48' 1-0 China good triangle ping past midfield mid-left, lead pass sends #9 Wang Shanshan running -- new coach, new system, and they still ask her to do that 1-v-1 chasing Sauerbrunn, calm backpass. Probably not beating USA by running at us from 3m behind. 50' 1-0 Long diagonal pass to Heath at endline mid-left. Heath stops ball half-over line, lures the defender to her shin -- ball-trick scoop over her along endline to 6-left foot, left instep backpass to Lloyd at 7m left post. One-touch shot but turns it too much, shanks through traffic wide right, past Morgan +1 both flatfooted at far post. Heath too bad it's Lloyd-in-a-friendly mode
That one was BAD. Not as bad as A-Rod's epic shank in the last game against China, but still pretty bad.
Come on Ellis I want to see Lavelle or Colaprico get some time. You didn't bring them in for them to sit on the bench.
Since it was called a foul, I'm a little surprised that foul of the goalkeeper wasn't a card. Wambach and Press up.
Attendance 19,066 -- a new record for Arizona. 78' 1-0 China pass to arc tangent left, almost connect, Sauerbrunn(?) clears. 2nd pass to arc tangent left, long shot bounces up centerline, Naeher smother-catches. Ooh, one bad divot could have popped that ball right over her shoulder -- or seam 79' 1-0 More subs, but I'm in only-a-friendly-not-pbp mode
I will be so confused if she doesn't start the next game. But, Abby will start so not sure how the line up will look.
I can't see how they wouldn't start Morgan along side her. I just don't see them ending the VT with Morgan starting on the bench.
Yeah I see that happening too but I would like Press maybe to come in for Abby who won't last that long. Press and Morgan up top together could make the game really interesting.
90' 2-0 McCaffrey spins past 1 at box top right touch, dribbles through 7m box right. Hard drive to endline mid-right, chip across the mouth beats #22 Zhao -- off left post, bounces across mouth still upon goalline -- finally swept clear at 1/4 right. Never fully crossed! 90+4' (of +3') 2-0 China right ck, to 8m 1/5 right. #10 Li Ying dives and twist-heads toward 2/5 right, Naeher dives away from right post and catches cleanly. FT 2-0.