Twenty four hours after the first game in club history, a 1-1 draw with AFC Cleveland at Cass Tech High School, one of the National Premier Soccer League's newest teams hit the road for the first time. Detroit City FC took on FC Buffalo on Sunday night and finished in a scoreless draw, leaving "Le Rouge" without a loss in their opening weekend.

"After playing last night, we expended a lot of energy," said Detroit City manager Kylie Stannard after the match. "But after a long road trip, the guys stayed disciplined, didn't overextend and executed the gameplan."

The majority of the starting lineup from Saturday night's home opener was on the field in Buffalo, but luckily NPSL rules allow teams as many as seven substitutes.

After an evenly-played first half, City took control of the match in the second half, forcing a ball early in the half to be saved off the line by the hosts, putting them back on their heels, according to Stannard. With a few minutes remaining in the game, the home team threw everything at them and nearly stole the three points.

In the 88th minute, Buffalo scored, but had the goal taken off the scoreboard because the player was offsides. In stoppage time, the man of the match, ex-Michigan State goalkeeper Jeremy Clark, came up with a big save in the dying minutes to preserve the shutout.

Coach Stannard admitted that controlling the emotions from Saturday night's inaugural game, was a challenge.

"It's tough to manage all the energy of what's going on with the home crowd," said Stannard. "[The fans] brought a lot fo excitement and energy, but with the long trip today, it was a tough weekend.

While coming away with two points in their first two matches, Stannard will take it, but he's quick to point out "unbeaten" with two draws is nice, but would rather have wins. Luckily for his team, none of the other clubs in the Midwest - Great Lakes Conference won in the opening weekend, so they begin the season tied for first place with AFC Cleveland. The Erie Admirals have yet to play this season.

Detroit's next two games are both on the road against Greater Binghamton FC in a Saturday/Sunday double-dip this coming weekend.