For Immediate Release: September 5, 2014
Contact: Koen Driessen, (937) 760-6067 or Teresa Eagle, (937) 366-9332
Dayton – The Dayton Dutch Lions FC (6-17-4), 22 pts took on the Wilmington Hammerheads FC (8-7-11), 35 pts at home for their final game of the season. Wilmington would walk away with the victory and a place in the playoffs, scoring four on the night as Dayton struggled to find the Hammerheads net. The Lions finished their season winning only on the road, but unable to win a game at home.
Wilmington would score in the 9’ when a foul was called on the Dayton 30 yard line. Sunny Jane would put the ball into the box and find the head of Samuel Ochoa. Jane would end the game with an assist and two goals, one off a direct kick in the 17’ that would hit the inside of the post and bounce in.
In the second half, the game was practically over in the first minute when Wilmington scored the 3-0 after a bad touch in the midfield and defense not stepping in left Williams no chance: 3-0. The Lions came back strong when Broekhuizen came in as forward. Clemens had the best chance 10 yards in front of goal but his shot went right into Stuver's hands. In the 68th minute the game could have turned when Janneh was going one on one with Stuver and was brought down from behind in the penalty box but no pk (and red card) was called. Instead of the 3-1, Wilmington would finish off the match in the 82’ minute when Steven Miller would find Corben Bone and he would slide the ball into the far corner. Dayton would press until the end to find a goal but both Broekhuizen, Taylor Bowlin and Karamba Janneh missed.
MATCH SUMMARY
Venue: DOC Stadium
Referee: Matthew Fotia
Assistants: Ryan Raiff, Piere Saintil Francillion
Fourth Official: Kyle Mots
Attendance: 630
Weather: 91 degrees and sunny and humid
SCORING SUMMARY
WIL – Samuel Ochoa (Sunny Jane) 10’
WILl – Sonny Jane 17’
WIL – Sonny Jane 46’
WIL – Corben Bone (Steven Miller) 82’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
DAY – Shintaro Harada 9’
WIL – Ben Sweat 57’
DAY – Brock Granger 80’
LINEUPS
Dayton Dutch Lions FC: Williams (Krotee), Friedman (Bowlin), Sweat, Wiet, Harada, Granger, Walker (Broekhuizen),Camacho, Janneh, Cruyff (Clemens), Vickers (Khutsidze)
Substitutes not used: Hertsenberg, Detelj
Wilmington Hammerheads FC: Stuver, Parratt, Cole, Ackley, Campbell, Nicholson, Aparicio (Bone), Jane (Arnoux) (Davidson), Kaye, Miller, Ochoa
Substitutes not used: Tomaselli, Glaeser, Fairclough
TEAM NOTES
With the loss, Dayton finishes the season (6-18-4), 22 pts.
At home record (0-11-2)
Record on the road (6-6-2)
Dayton’s Matt Williams leading the league in saves with 115
Brock Granger and Jesjua Cruyff were back in the lineup.
ABOUT THE DAYTON DUTCH LIONS FC –
The Dayton Dutch Lions FC is a professional soccer club in Ohio with a Men’s professional team, a Women’s team and a prestigious Youth Academy based on the Dutch development philosophy. The club was founded in November of 2009 by Mike Mossel and Erik Tammer and is currently owned by several members, the largest one being the Dutch Lions Capital Group USA LLC. The Men’s professional team plays in its 4th season in the USL PRO and has an affiliation with the Columbus Crew of the Major League Soccer. The club started in the USL PDL in 2010 and was awarded the “2010 USL Progress of the Year Award”. The next year the club made the jump to the USL PRO and after three years the team made the playoffs in 2013. The club also reached the quarterfinals in the US OPEN CUP in 2012 losing against CUP Winner Kansas City in front of 17,000 people. The Women’s team won the Conference Championship in 2013 and the club was awarded the “2013 USL Organization of the Year Award”. All teams of the club practice and play their games at the newly renovated DOC (Dayton Outpatient Center) Stadium at West Carrollton High School.