Got my dual game view going again (still wish they would stagger the games). Hopefully it works the whole game.
[WAS-REI] Crosson for McGrady; Bailey for Huster; Dougherty Howard for Matthews (and Harrison => LDM, Dibiasi => CF); Farquharson for Pugh. Our starting XI tonight against Reign FC. Andi Sullivan gets the armband!#WASvRFC // #SpiritFam pic.twitter.com/TGSqolfXJ1— Washington Spirit (@WashSpirit) May 4, 2019 Jenkins for Balcer; Nielsen (hereafter "Theresa" ) for Long (and Celia => LB, McNabb => LDM); Betos for Ld.Williams. Here is your Reign FC Starting XI for today's match against @WashSpirit! #RFC253 #WASvRFC pic.twitter.com/3yuPGIKrn3— Seattle Reign FC (@reignfc) May 4, 2019 Washington: OK (<= OUT) Prudhomme / Q (OK =>) Berryhill McCarty / OUT (OK =>) Huster (=) Eubanks / INTL (USA) Lavelle Pugh Reign FC: OK (<= Q) Jenkins / OUT (OK =>) Andrews (=) Catley / SEI (OUT =>) Spencer T.Smith / INTL (USA) Rapinoe Long
[NC-NJ] Spetsmark for McDonald; Hamilton for Dunn, Debinha for S.Mewis; Kurtz for Dahlkemper. 1124795838226546689 is not a valid tweet id LB Dydasco <=> RB Monaghan flip sides; Hoy for Lloyd. Our Starting XI for tonight match! #NCvNJ pic.twitter.com/QdXuNedydi— NJ/NY Gotham FC (@GothamFC) May 4, 2019 North Carolina: Q none / OUT (=) Harbison Rowland / INTL (USA) Dahlkemper Dunn McDonald S.Mewis Sky Blue: Q none / OUT (OK =>) Richardson (=) Freeman Tiernan / INTL (USA) Lloyd
[NC-NJ] 19' 0-0 Hamilton turns through circle back, dribbles up centerline to 33m, lags a perfect pass through box top 6-left for Ln.Williams getting behind E.Johnson. Williams follows to 10m 8-left, one-touch left foot shot beats Sheridan to the right, off left post low, reflects across box and spins across spot. Hamilton continues her run, veers to ball but scuffs a shot wide right. 1124818440278163456 is not a valid tweet id [WAS-REI] NWSL's scoreclock graphic still calls them "SEA" 21' 0-0 Dibiasi counters up centerline, diagonal pass to Hatch through box top wide left. Hatch cuts inside and completely eludes Th.Nielsen, gets to 14m mid-left, tries right instep something but slices it terribly, way high and wide right.
[NC-NJ] 33' 0-0 Ln.Williams crosses from wide left, deflected across spot. Debinha snaps a quick shot across mouth, off left post again. That caption .@TheNCCourage: 0 Left Post: 20-0 | #NCvNJWatch Live: https://t.co/wbUb1iAYZ0 pic.twitter.com/tbshsnvlGj— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) May 4, 2019 [WAS-REI] 34' 0-0 Washington win about 3 corner kicks in quick succession, Betos finally catches the last one cleanly. LB Crosson is Washington's attacking FB, frequently over midfield and sometimes past box top wide left. Washington are showing a nice passing attack. 36' 0-0 Barnes fk at 27m wide right, chipped to 9m right post. Groom jumps awkwardly against two backs, bloops a high header that drops toward right 90, Bledsoe slaps it over endline right. 38' 0-0 Reign right throw-in at ~box top, but blown dead for a stoppage: Harrison is seated in own box. Trainer, all get water, Harrison walks into near touch and promptly asks to return.
The NC Courage’s collective body language appears to be low energy and lacks the feel of mutual support. And it is clear that Dorsey runs faster than Kurtz.
42' 0-0 Jenkins turns at 18m mid-left, fires a ground pass to J.Taylor's foot at 16m arc left -- ball sticks with zero rebound, Taylor is in. Bledsoe comes out to 7m left post, Taylor tries to round her leftward but Bledsoe slaps ball off her foot and falls on it. 45' 0-0 Groom(?) long ground pass to spot, J.Taylor races Bledsoe coming out, Bledsoe wins and clears past box top. Theresa chases down wide right, cross to 7m center, Yanez heads softly to center and Bledsoe catches low. 45+1' (of +2') 0-0 Barnes left ck, Jenkins heads toward center and Bledsoe catches. HT 0-0. Harrison is kneeling again -- right foot problem? [NC-NJ] HT 0-0, somehow. NC 16(2)-(1)3 shots(sog), 6-3 corners, 14-6 crosses. Sheridan has 2 saves, Left Post has 2
46' 0-0 Washington subs in (1 of 3) #20 Cheyna Matthews for #7 Amy Harrison. 46' 0-0 Reign FC subs in (1 of 3) #24 Bethany Balcer for #11 Darian Jenkins. 48' 0-0 Ch.Matthews dribbles through box top left to 9m mid-left, backpass to Sullivan trailing at 14m right post. Sullivan shoots left instep to 1/3 right low, Betos dives and pushes it wide right. Save us @MichelleBetos... you're our only hope. #WASvSEA:🇺🇸💻 | @YahooSports | https://t.co/N0djnPYwOy pic.twitter.com/ekdvitK6P6— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) May 5, 2019 49' 0-0 Reign turnover, Matthews collects and gets to 12m mid-left. Left foot shot to left post low, Betos smothers. 51' 0-0 Hatch cuts back from wide left to 12m box left, shoots right foot to left post low, Betos dives and catches. Washington's high press is swamping Reign's midfield. [NC-NJ] 53' 0-0 Weather delay -- for lightning in vicinity? It's been raining steadily all game long.
Just got home and it seems that Yahoo Sports isn't working for me. =-/ At least Monumental Sports is working, so I can watch the DC-SEA game. No score in either game thus far, though, so at least I haven't missed a goal.
As I said, an entire quarter or an entire third or the season. I was counting from the schedule page, so I was only counting gameweeks. Teams may have one bye during that time, so maybe five or seven games, but that should be it. And that's assuming the USWNT don't make it very far and don't take much time off after. It's a significant time missed.
58' 0-0 Washington right ck, to 1m 2/5 left. Betos backpedals to ball, gets chest-bumped down by Staab(?), no call, ball bounces off her gloves to goalline 1/4 right and the post defender clears. 60' 0-0 Washington feel comfortable pressing Reign closely. On offense, Washington now has a speed threat with Matthews, while Reign have been dinking long soft entry passes toward box top that Washington's backline always win.
63' 0-0 Celia fk at 30m mid-left, chipped to 9m right post. Back-header goes wide right, Bledsoe comes out for it, then lets it go. Yanez runs self into Bledsoe's forearms, goes down with a bonked nose(?). Brief stoppage, all others get water. 66' 0-0 Groom(?) underhits a pass from circle back, ball dies in grass and Sullivan(?) turns and collects. Washington sustain a lengthy ping pass sequence, pass left to Ch.Matthews through arc top left. Cross through box, Farquharson collects and crosses from 5m wide right through 6-box -- just misses two runs. 66' 0-0 Washington subs in (2 of 3) #6 Chloe Logarzo for #17 Cali Farquharson.
71' 0-0 Oyster longballs up right touch to arc top. Th.Nielsen sends an early bending ground pass to 6-top 5-right. J.Taylor has a 1/2-step lead on P.Nielsen, one-touch left toe-poke shot rattles through Bledsoe's legs and trickles goal-ward, Bledsoe spins and falls on it. Close, but yet, so far away. 0-0 | #WASvSEAWatch Live: https://t.co/N0djnPYwOy pic.twitter.com/DkRWow181U— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) May 5, 2019 72' 0-0 Reign FC subs in (2 of 3) #88 Elise Kellond-Knight for #20 Rumi Utsugi.
76' 0-0 Kellond-Knight passes up left touch to Celia, she taps forward to Balcer. Balcer drives toward box top mid-left, gets overtaken from behind by Sullivan. Ball bounces out to Kellond-Knight at 27m, she bends a pass toward J.Taylor standing in a seam at 15m 6-left. Taylor dummies under ball , perhaps expecting right-side support, ball bends to right corner flag and out. Too high for her anyways? 78' 0-0 Reign sends in ~3 crosses from the right, all blocked away by active Washington legs. Washington forward pass from midfield box left drills McNabb in the side/back of the head, ball bounces forward and Reign collect. McNabb sits down, R1 blows play dead. Brief stoppage. 81' 0-0 Washington subs in (3 of 3) #13 Bayley Feist for #8 Meggie Dougherty Howard.
82' 0-0 Stoppage for Crosson. 83' 0-0 Reign FC subs in (3 of 3) #44 Maegan Kelly for #9 Jodie Taylor. 84' 0-0 Drop ball restart in center circle. 84' 0-0 Th.Nielsen long cross from arc top right touch to 10m 5-right, Yanez lays out flat to head, P.Nielsen(?) gets undercut and lands upon her. 85' 0-0 Reign right ck, ball rattles between the scrum at 6m right post. Groom toe-pokes ball toward 1/3 left, Bledsoe flies right and pushes it along endline left, Washington clears to box top. HOW DO YOU DO THAT, @AubreyBledsoe? 0-0 | #WASvSEAWatch Live: https://t.co/N0djnPYwOy pic.twitter.com/VVonWvY1wv— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) May 5, 2019
86' 0-0 Matthews hip-bumps #_ at own box top center, follows ball and jumps to block with torso, ball deflects downward off her right tricep. Handball just outside box. 87' 0-0 Kellond-Knight fk at 18m center, left instep past wall to 1/4 left 2/3 high, Bledsoe dives and blocks it wide left. .@AubreyBledsoe: The Last Jedi0-0 | #WASvSEAWatch Live: https://t.co/N0djnPYwOy pic.twitter.com/ofI6fTIMe0— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) May 5, 2019
Matthews failed to pass to Logarzo and then Logarzo returned the favor. WAS had two chances to win the game late. Bledsoe rules.
90+3' (of +3') 0-0 Logarzo veers to 22m center, slide-pokes through Oyster(?)'s legs, can't get up to chase it in time, Betos collects. 90+4' (of +3') 0-0 Feist chips from ~arc top mid-right, Betos catches. FT 0-0. This year's Reign seem a bit too cerebral, and keep getting swamped and out-puppied by youthful exuberance.
That breakaway was a sure goal. I was sitting there waiting and waiting for the pass to come... but alas.
Bayley Feist's play was a pleasant surprise. Needs a little polish, but could be very impactful in the future.