Electric City FC Women Defeat Hamilton United Wednesday Night

The Electric City FC Women’s side got back in the win column on Wednesday night, defeating Hamilton United 1-0 in League 1 Ontario Women’s action at Fleming College.

Photo by David Pickering.

ECFC (5-3-0) opened the scoring in the 28th minute when Striker Kayla McQueen found herself alone in the box and made no mistake, firing it into the bottom right corner of the net past Hamilton Goalkeeper Alexandra Mudie for her team leading seventh tally of the year, leaving her one behind the league 1 leader.

Electric City FC put pressure on Hamilton all game and had many chances to extend their lead, but couldn’t find the back of the net to put the match away. Goalkeeper Mykaela Volpe was solid when called upon in the match, including an athletic save on a golden Hamilton United scoring opportunity in the 84th minute to keep ECFC’s 1-0 lead intact.

ECFC Head Coach Randy Ribeiro says he was happy with the way his team responded following the loss to North Mississauga last Saturday.

“I think we have proven it time and time again coming back after a defeat, the girls respond very well, and we did that again today. We created a lot of chances, and we were fortunate that we played well at the back and prevented them from getting back into the game, but once again we should have been able to put them away early."

ECFC has a quick turnaround as they head out on the road to Brampton to face Pro Stars FC on Saturday night. With that in mind Coach Ribeiro said rest was a key factor on Wednesday night when he made multiple substitutions in the second half of action.

“On the Women’s side especially, the season is so condensed and for me, managing load is extremely important, the players health is always first.”

Ribeiro said that the depth of players at his disposal allows for him to make substitutions when needed.

“I trust every single player on this team to do the job that we need them to do. Having depth on this roster is a massive help and the girls that came on did a good job.”

Wednesday night's win helped move ECFC into a tie for 5th place in the League1 table, as they head into Saturday looking to add to their point total with another positive result. Goalkeeper Mykaela Volpe was named the Marks Work Warehouse hardest working player of the match.

ECFC’s next home match is an important match for the Men’s team as they look to extend their unbeaten home start to the season when they host Pickering FC on Saturday at Fleming, 3 p.m. kickoff. The next ECFC Women’s home game is on June 11 when they host Tecumseh SC, 8 p.m. kickoff. Tickets for both matches are available at electriccityfc.com or at the gate.

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