Suggesting a loss can really feel like a win is likely to be a drained sports activities cliche, however Bay FC gamers really feel they gained momentum in a single such case lately.
It was Sept. 20 when the bettering growth aspect hosted the undefeated Orlando Satisfaction at PayPal Park. Bay FC went toe-to-toe with the league leaders, forwards and backwards for 84 minutes — lots of which noticed Bay taking the play to the Satisfaction. In the long run, the Defend leaders discovered a approach, scoring the one objective of the evening on a beautiful Carson Pickett cross that discovered Barbra Banda’s head after which the again of the web.
“It’s really humorous in pondering we really gained momentum from that recreation as a result of it was a loss,” goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland instructed The Equalizer final week. “However there have been so many positives that got here out of it. It’s simply propelling us ahead for certain.”
Bay FC presently occupies the eighth and ultimate playoff spot with 4 video games left within the Nationwide Ladies’s Soccer League season. That may not sound outstanding, however for an growth group that began the season by shedding seven of its first 9 video games — whereas bleeding 20 targets — it’s an unimaginable place to be in.
On the coronary heart of the group’s turnaround has been a deal with defending, a subject head coach Albertin Montoya has brazenly admitted was a secondary focus to attacking when the season started.
