By Ryan Makuch

The AFC Ann Arbor women’s team earned a crucial point in a hard-fought 0-0 draw in against Racing Louisville on Wednesday, June 22. The two sides continue to jockey for playoff positioning, with The Mighty Oak behind Racing Louisville by three points with two matches to play.

The first portion of the first half required AFCAA to defend well in their own half. Kendall Robertson, who saved a penalty kick on Monday against Midwest United, was relied on to make several key saves, including in the 20th and 25th minutes.

Lina Berrah had the most significant positive of the attack in the first half, but her well-struck 17th-minute shot was directly at the keeper. Louisville continued to press forward, but the match remained level at 0-0 at the conclusion of the half.

The second half saw AFCAA build more into the game. Just after a quarter-hour had passed of the second half, AFC had a flurry of opportunities that seemed to be one of their most complete portions of the match, capped off by another pair of Berrah opportunities in the 63rd and 65th minutes.

The match remained open as the players battled the heat and the desire to earn all three points. Luana Grabias and Angeline Kieh had two more excellent chances in the final ten minutes, but both of their toe-poke attempts on goal after closing down defenders went just wide.

Louisville saw their final chance of the match, a short-range free kick near the goal-line, sail over the bar, and ultimately it would conclude at 0-0, both sides earning a point in this match between two sides that have known finished on level terms twice this season.

The AFCAA women are back in action on Saturday, June 25, at 7 PM, at Kalamazoo FC, in a match that serves as both USL W League action and the Michigan Milk Cup semi-final bout for the side.

About AFC Ann Arbor

Association Football Club Ann Arbor (AFC Ann Arbor) was founded in 2014 and competes in USL2 (men’s) and USLW (women’s) national amateur leagues. We are a community-based club, focused on equity, justice, and anti-racism. We consider all of our stakeholders, including supporters, players, staff, and ownership to be part of the #AFCAAFamily. Come On You Mighty Oak!