ACFC 11s drop to bottom

To say Wednesday night's loss to Lions Soccer -- a team that was previously winless after four matches with only a single goal to their credit -- was disappointing would be the understatement of the year thus far.

The Angel City FC 11s squad tumbled into the bottom of the Wednesday night division suffering a 4-2 defeat despite dominating the first half against Lions Soccer.

And while some calls during the game were unfortunate ... including two blatantly offside goals (LA Municipal Soccer stop giving nubs linesman duties), ACFC did have its chances, including a first half penalty kick awarded for a purposeful handball in the box.

Despite the missed PK, ACFC had a strong first half shutting down the Lions offense and generating numerous opportunities in the opponent's half. That first goal alluded the squad again though and it was 0-0 at the half.

The second half saw ACFC's offside trap defeated not by the Lions, but by horrendous officiating from the sidelines, leaving the squad 2-0 down after eight minutes of play.

The Lions converted a needless PK five minutes later to go up 3-0.

But ACFC kept pushing forward and notched two quick goalmouth tallies courtesy of Brad Colwell and Russ Muratov at the 61- and 63-minutes marks.

Despite pushing up for the equalizer, ACFC could not rally for the tying goal and five minutes before time the Lions finished the game with a final nail in the proverbial coffin.

With only a single point after five games, and a total of five goals, ACFC will need to drastically step up its game to make the playoffs this season.

The squad plays Fox and Hounds at Griffith Park, Feb. 24 with an early 7:10 PM start.