The first win of the season came a lot sooner this year than last for the new-look Chattanooga Football Club women’s team.
It took four matches in 2017, but this year CFC jumped on top early in its opener and essentially cruised to a 2-0 win over the Emerald Force Soccer Club on Sunday at Finley Stadium.
CFC will travel to face Alabama FC on Saturday, with that 7 p.m. EDT match at the Walden Soccer Complex at Columbus (Georgia) State University.
Ashleigh Cade put the home club on the board in the eighth minute Sunday with the first goal of her CFC career, and her team controlled possession for much of the first half.
“We really wanted to come out and dominate possession,” CFC coach Erin Ridley said. “We were able to get the ball in good spots. A lot of this is people still getting used to playing together; there are relationships on the field forming and off the field as well, and the team culture perspective I was pleased with, because there are great people in the program focused on development and pushing through.