Despite an unforeseen cancellation, youth soccer fans were still given quite a show on July 11.

As part of Summer Celebration, the Mercer Island Football Club (MIFC) organized a clinic with the Sounders FC Women.

The one-hour clinic was held on July 11 at Mercer Island High School. Around 30 participants attended the clinic, ranging from U8 to U14.

The clinic was to be followed by a match between the Sounders and Arizona Strikers, both teams in the women’s pro-am soccer league. Unfortunately, the Sounders were informed on Thursday night that the Strikers would not be traveling to Seattle.

On such short notice the team did not have the opportunity to reschedule the match with another college team, but instead opted to have an inner-squad training session and scrimmage.

“Having the girls watch the older players do basic drills that we do all the time was really beneficial,” said MIFC president Toby Suhm. “I was really happy with the clinic and partnering with the Sounders to expose our girls to these older role models.”

Suhm hopes to work with the Sounders next year for more events like this.

All tickets purchased for the July 11 game are good for the July 18 playoff game to be played at 7:30 pm at Starfire Sports Stadium.