Electric City Football Club Women's Team Dazzles In Home Opener

The Electric City Football Club (ECFC) women’s team joins the men in having a perfect home opener at Fleming College on Saturday afternoon.

ECFC captain Holly O’Neill and ECFC striker Kayla McQueen scored two goals apiece, one in each half. The two players alternated goals between the team en route to their 4-1 victory. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

ECFC defeated the Blue Devils FC, 4-1 while breaking the League1 Ontario women’s attendance record of 1,009 fans on a hot afternoon. The record shattered the old one of 900 which was a league final at the Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan.

"To see that we have the equal from the community for our women's team as we do our men's team, it means a lot for the girls," said Randy Ribiero, ECFC women's head coach. "The attendance record that was previously held at a League1 final, I can only imagine if we get to August and host a playoff game here, the atmosphere we're going to have."

"I've never felt anything like this before," said Kayla McQueen, ECFC striker. "I had a fan come up to me and asked me for an autograph and I cried right after. I'm so happy to be here and I'm excited for the season."

ECFC captain Holly O’Neill opened the scoring at the 25th minute with McQueen extending the lead to 2-0, two minutes later. Both players traded another pair of goals in the contest — with their second goals in the second half — to their 4-1 win. Emily Porteous of the Blue Devils scored the visiting team’s lone goal in the ‘73 minute.

"We knew we were going to have lots of supporters so we just wanted to play with lots of pride, play for ourselves and then play for our supporters," said O'Neill.

The men’s team played an away game on the same day, losing to Unionville 2-1.

The women’s team faces the North Toronto Nitros on Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. at Fleming College.

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