2016 FIFA U-20's WWC - Quarter-Final # 3 - USA vs Mexico (pre/pbp/post)

Discussion in 'USA Women: News and Analysis' started by MiLLeNNiuM, Nov 21, 2016.

  1. MiLLeNNiuM

    MiLLeNNiuM Member+

    Aug 28, 2016
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And we have a winner!!!! Makes staying up and losing sleep all worth it now.
     
  2. lil_one

    lil_one Member+

    Nov 26, 2013
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That dummy from Pugh was a key piece of the goal. Nice.
     
  3. MiLLeNNiuM

    MiLLeNNiuM Member+

    Aug 28, 2016
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Unbelievable, we stole that match from Mexico. They had that in the bag until the 80th minute.
     
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  4. MiLLeNNiuM

    MiLLeNNiuM Member+

    Aug 28, 2016
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    She made up for those horrendous corners.
     
  5. lil_one

    lil_one Member+

    Nov 26, 2013
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And somehow the US pulls that one out; Korea DPR is going to be much stiffer competition.
     
  6. kernel_thai

    kernel_thai Member+

    Oct 24, 2012
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
  7. MiLLeNNiuM

    MiLLeNNiuM Member+

    Aug 28, 2016
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Did you see the Flores sisters?
    Sabrina is trying to comfort her twin Monica, who is inconsolable (poor thing, I really feel bad for her).
     
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  8. Juanele

    Juanele Member+

    Aug 4, 1999
    Colorado, US
    Congrats to the US. They were second best almost the whole game but they pulled it out.
     
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  9. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #84 Gilmoy, Nov 25, 2016
    Last edited: Nov 25, 2016
    89' 1-1 Pugh right ck, again over endline to -2m mid-left. Bleh. She's trying for bend and getting mis-hits?

    90' 1-1 Crowther knees ball up centerline to 30m, finally gets closed down. Mexico switch right, Ogle clears a cross way back to RB #5 M.Flores at 35m wide right. Long high cross to 6-top left, #11 M.Sánchez jumps into Fox's back and pancakes her, heads a pop-up way over. Mexico are willing to live and die by these early long crosses.

    90+1' 1-1 USA right ck, to 6m center, Barreras sprawling-catches.

    90+3' 2-1 Off the punt, Palacios backpasses to Cruz at midfield mid-right, pass left to Crowther at 30m centerline. Pugh turns and chases, leans a shoulder into Crowther's right ribs, hooks ball free -- Crowther sprawls, ref rules all ball. Fox dribbles to circle back right, pings square right to Pugh. Pugh dribbles to circle top right, LB #7 Rodríguez is caught way high, pokes ball away toward far touch. Elliston one-touch pass up wide right for A.Sánchez sprinting through Rodríguez's zone at 27m, 1-v-1 on LCB #4 Bernal (who doesn't have the speed). A.Sánchez runs down wide right to 8m, jukes #4 Bernal down box right, turns corner to 2m mid-right. Soft backpass to Pugh at 7m 4-right -- Pugh dummies ball through her legs :eek::notworthy: Ball rolls to 8m right post, Hedge one-touch right instep pull across mouth, wrong-foots Barreras, glances off #5 M.Flores's outside (right) foot -- and into left side netting just behind post. Heartbreak and ecstasy.

    90+4' (of +4') 2-1 #11 M.Sánchez receives at box top wide left, jukes centerward past Riehl and Pugh, to arc top left, Ogle pokes ball loose. Palacios gains ball in a 1-v-2 spinning duel, loses it, Hedge blasts it downfield to Barreras. Mexico heave it past circle top left, Crowther flicks it high down wide left to M.Sánchez. She settles it at far touch, but -- the moving finger writes, and hath writ.

    FT 2-1. Gut punch. USA W-20s have this thing about backpass crosses from box right :D
     
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  10. jackdoggy

    jackdoggy Member+

    May 16, 2014
    Big D
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Come on Kernal.....gotta celebrate now!!!!!
    Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt
     
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  11. Germerica

    Germerica Member+

    May 2, 2012
    Club:
    Los Angeles
    Are they twins?
     
  12. MiLLeNNiuM

    MiLLeNNiuM Member+

    Aug 28, 2016
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Poor Monica Flores, she was involved in player/ball getting past her in both USA goals.
     
  13. MiLLeNNiuM

    MiLLeNNiuM Member+

    Aug 28, 2016
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes, playing on two different national teams. Not sure that's ever happened before.
    Germany has twin brothers playing on their youth team.
     
  14. lil_one

    lil_one Member+

    Nov 26, 2013
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wow! The US had two shots on target in the entire match, and we score on both of them. The offense may have been weak, but at least it was efficient.
     
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  15. Juanele

    Juanele Member+

    Aug 4, 1999
    Colorado, US
    The winning goal was collapse by the Mexican defense as a whole. 3 US players there in the box and only 1 defender, that can't happen if you want to win a game.
     
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  16. Germerica

    Germerica Member+

    May 2, 2012
    Club:
    Los Angeles
    Not twins, but the Xhaka brothers played against each other (Switzerland vs Albania) at last year's Euros.
     
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  17. WoSoNut

    WoSoNut New Member

    Apr 8, 2016
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    God she was awful. She looks very unsure and her distribution is sure lacking. She NEEDS to make those saves she gets her gloves on.
     
  18. jackdoggy

    jackdoggy Member+

    May 16, 2014
    Big D
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
     
  19. Smallchief

    Smallchief Member+

    Oct 27, 2012
    Club:
    --other--
    Well, we were lucky. Mexico seemed the better team until the late minutes -- which might be due to better conditioning on the part of US. But the Mexicans for 75 minutes looked more skilled and a match for the US in speed and size.

    Ashley Sanchez gets my vote for POTM. She did very little for most of the game but got the two assists near the end.
     
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  20. MiLLeNNiuM

    MiLLeNNiuM Member+

    Aug 28, 2016
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Casey Murphy looked shaky in this match, unlike the previous 3 matches (where she only really had one mistake).

    Mexico with 15 shots, 4 on target, 5 corners, 6 fouls, 1 YC
    USA with 4 shots, 2 on target, 4 corners, 8 fouls, 1 YC
     
  21. lil_one

    lil_one Member+

    Nov 26, 2013
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    There's several cases of siblings playing on different national teams: the Boateng brothers (Germany and Ghana), for example. But I can't think of any other twins who have competed against each other??
     
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  22. Germerica

    Germerica Member+

    May 2, 2012
    Club:
    Los Angeles
    Right. Not sure if the Boateng thing has ever actually happened (in international play), since KPB was sent home from the 2014 world cup. They are also half brothers.
     
  23. Juanele

    Juanele Member+

    Aug 4, 1999
    Colorado, US
    Seen almost all of your games. What strikes me is that the US has a very solid defense and they have goalscorers. But everything else seems to be lacking. The pass completion % today must have been awful. There is no build up out of the back what so ever and offensively everything is so vertical and predictable. But having a couple of difference makers and a good defense can go a long way.
     
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  24. MiLLeNNiuM

    MiLLeNNiuM Member+

    Aug 28, 2016
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    For some reason our players looked more nervous than normal, until about the last 15 minutes.
    That goal by Maria Sanchez helped turn things around for the USA; they started playing less tentative/fearful.
    Of course, Watt coming off the bench helped. She has scored to late game goals coming off the bench.

    But our passing, gee whiz, was horrible. Korea DPR will shred us.
    I was hoping that it would be a night game, but alas.
     
  25. Germerica

    Germerica Member+

    May 2, 2012
    Club:
    Los Angeles
    Boot it up the field to Sydney Le...I mean Mallory Pugh and hope you connect. I doubt Jill Ell...I mean Michelle French's team will win the tournament.
     
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