New shoes lead to a Hat trick and a 3-0 win For GRFC’s Women’s Team

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Photos from GRFC’s Women’s match against the Detroit Sun FC

The Grand Rapids Football Club women’s team defeated the visiting Detroit Sun FC, 3-0 on  Sunday afternoon at Grandville High School..

“Today they were just better than us,” DSFC coach Skip Mukhtar said, “They controlled a majority of the game.”

The first half saw Grand Rapids attack the DCFC zone often, only to see them missing on several shots. Both teams ended the half in a scoreless tie.

“It was a pretty cagey and defensive games for the first 50 minutes, where I think both teams didn’t want to give too much away.” Said GRFC coach Lewis Robinson.

The second half saw Grand Rapids pushing the zone DSFC even more and finally in the 74th minute GRFC’s Bethany Balcer put her first of three in the net to break the scoreless tie.

“I broke my shoes Friday so I had to get new shoes for this game,” Balcer said, “Every Time I am on the field I have to play like it is the last time I am going to see the field.”

GRFC’s women return to action on Friday, June 30th against Fort Wayne United The match is scheduled to kickoff at 7:00 p.m.

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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. View all posts by johnrothwellblog