This Wednesday night, Salmon Bay FC will host the club’s first ever Artist Night as the team will wear their special edition Sarah Robbins kits.
Ballard FC has done an artist night every year and will have their own Sarah Robbins Night on Friday, June 20th. The organization wanted to continue this tradition with Salmon Bay FC, starting Wednesday at Interbay.
Sarah Robbins is a local illustrator, painter, and designer. You can find her work all around Seattle, including two murals at Ballard Yards on the east and west sides of the building. Read more about the Sarah Robbins Kit here.
On the pitch, the match should be a very competitive affair with the second and third placed teams in the division going head to head. Let’s meet the visitors.
West Seattle Rhodies FC
Just like Salmon Bay FC, the Rhodies are in their first year as a USL W League side and have gotten off to a great start. The Rhodies only loss came to division leaders, FC Olympia, on the road where they were narrowly defeated 2-1.
The Rhodies roster build is similar to Salmon Bay FC as well, with many local players from the University of Washington and the University of Portland. Interestingly, neither the Rhodies nor their men’s side, West Seattle Junction FC, have any players from the current Seattle University rosters.
In the earlier meeting for the season opener, the two sides battled it out in a scoreless draw at Nino Cantu SW Athletic Complex. The match was very tense with both sides making some last-ditch defensive plays to prevent the opposition from scoring. Salmon Bay were inches from finding a winner in the second half but were denied by a goal-line clearance.
Halfway through the season, Salmon Bay FC are yet to concede a goal and will look to keep that streak going on Wednesday night in what looks like a must-win as the hosts try and catch FC Olympia in the playoff chase.
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MATCH DETAILS
Gates: Gates open at 5:30pm! We also recommend arriving early to enjoy the food and beer offerings, watch the players warm up, beat the hassle of traffic and parking, and to enjoy all of the prematch festivities. Also, the first 150 fans will get the match poster (left) FREE.
Food Vendors: Beyond the thrilling soccer action, Wednesday’s match will feature an array of food vendors, including Big Boys Filipino, Pizza Paesano, and Mainstay Provisions. Also, before you head to Pagliacci Pitch, you can take advantage of the Pagliacci Pizza BOGO slice deal on game days. Just show your ticket at any Pagliacci location (except UW) and get two slices for the price of one. Outside food is not allowed in the venue except for Pagliacci Pizza.
Ballard Food Bank: We also encourage fans to support the community by bringing donations of ramen for the Ballard food bank.
Beer Garden The Bridges United Foundation Beer Garden is back at Interbay Stadium this season. Unlike at Memorial last season, fans will be able to watch the match from the beer garden. The beer garden proudly serves Reuben’s Brews and this year will feature a second service station and the Orgullo Ajeno Tequila Zone.
Transportation: Parking is extremely limited. We highly recommend alternative forms of transportation, including biking as we will have the Wombi Bike Parking area available at every home match this year. Please also consider riding King County Metro on game day, where youth through age 18 always ride free! Check out transit mode in Google Maps, the TripPlanner.kingcounty.gov website, or an app like OneBusAway.
Live Stream: Can’t make it to the match? All Salmon Bay FC matches will be streamed on SportsEngine Play. The stream for the match this Wednesday can be found HERE.
Written by Max Dresbach
