multimedia Journalism. In addition to his academic work, he contributes photos, photo essays and local news coverage to The Rapidian, a hyperlocal citizen journalism platform, powered by the people of Grand Rapids. John believes that everyone has a story to tell and that story needs to be told in a medium that best suits the situation, either in photos, video, audio, word or a mixture of all. People must be informed on events happening in and around their lives and have their voices heard.

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