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Force earns 2-1 win at Ventura County
Striker Lisa Franke and defender Carly Peetz scored as the Colorado Force topped the Ventura County Fusion 2-1 on Sunday at Ventura, Calif.
The Force (2-2-6) jumped to 12 points in the W-League’s Western Conference, pulling into a fourth-place tie with the Real Colorado Cougars. If Colorado wins Tuesday against the L.A. Legends, it would climb into a second-place tie with Seattle at 15 points. Seattle, 3-0-6, is idle until Wednesday, when it starts its own three-game Southern California road trip against Ventura County.
The Force controlled Sunday’s match early, but it took until the 30th minute to find the back of the net. Franke, on the receiving end of a Nikki Marshall pass just inside the penalty area, scored from about 15 yards out.
Peetz scored in the 43rd minute off of a corner kick.
A short corner was played to Shay Powell, who crossed the ball to Peetz at the six-yard line. Peetz took two quick touches and slipped the ball in.
Ventura County’s Rebecca Klamser scored in the 43rd minute, but the 2-1 score at halftime was deceiving, Force Coach Craig Deacon said.
“We should have been up six or seven to nothing,” Deacon said.
Four shots just missed wide in the first half, and two more hit the crossbar. For the match, the Force outshot the Fusion 18-4 and had five corner kicks to the Fusion’s one.
Colorado continued to generate chances in the second half and continued to control play.
Deacon picked out midfielder Lisa Kosena has the defensive MVP for the match and praised the play of Sara Campbell.
The Force returns to the Loveland Sports Park at 7 p.m. Friday for its regular-season finale, against the Vancouver Whitecaps. Vancouver, 3-2-5, is in third place with 14 points. When the sides met June 28 in British Columbia, they tied 1-1.
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