PBP: NWSL Week 21 Discussion

Discussion in 'NWSL' started by Gilmoy, Aug 15, 2018.

  1. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Semester schools start next week, so this week is hot-weather, high-particulate, bad traffic, moving-in zoo!
     
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  2. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    [SEA-CHI] 4-2-3-1 for 4-3-3; Kawasumi for Rapinoe (and Spencer => LM).

    White for Nagasato (and Mautz => CF).

    Seattle: Q none / OUT Addo Catley (father RIP :cry:) Rapinoe Utsugi Yanez / SEI Averbuch Dallstream
    Chicago: Q none / OUT McCaffrey

    weather.com for Seattle, WA says 78°F (25°C), UV index 0/10 -- because of all the haze in the air :coffee: <== thick as this
    AIRNow.gov main page has a scary/funny image: all of USA is green or yellow, except ... N.CA/S.OR border, and all of Washington orange/red. Seattle/Bellevue reads ozone 31 = good, 2.5µ particles 141 = unhealthy for sensitive groups. The next breakpoint is 150 :eek:

    NWSL has mandated 4 hydration/oxygenation breaks, at 15', 30', 60', and 75'.
     
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  3. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    26' 0-0. Seattle are getting skunked on stats, 1(0)-(2)6 shots(sog), 0-2 corners, 1-15 crosses, 0-1 offside, 4-2 fouls.

    27' 0-0 Colaprico serves into box, Kerr goes up with hand, Ld.Williams catches. Yellow card on Kerr, for unsportswomanlike conduct?

    28' 0-0 Long quacks a square pass, DiBernardo sticks a foot in the way and blocks it to Kerr. Kerr counters 1-v-3 to 25m center, scoops right instep just wide left.

    30' 0-0 1h 2nd hydration/oxygenation break.
     
  4. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    39' 0-0 Oyster hoofs long, Seattle head-juggle from left to box mid-right. Fishlock runs on, shot blocked by Short into near touch.

    40' 0-0 Seattle right throw-in at 25m, Long bagged offside by Ertz stepping up.

    41' 0-0 Kawasumi left ck. A local youth team is standing alongside the sideboards in that corner, and every one of them has a smartphone out, taking video of Kawasumi :)
     
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  5. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    44' 0-0 Chicago taps back to Colaprico at circle top right. Fishlock runs through the ball, wrong-foots Colaprico unbalanced, accelerates away from her. Colaprico chases for 30m, finally reaches right hand out and gently shoves Fishlock in the lower back -- enough to make her sprawl, just as Ertz steps up and clears ball away. Foul yellow card on Colaprico.

    45' 0-0 Seattle fk, floated toward 6-top center, Naeher comes out and catches. +4'.
     
  6. Smallchief

    Smallchief Member+

    Oct 27, 2012
    Club:
    --other--
    Seattle is lucky not to be behind at the half. They're looking a bit impotent offensively without Rapinoe and Yanez. Chicago is able to push a lot of players forward. Seattle might best bunker and hope to get a goal on a counter -- or settle for a tie. Chicago needs a win.

    But then there's Kerr. Can Seattle keep her off the score sheet?. I'm not seeing her partner in crime Nagasato on the field tonight, so maybe that is discombobulating Kerr.
     
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  7. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    47' 0-0 Many contested pings at midfield (Seattle's) box left, Fishlock finally stumble-pokes ball backward. Kerr runs center-to-right to collect, Oyster tugs her right hand back to prevent her from turning corner. Foul, yellow card on Oyster -- for persistent infringement?

    51' 0-0 Chicago probe in Seattle's box left. Tap outside to LB Short way up at box top wide left -- marked by RF Spencer that far back. Short drives to box left foot, Spencer backshields her off ball, out for a gk. Yaay for forwards who play defense to their own endline :thumbsup:
     
  8. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #8 Gilmoy, Aug 15, 2018
    Last edited: Aug 16, 2018
    54' 0-0 Chicago square pass to box top right, Andrews clangs ball down box right, in DiBernardo's stride. DiBernardo goes to 4m mid-right, hard ground cross to 6m center. Kerr is unmarked thereat, one-touch grasstop volley to 1/3 right hard, off Ld.Williams' chest as she scoots centerward from right post, cleared. Now, maybe Seattle should mark Kerr in the box and prevent that shot in the first place :oops:

    59' 0-0 Kawasumi passes up centerline to Fishlock facing away at arc top center. Fishlock dummies over ball, J.Taylor runs on through box top mid-left and races Naeher to 9m 6-left -- Naeher wins.

    61' 0-0 Brian turnover, J.Taylor drives to 13m mid-right, tries a right sole sweep-behind but putts it too far to 9m center, Naeher dives on it.

    62' 0-0 2H 1st hydration break.
     
  9. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #9 Gilmoy, Aug 16, 2018
    Last edited: Aug 16, 2018
    64' 0-0 Chicago subs in (1 of 3) #12 Yuki Nagasato for #4 Alyssa Mautz.

    66' 0-0 Chicago subs in (2 of 3) #14 Sarah Gorden (not on game roster?) for #6 Casey Short (leg).

    75' 0-0 Andrews chips long toward Fishlock 1-v-3 at circle top, Fishlock somehow gets flattened. Foul, stoppage for --

    76' 0-0 2h 2nd hydration break.
     
  10. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #10 Gilmoy, Aug 16, 2018
    Last edited: Aug 16, 2018
    79' 0-0 Seattle subs in (1 of 3) #13 Adriana Leon for #9 Nahomi Kawasumi.

    80' 0-0 Kerr receives at 25m left touch, dribbles fast to arc top mid-left on Oyster, taps square right to White at arc top left -- and continues her own run. White taps one-touch down mid-left, Kerr runs on behind Seattle's backline and flag stays down (no parallel angle replay). Kerr touches to 6-top 5-left, shoots left instep just wide left low.

    82' 0-0 Leon blasts a shot from arc top into scrum, ball bounces out to box top mid-right. Spencer backpasses, Nielsen chips across box top to 14m mid-left. Fishlock collects past Gilliland hopping awkwardly, touches to 9m 6-left, shoots left instep hard off left post low (or Naeher's hand diving). Ball bounces over endline left. Seattle left ck, too far over everybody and endline right.

    85' 0-0 Gorden hip-checks Spencer into the far sideboards. Brief stoppage for evaluation ... Spencer resumes.
     
  11. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #11 Gilmoy, Aug 16, 2018
    Last edited: Aug 16, 2018
    87' 0-0 Seattle subs in (2 of 3) #19 Kristen McNabb for #12 Morgan Andrews.

    90' 0-0 Chicago subs in (3 of 3) #15 Michele Vasconcelos for #22 Rosie White. +8'.

    90+6' (of +8') 0-0 All Chicago possession in extra time, as Seattle can't even clear it to circle back. Chicago serve from deep to 10m left post, Colaprico heads wide left.

    90+7' (of +8') 0-0 Seattle subs in (3 of 3) #16 Jaycie Johnson for #6 Allie Long.
     
  12. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    90+8' (of +8') 0-0 Spencer lunges past Ertz at 24m center, wins a shin-poke duel in her own stride, lands and slips a diagonal pass to Leon unmarked down mid-left to 10m. Leon pulls left instep shot across mouth low, but it outswings wrong way, wide right low.

    FT 0-0. Nobody gets what they want. Seattle still has not clinched the playoffs, Chicago remains 5th because Orlando holds the tiebreaker over them.
     
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  13. BlueCrimson

    BlueCrimson Member+

    North Carolina Courage
    United States
    Nov 21, 2012
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    A draw is fair. Thought both teams had their moments, but the keepers were outstanding.
     
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  14. cpthomas

    cpthomas BigSoccer Supporter

    Portland Thorns
    United States
    Jan 10, 2008
    Portland, Oregon
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Largely forest fire smoke.
     
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  15. blissett

    blissett Member+

    Aug 20, 2011
    Italy
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Didn't know that, sorry for her. :cry:
     
  16. blissett

    blissett Member+

    Aug 20, 2011
    Italy
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Naho is always photogenic. :giggle:

    (Should we create a new word, the likes of "videogenic"? :x3:)

    Talking about words, thumbs up to @Smallchief for his choice, as ever. :thumbsup:
     
  17. MiLLeNNiuM

    MiLLeNNiuM Member+

    Aug 28, 2016
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Why were they out?
    Sorry if this has been discussed already.
     
  18. lil_one

    lil_one Member+

    Nov 26, 2013
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Megan Rapinoe (left hip soreness), Rumi Utsugi (left calf strain), Beverly Yanez (right foot fracture)
     
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  19. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    BigSoccer('s gateway) was down :eek:

    [HOU-WAS] 4-2-3-1 for 4-3-3; Hanson => RM.

    4-3-3 for 3-4-3; Ordega for Church (and Hatch => CF, Lavelle => CAM); Dydasco for Eubanks; Dougherty Howard for T.Smith.

    Houston: Q Daly Simon / OUT Henninger Shim / SEI K.Mewis
    Washington: Q nil / OUT Banini Huster Wys / D45 Weimer / BBY :inlove: Matthews

    weather.com for Houston, TX says 90°F, feels like 99°F in the sun, 58% humidity.
     
  20. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    41' 1-0 Ordega switches from circle front tangent left to Pugh at arc top box right. Pugh cuts inside past Chapman, Lavelle makes a run up centerline through spot, Pugh tries the vertical through-ball but Polkinghorne intercepts at box top right post. RB T.Smith is way up at 30m on Ohai, RCB Quinn is way way up at circle top mid-right.

    Polkinghorne outlets to Daly coming back to circle back mid-(their)left -- Daly knows there's this ginormous void behind Quinn. Daly one-touch backpass to Motlhalo at own 30m arc left -- and Daly instantly curls up box left lane, toasting Quinn in a footrace, opening 10m lateral separation. Motlhalo sees the same thing, instant one-touch pass into space, perfectly dies in Daly's stride at 35m bo left. Daly veers through box top left, has Latsko 1-v-1 through arc right -- meanwhile, Ohai trails hard, winning her footrace past T.Smith by 3m. Daly Daly half-stumbles at 14m mid-left, cutback pass past Quinn to box top left post. Ohai runs on, shoots one-touch right instep just inside left post low, it bounces in past Bledsoe's dive. That Motlhalo kid is pretty sharp: she saw it and made the perfect pass.

    HT 1-0. Don't get into a footrace with Daly and Ohai.
     
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  21. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    58' 2-0 Dougherty Howard underhits a switch toward Hatch crossing midfield box left. Comeau intercepts, one-touch knockdown to Huerta unmarked at circle top mid-right -- and Comeau continues her run up wide right. Huerta turns, has nobody in front of her to 20m+ :oops:, dribbles to 25m mid-right, passes wide right to Comeau -- and continues her own trot to box top arc right. Comeau backs down Dydasco through 12m box right to 10m mid-right, waits for Dougherty Howard to double-team her. Simple pass to Huerta still unmarked at 15m 6-right, Huerta shoots right instep rising across mouth past Bledsoe, into back left high.

    76' 3-0 Comeau dribbles past circle top box right, Daly makes a center-to-right cut behind Dydasco way up on Comeau. E.Johnson lets her go, Comeau passes to Daly at 25m wide right -- held onside by Quinn 3m behind E.Johnson and Church. Daly beats everybody to 5m box right, first cross blocked high by E.Johnson. Daly regathers at 6m mid-right, 1-v-1 on Dydasco. Huerta starts her run from ~arc left, front-cuts Church to 12m right post -- accelerating from a standing start is not Church's strength. Daly sees that, makes a perfect ground pass, Huerta swings one-touch right instep pull across mouth, putts it perfectly just behind left post low, past Bledsoe's dive.
     
  22. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    83' 4-0 Motlhalo passes from midfield mid-left to Daly facing ball at circle top mid-left. Daly taps one-touch square right to Simon at circle top arc left -- meanwhile, Latsko begins her sprint-run up wide left, already behind RB Eubanks (held onside by watching Dydasco across the field) -- and Daly blows past Quinn's back as Quinn turns inside to face Simon. Simon one-touch inside-out pass to arc top wide left, perfectly in Latsko's stride. Latsko one-touch slow rolling cross to Daly at 15m mid-left, E.Johnson steps up to her -- nobody has Simon cruising through arc top left post. Daly stutter-steps like the beagle on the treadmill, dummies ball through her legs, it continues to 9m left post. E.Johnson can only spin and watch without another step, Simon arrives and chips right instep across mouth into 3/4 right back high. Wow, this run-and-gun offense from Houston is kind of fun to watch.

    FT 4-0. Houston's practices must be a hoot: when she touches here, you sprint there -- then you have this passing lane --, and ten players nod :barefoot:
     
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  23. blissett

    blissett Member+

    Aug 20, 2011
    Italy
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    The way Ohai looked at Daly after the goal was priceless! :laugh: You would actually expect that kind of look more from your lover in the bedroom, than from the team-mate that you just assisted for a goal... :giggle:

    Lol, this kind of sentences are the reason why your comments are unmissable. :D

    Ok, a win vs Spirit was expected from Dash, but it looks like this way they're fully in the run for the play-off race. This season it is really quite exciting, if you think about about it. Even assuming that Seattle Reign are already in, you have 5 teams still fighting for 2 spots, with 3 remaining games (4 for a pair of them)! :coffee:
     
  24. CoachJon

    CoachJon Member+

    Feb 1, 2006
    Rochester, NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    A couple of those goals looked a lot like the NC courage on the move. So fun to watch. There should be a stat tracked for great Dummys leading directly to goals. I really think Daly deserves an assist on Simon's goal.
     
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  25. BlueCrimson

    BlueCrimson Member+

    North Carolina Courage
    United States
    Nov 21, 2012
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Utah's normally strong defense is having a hard time dealing with SkyBlue's attack.
     
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