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What Louisville City FC’s home opener means for Louisville football

By Presley Meyer

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - OCTOBER 05: Louisville Cardinals on the field before a kick off in the game against the Boston College Eagles at Cardinal Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - OCTOBER 05: Louisville Cardinals on the field before a kick off in the game against the Boston College Eagles at Cardinal Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) /
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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – OCTOBER 19: Micale Cunningham #6 of the Louisville Cardinals runs with the ball while defended by Isaiah Simmons #11 of the Clemson Tigers at Cardinal Stadium on October 19, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Social distancing at games is possible

Next, by all accounts, social distancing is definitely possible at sporting events if Louisville City is any indication.

LouCity officials worked tirelessly to be able to make this game happen with fans, and it started by making the entire stadium compliant with state and CDC guidelines. Dividers were put in press boxes, and anywhere that workers had to stand closer than six feet away, and seats were taped off where fans were not allowed to sit.

When it was decided what fans would be allotted tickets, families were grouped together, and then seats were taped off in order to leave six feet of space around fans on all sides.

By now, people have become accustomed to staying away from anyone outside of their family and close friends and staying masked up. The Louisville City front office went out of its way to make sure that this remained the case.

When speaking to the Louisville Courier-Journal, club president Brad Estes explained that he was given permission to bring in as much as half capacity, but decided to dial things back for FC’s first game.

"“Estes said Louisville City FC was given permission to host up to 7,500 people but elected to start with a lower number. It’s safer to start small and give supporters more room to spread out among stadium’s 11,600 seats, he said — ‘we’re being very respectful of physical distancing.'”"

Still, the 33 percent capacity crowd was loud as ever and excited to be at another game supporting their club, regardless of circumstances.

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