Electric City Football Club Men's Team Shines Under the Bright Lights in Home Opener

It was an opening night that could not have been any better for the Electric City Football Club (ECFC).

The men’s team won their first home game at Fleming College in front of a record-breaking crowd, 3-0 against Windsor TFC on Saturday night.

ECFC players Luke Green (middle) and Connor Wilson (right) celebrating the team’s first franchise win with fans, scoring three goals in 14 minutes. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

The hometown team played in front of a record-breaking League1 Ontario attendance of 1,565 fans.

ECFC striker Jordan Brown quickly got Peterborough on the board with a goal in the first two minutes.

Brown got an encore, scoring his second goal of the match in the 12th minute to put ECFC up 2-0.

"I think the way we moved the ball, we were very patient and it's something we needed to focus on," said Brown. "We just need to keep doing what need to do and we'll be fine going forward."

Fans didn’t wait long for another exciting moment as winger David Schaefer netted another goal in the 14th minute to give ECFC a 3-0 lead. The team carried that score into the second half.

"Obviously we took a defeat last week and the response is what we wanted to look for," said Jamie Sherwood, ECFC men's head coach.

ECFC had troubles early in the second half including a penalty kick for Windsor in the 51st minute. ECFC goalkeeper Quillan Roberts made a diving save to continue the team’s shutout.

Midfielder Mohammad Reaz Nafar got ECFC their only red card of the game at the 64th minute of the game, leaving the team with only 10 players for the duration of the match.

"We scored in the first fifteen minutes, three goals but there are moments in the game where the other team had chances and had a bit more control," said Zach Ellis-Hayden, ECFC defender. "I think we can get better at maintaining the lead and staying composed in the match and maybe have control throughout 90 minutes rather than the first 15 minutes then teetering off."

ECFC defended Windsor and limited their scoring opportunities to get their first win in men’s franchise history.

"What I was really pleased about tonight is everything we put into practice — not just this week but the last five weeks being together — is being illustrated to the whole city in front of a record crowd,” said Sherwood.

The men’s next game is next Saturday on the road against Unionville Milliken FC while the women’s team has their home opener on the same date against the Blue Devils FC at 3:00 p.m.

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