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The Brooklyn Football Club dropped a 1-0 home decision to Lexington SC at Maimonides Park on Saturday afternoon.

Brooklyn FC women could not overcome Lexington SC. (Photo courtesy of Brooklyn FC)

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The Brooklyn Football Club dropped a 1-0 home decision to Lexington SC at Maimonides Park on Saturday afternoon.

The women (22 points) dropped to 5-10-7 in the Gainbridge Super League table in seventh place out of nine teams. Second-place Lexington SC (37) improved to 9-2-10.

Lexington finished with 10 players as Addie McCain was slapped with her second yellow card seven minutes into second-half stoppage time.

It was the opening game of a split doubleheader as the men fell to Louisville City FC in the USL Championship, 1-0.

“I think we are arriving at a part of the season that becomes a little bit more heavy, and the energy is dropping because we are just about six games to finish the season,” Brooklyn FC women’s head coach Tomas Tengarrinha said. “And of course, we know that we need to do a lot of math to get to the playoffs, but we need to keep fighting. This is our DNA. This is the team that we have. This is something that we have been showing since the beginning. I think, with all difficulties that we have, I’m the most proud coach, probably in the league, because these girls, what they do, it’s amazing, because only they know how difficult it is. But they keep fighting and they keep doing.”

The visitors struck for the lone goal in the eighth minute when forward McKenzie Weinert finished from the center of the penalty area after taking a through ball from midfielder Catherine Barry.

Brooklyn responded with spells of possession and attacking pressure, earning set pieces and creating opportunities. That included asequence that led to a corner kick and several dangerous deliveries into the box.

Brooklyn came out with increased urgency in the second half, pushing forward in search of an equalizer. The hosts created several dangerous chances, highlighted by forward Rebecca Cooke’s header that struck the crossbar following a set piece, as well as a close-range effort from midfielder Hope Breslin that narrowly missed the top corner.

Additional attempts from midfielder Jessica Garziano and Cooke tested the Lexington backline and goalkeeper Katherine Asman, who made key saves to record the shutout.

“We had a lot of chances in the second half,” midfielder Samantha Kroeger said. “Lexington didn’t really get out of their own defensive half. And I think for us, it’s just focusing a lot on the details in the final third, just finishing your shot when you have the chances.”