It wasn’t the result they had hoped for.
Like the Vancouver Whitecaps, the Royal City Riot ran aground Sunday in a disappointing 3-0 loss to West Coast Elite in Metro Women’s under-21 soccer.
Miscues of various kinds played right into the opposition’s hands, but it wasn’t without some strong pushback. Natalie Nelson played well and had two good scoring chances, while Sarah McCarthy threaded the needle to create a couple of two-on-one rushes that didn’t pay off.
“That had to be the most disjointed effort I’ve seen from this group,” remarked coach Wayne McCarthy. “One or two players would be switched on and trying but two or three others behind or near them were sleeping. “We let (Elite) dictate play by reacting too late and not being proactive.”
Also playing well were Gurpreet Bilan and Marcie Dheilly-Sturrock.
Making it all the more difficult to absorb was that a week prior the Riot were in decent form in trouncing Dasmesh United 5-0.
In the ninth minute, Sarah McCarthy converted a Bilan feed from 12-yards out, scoring her first of two, to give Royal City a lead it would never shed.
Also scoring were Ivy Chao, Naomi Hale and Jennifer Tamondong.
Collecting the shutout was Manju Hoonjan.
The 3-4 Riot will use this weekend’s bye to regroup.
