Algarve Cup: China v USWNT [R]

FearM9 · Mar 20, 2003

EDITED to show the correct starting time (I was thinking my time ).

http://www.ussoccer.com/news/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=29339&itype=

This game kicks off at 1pm ET today. As always you can follow on MatchTracker at www.USSoccer.com . Let's see what we can all bitch about now. Maybe we can harp on Aly Wagner's lack of a tan or something. I'm sure we can blame it on Heinrichs. Or the USSF...a conspiracy by them to keep Wagner pale and doughy looking.

Midfielder Aly Wagner, who spent a week in Hawaii before the opening of WUSA training camps, then spent a week in San Diego training with her club, and then came to Portugal to find sunny weather for the first several days, has been bemoaning her fast-disappearing tan.
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Woody-99 · Mar 20, 2003

Time?

Isn't it on at 1 p.m. ET or am I again totally confusing the american times ?

FearM9 · Mar 20, 2003

Norway beat France today 1-0 so they have third place all wrapped up.

Anyone got a "Launch" button yet for MatchTracker?

magiclamp · Mar 20, 2003

I can't get my matchtracker "launch" button to load. I've tried closing and opening it several times. Is yours ok fear?

Alana1079 · Mar 20, 2003

Originally posted by FearM9
Anyone got a "Launch" button yet for MatchTracker?
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I don't. I assume we'll get one when the game starts.

magiclamp · Mar 20, 2003

nevermind

magiclamp · Mar 20, 2003

well, this really sucks. It better load by match time! Damn that Heinrichs! She's doing this to get back at me!

magiclamp · Mar 20, 2003

FINALLY! The bitch knew I'd cut her if she didn't load it.

I love you fear!

FearM9 · Mar 20, 2003

Starting lineup for USWNT:

Bri
Reddick
Sobs
Fawcett
BChaz
Fair
Lilly
Foudy
Wagner
Hamm
Mac

Did the thread get jacked yet?
Nope net yet.

The only Chinese NT names I recognize are Sun Wen, Bai Jie, Pu Wei, and Zhao Lihong.

BTW...did I mention that France got beat today?

magiclamp · Mar 20, 2003

Foudy is captaining and Sun Wen has 3 of her teams five goals in the tourney.

magiclamp · Mar 20, 2003

woohooo! Ireland beat wales for ELEVENTH place!

I do love the Irish - they gave us The Corrs afterall!

Alana1079 · Mar 20, 2003

Well I certainly wanted to know which players were wearing gloves. Didn't you guys?

magiclamp · Mar 20, 2003

Cold hands, warm heart - that's my Brandi! LOL!

China corner caught by Bri, US corner by mia cleared for another corner

Alana1079 · Mar 20, 2003

6:54 - Caution to Lihong for stepping in front of a Chastain free kick.

magiclamp · Mar 20, 2003

2nd Mia corner ends in zippo. Zhao Lihong given a yellow for stepping in front of a Brandi free kick

magiclamp · Mar 20, 2003

Liily fouls deep in china territory...

magiclamp · Mar 20, 2003

mia fouled in corner. reddick's cross of free kick snared by zhao

US controlling game and has better of the play

Alana1079 · Mar 20, 2003

I'm laughing at the fact that Mia's being referred to as Mia in the commentary. I'm entirely too easily amused.

magiclamp · Mar 20, 2003

Jie get control after ball slips by joy, reddick across box to block cross. foul by china on mia midfield. bumpy field making it difficult.

shot on goal by wags high

magiclamp · Mar 20, 2003

china playing very direct.

shot from wags at top of box well hit but right at zhao

magiclamp · Mar 20, 2003

field continuing to affect game's flow, neither team able to maintain possesion in midfield

magiclamp · Mar 20, 2003

down right flank, wags springs mia free, but china defense recovers

magiclamp · Mar 20, 2003

us controlling play, china not able to get much going in us half

magiclamp · Mar 20, 2003

lilly intercepts pass, pulled down by zhou who is given a yellow. shot by mac from 35 yards forces zhao into great save but earns us a corner. taken by mia but cleard

magiclamp · Mar 20, 2003

china counters. free kcik from right 18 yards of endline. lilly blocks it, wags frees lilly down the left, goes 40 yards before cross is blocked