WTF? 1. She wasn't on the winning team. 2. She didn't even score the most goals. 3. One of our newbies kept her tied up and pretty ineffective the whole final. (YAY Chalupny!)
She didn't have a good first half, obviously. I was on the way home during the second half, so I don't know if Mitts improved. But the D held it together and to shut out the Germans to me says that everybody, including Mitts, stepped up in the second frame.
*fondly remembers Andrea Alfiler of the Charge tying her up in knots on a Saturday PAX game v. Carolina a couple years back*
if i could turn back time if i could find a way i'd take back all the words that hurt you if you'd stay IF I COULD REACH THE STARS I'D GIVE THEM ALL TO YOU THEN YOU'D LOVE ME...LOVE ME...LOVE ME LIKE YOU USED TO DOOOOOOOOOOOOO I do a mean cher, yo
Church of 7 Minutes, meet the Church of 270 Minutes. https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4400011&postcount=394 270 minutes, not counting stoppage time in each half of the four games, where Solo stoned the #7 and #1 in the FIFA Women's World Ranking (along with Finland, #16).
:| Solo's my #2 keeper on the NT behind Scurry after this tournament and has earned that spot, IMO on merit. US Soccer will probably give its POTM to Welsh once they get their match report posted (and there won't be a peep of complaint from me, promise), but Solo kept them in it. She and the D shut out the #1 team in the world, a team that had the same 11 starters that went to Athens out there today. The missteps v. Mexico and Scotland a couple years ago can be put to rest once and for all. I'd even say this if Solo was on the Beat
ussoccer.com: "In the 34th minute, the USA was awarded an indirect free kick just inside German penalty box after a German defender had raised her boot in Wambach's face while clearing a bouncing ball." Poor Abby!
When you consider where Norway ended up in the standings this seems to be another lifetime achievement award. But I will never at Nordby. She's the only Norwegian player I will ever admit openly that I actually like.