If anybody wants to see what our Brazillians are up to, check out this page for photos of their last game: http://www.peru.com/futbol/femenino/peru2003/fotos/23/argbra01.asp They had goals from other games on Video and they will probably have them up in the next couple of games.
does anyone know what's going on with Boof's knee?? during the Philly match she was warming up with Tish with a big bulky brace on... i hope she gets well soon :/
i can't access the game notes. my acrobat is crap. anybody willing to post anything they found interesting (lineups, etc.)? i don't know about this one. i think sd has a better chance at winning it. ::ducks from all the flying bottles:: i'm sorry, i'm a spirit fan too.
The lineup against Argentina Brasil: Andreia - Simone, Tania, Juliana, Roxana - Alves, Renata Costa (Rafaela), Fordiga, Marta Da Silva (Mónica/Kelly) - Katia y Pretinha. Subs: Marquilha, Tatiana, Rafaela, Kelly, Maizon, Cristiane y Mónica.
In the game notes on the CyberRays website Kelly's status has been upgraded to 'probable', the same as Venturini-Hoch's. She's still not included in the probable starting 11. I just hope Kelly gets enough playing and practice time to be an option against the Beat next weekend. We'll need the tightest defense we can get there. The probable starting 11 looks a little odd to me: Beene Sanchez, Bryan, Cromwell, French Barr, Cook, Sissi, Venturini-Hoch Clemens, Barnes The note next to Beene says "may see action Saturday with USWNT". Does the coach already know that Thori didn't make the USWNT roster, or is he planning to start her even if she plays in DC? I've said before that I think Cromwell can organize the defense, and it looks like we'll get the chance to see if that's true. I'm still a little surprised to see her starting over Di Alagich, but I guess while Di is a strong defender she's always had Kelly there as the organizer. I'm curious what Clemens and Barnes can produce without the Brazilians. I also really hope Joy Fawcett plays a full 90 minutes against Canada. I hate that this match won't be televised. I hope some CyberRays fans make the trip and report back in detail.
You meant the game notes for the Spirit match. Anyway, Katia and Pretinha both scored in the first seven minutes. Brazil won 3-2.
From CyberSoccerNews: CyberRays still focused on scoring The effects of national team duty will be key by Inge Bond IMNSHO, if Ann Cook played the full 90, then it's a slam dunk that the Cyberrays win this match by at least 7 or 8 goals.
thanks for the game notes. i don't know who to go for, but either way i'll be happy. maybe i'll just be a little pissed if the crays lose. go cyberspirit!
Re: Re: Family Feud: San Jose @ San Diego 4/27 pre-game thread Well Di has been sick... that might have something to do with it
yeh - even though the game notes say di is not 'injured' she may be unable to last a whole 90 minutes and most likely use her as a sub - im hoping he will anyway lol. about organisation - di captained the matildas in one of their WWC qual matches. even though she became captain at half time, she was stil able to captain them to a win. so there are some leadership/organisation qualities of di. but then again, maybe nost as much as boof or cromwell.
I'm not sure which thread this should go in. Soccer America's Women's Insider has this item about how the team is handling the loss of Brandi's father. 5. CYBERRAYS REELING: San Jose's Brandi Chastain called last weekend's CyberRays game against Washington the most difficult she'd ever played. It was the first time Chastain, who grew up in San Jose, had performed at Spartan Stadium without one of her parents on hand. Chastain has lost both her parents since September. Her mother, Lark, succumbed following a stroke while Chastain was with the U.S. women's national team for a match against Scotland. Her father, Roger, died after suffering a heart attack following the CyberRays' April 5 WUSA opener against Philadelphia. Roger and Lark Chastain were passionate supporters of their daughter and the teams she played for, and their deaths have hit the CyberRays hard. Coach Ian Sawyers acknowledged it will be emotionally difficult for his club to get over Roger Chastain's death, "I don't know if you ever put those things behind you," he said. "All of us knew and were loved and supported by Lark and Roger. It's a huge gap in our lives. To overcome it is going to be difficult and will take a lot of time. Maybe we can use it as a point of strength for us, how they would want us to carry on. ... "We can't pretend it didn't happen, and we have to let [mourning] take its course. The players are good, and they handled themselves beautifully and professionally, especially Brandi. She's the most encouraging player to all the players."
Renata Costa, Katia and Simone scored in Brazil's win over Argentina and not Pretinha. The report that I read just minutes after the game ended was wrong. Should have waited.
I haven't seen the official press release yet, but according to a posting on the USWNT thread, neither Beene nor Bryan made the final 18 for the US-Canada game. Thus, those two should be able to rejoin the CyberRays immediately, and their participation in the SD-SJ game should not be in doubt. In contrast, all four Spirit players in camp (Fawcett, Wagner, Foudy, MacMillan) made the roster, so they, along with Chastain, might be forced to play two games in two days, with a cross-country flight thrown in.