Fall Series 2020, Week 2

Injury reports for this weekend:

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Also as mentioned in the other thread, Julie Ertz has opted out. I feel like we need to add that category to the injury reports, so I can remember who all is actually playing.

 

Here are the new NWSL players I noticed in the first series of games this year.

Morgan Weaver -- Portland. She was always on the scene near the goal, but needs to prove she can score.

Ashley Sanchez -- Washington. Of course..

Bri Visalli -- Houston. She was a real sparkplug.

Addisyn Merrick -- NC. A fourth round draft choice being an immediate starter is pretty impressive, especially on talent-rich NC.

Given the player absences for this round, I anticipate getting to see a lot of new faces on the field. Maybe we'll see more of Hailey Mace.

 

So do you have to sign up for Twitch to get these games or do you just click on it?

 

I just clicked on the link, and it played. I already subscribe to twitch.tv for gaming streams (and then never watch any )

 

[WAS-CHI]

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— Chicago Red Stars (@chicagoredstars) September 12, 2020

 

26' 0-1 McCaskill splits 2 to 22m mid-left, passes to Watt at box top left. Luebbert separates from Dougherty Howard through arc top left post, positions self on Staab's right shoulder and follows her in. Watt goes to 9m just inside box left, Luebbert accelerates and overtakes Staab not looking. Watt bounces a fast cross to 6-top 1/3 left, Staab is 1 step out of range, Luebbert deflects it across mouth into bottom right pipe.

🚨 A first pro goal for @sarah_luebbe 🚨@KealiaOhai provides an inch-perfect cross to set up the goal for the rookie.

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27' 0-1 Yellow card on McCaskill, for a foul on Feist.
28' 0-1 Yellow card on Dougherty Howard, for a foul on Luebbert.
30' 0-1 1H hydration break?

 

42' 0-1 Dougherty Howard right ck, to 6-top left. McClure heads a bloop across mouth, Naeher runs across and catches the bounce, then promptly steps forth and throws long up (her) wide right -- looking for McCaskill?

42' 0-1 LB Bailey runs on and collects first at circle top wide left. McCaskill slides late from head-on and sweeps both legs out. Foul, 2nd yellow = red card on McCaskill Stoppage, trainer examines Bailey's foot.

44' 0-1 Bailey hops into far touch for more treatment.

45+3' (of +5') Yokoyama drives to arc top left post in a quick 2-v-2, taps to box top right post for Sanchez splitting the CBs. Sanchez plants poorly on the turf, shanks one-touch just wide right as Naeher dives. Bailey returns,

HT 0-1. Washington 4(2)-(3)4 shots(sog), 2-0 corners, 6-5 crosses vs. 5-8 clearances, 5-7 fouls, 59% possession.

 

46' 0-1 Washington subs in { 0th of 3 }:
- (1 of 5) #26 Meghan McCool for #7 Jaye Boisierre.

47' 0-1 Watt receives at circle top wide right, instantly flicks ball past Staab and rounds her on the outside. Bailey recovers, blatantly grabs Watt's jersey and tugs her off the ball. Foul, yellow card on Bailey.

52' 0-1 McClure ground cross from 8m wide right to 6m right post. Sanchez leans past H.Davidson(?), trips on turf with contact, drives left shoulder hard into pellets. No call, Sanchez stays down in a ball. Stoppage, trainer examines ... her left bicep? (Whew, not the legs.) Sanchez trots into near touch.

55' 0-1 Sanchez returns, promptly splits 2 through 12m box left, takes a body-bump and spins down onto her back. No call.

59' 0-1 Sanchez darts around St. Georges at 25m wide left. St. Georges calmly shoves Sanchez 1 body-width sideways off the ball, collects the free ball and turns the other way.

 

Honestly, I really like being able to hear the coaches and players...I do not miss the fake crowd noise at all. Right now, we can clearly hear Burke's instructions.

 

Also I'd really like to see Watt score for Chicago...please.

 

65' 0-1 Luebbert chases Jacobs down right touch. Jacobs takes an extra-long step to avoid ball, her toes stick in the turf(?) and right ankle flops. Jacobs stays down, then stands up but can't walk. Stoppage, trainer promptly takes her into far touch.

67' 0-1 Washington subs in { 1st of 3 }:
- (2 of 5) #22 Jenna Hellstrom for #4 Natalie Jacobs.

 

GOAL! Washington finally equalizes. 20 minutes left; we have a game on.

 

71 1-1 Bailey drives down box left to 7m, crosses to 5m left post. H.Davidson jumps and heads away, but only across to 8m right post. Feist traps the bounce, out-slides Goralski and shoots left foot rising past Naeher, into back left roof.

All tied up!@WashSpirit's pressure leads to a goal as @Baysfeist11 nets the equalizer.

1-1 | #WASvCHI

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— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) September 12, 2020

74' 1-1 Bailey faces off with St. Georges at arc top box left, drives inside to 22m arc left. St. Georges bodies Bailey off ball, but from slightly behind. Foul.

75' 1-1 Dougherty Howard fk at 22m arc left, gentle scoop pass over Chicago's unwary wall, to 8m 6-right. Three Washington players run on unmarked, Sanchez(?) stabs ball into Naeher's legs, nobody can get the rebound, Feist is offside.

75' 1-1 2H hydration break.

 

80' 1-1 Washington subs in { 2nd of 3 }:
- (3 of 5) #31 Crystal Thomas for #17 Kumi Yokoyama
- (4 of 5) #5 Brooke Hendrix for #6 Katie McClure.

82' 1-1 Thomas promptly drives down wide right to endline, fouled by Watt -- for a tug?

83' 1-1 Watt crosses high from 15m wide left for Luebbert down centerline, Staab intercepts. Chicago are still trying to attack, but the missing player really

84' 1-1 Sanchez leads St. Georges through box top midleft, almost shields her off. St. Georges again applies her mass advantage, disrupts enough that ball bounces off Sanchez's heel back through box top.

85' 1-1 Chicago subs in { 1st of 3 }:
- (1 of 5) #34 Aerial Chavarin for #13 Morgan Gautrat
- (2 of 5) #27 Dani Rhodes for #19 Sarah Luebbert.

 

85' 1-1 Chicago left ck, to 6-top 1/4 left. #_ jumps and heads down to 1/5 left, Naeher dive-falls rightward, wraps right arm around Sanchez(?) and slaps ball along goalline. Foul on Washington during the scrum.

87' 1-1 Off that restart, Watt cuts inside to arc top 6-right, shoots high left instep bend over Bledsoe, off crossbar 1/5 left. Ball bounces down to 6-top left post, Bledsoe lands on side and immediately pops up. Rhodes runs on alone, shoots one-touch right instep directly into Bledsoe's feet, Bledsoe kick-saves.

The crossbar and then @AubreyBledsoe deny @chiredstarsPR from regaining the lead 😱

1-1 | #WASvCHI

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88 1-1 Washington subs in { 3rd of 3 }:
- (5 of 5) #18 Jessie Scarpa for #2 Ashley Sanchez. +8'.

 

90+3' (of +8') 2-1 Thomas chases to 5m mid-left, St. Georges overpursues as ball rattles through her legs. Thomas reverses course, collects going away -- no, it's a fake, she spins cw and goes endline again! Quick cross through the tiny window past St. Georges and in front of Naeher, to 2m right post. Scarpa back-cuts Goralski caught ball-watching for 0.1 seconds, slides and taps into back right low.

No better time for a first pro goal! @JessieScarpa puts @WashSpirit in the lead with time winding down after some great work by @CThomas_Score 💥

2-1 | #WASvCHI

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I think Goralski held a trap line at 6-top, which was good until Thomas did her reversal -- and then the ball is behind the trap line, which destroys the trap.

90+6' (of +8') 2-1 Chicago subs in { 2nd of 3 }:
- (3 of 5) #16 Camryn Biegalski for #2 Kealia Watt.

FT 2-1. Washington 15(8)-(6)10 shots(sog), 3-0 corners, 18-8 crosses vs. 12-20 clearances, 6-1 offsides, 11-11 fouls, 59% possession with 565 passes. Didn't quite reach HC Burke's targets of 60% and 600, but this is a young roster

 

[NCC-HOU]
NC starts Rn.Williams on the right and Ln.Williams on the left

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Prisock is back from her calf injury vs. Portland, but Oyster is still out. Andrzejewski ("Dr. Z" ) gets a start. (actually "an drew jes key")

📋 Here it is! Our first XI of the #NWSLFallSeries #HoldItDown | @MDAndersonNews

— Houston Dash (@HoustonDash) September 12, 2020

 

01' 0-0 Roccaro receives a hot outlet pass at own arc top right, K.Mewis jams a leg in and bumps Roccaro off-balance. Ball skitters forward to Latsko at 12m right post, quick shot to right post 1/2 high, Labbé dives and slaps it away.

.@HoustonDash start on the front foot, but @stephlabbe1 comes up big to keep things level 🧤

0-0 | #NCvHOU

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02' 0-0 K.Mewis right ck, cleared. Houston again presses high, Merrick dribbles out of own box top mid-left.

04' 0-0 Houston counters en masse, Latsko crosses from 5m wide right, Merrick blocks it high, it lands near the corner arc and spins over endline right.

05' 0-0 K.Mewis right ck, tight inswinger to 1/4 right high, Labbé jumps and double-punches it away to the left. Merrick chases it out to 9m 3-left, Latsko jumps forward, both looking up at the ball. Massive head-on-head collision snaps Merricks's head back and knocks her into a back half-somersault. NC clears, stoppage: Merrick is down on all fours, catching blood in her right palm.

09' 0-0 Merrick walks off behind NC's goal, holding gauze to her right forehead above her right eye. Contact split the skin, hopefully the impact was not a more serious issue.

09' 0-0 North Carolina subs in { 1st of 3 }:
- (1 of 5) RB #24 Peyton Perea for LB #27 Addisyn Merrick. NC slides Dahlkemper to CB and Kurtz out to LB, maintains their sweeper + 3 backline.

 

Dahlkemper scores on a PK earned by Debinha (Chapman got a yellow card for it). 1-0 North Carolina

 

This is not related to this game in particular, but I did think that at one point it was reported Dahlkemper was going to opt out. I guess she didn't? Or am I just confused on who opted out, and who didn't?

And, really Groom? Put it on target!

 

18' 0-0 #_ at midfield mid-left fires a ground pass to 27m center, well past Debinha. Naughton rushes a one-touch backpass to nowhere, ball dies at box top mid-left, equidistant from two teammates. Debinha continues her run and touches to 12m mid-left, Chapman recovers and slides a bit recklessly, plows through Debinha's feet. Foul, pk, yellow card on Chapman.

20' 1-0 Dahlkemper pk, right instep blast into back left low, as Campbell dove the other way.

The Ⓒ converts from the spot!@AbbyDahlkemper gives @TheNCCourage an early lead.

1-0 | #NCvHOU

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— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) September 12, 2020