Who's going ? I just got my tickets, but now I realize it is Palm Sunday. Living 2 Hours away, i will not be able to get there as early as I would like. So if anyone is going early please let me know...
Kickoff Approaches: Sky Blue FC Prepared for Opening Day http://www.womensprosoccer.com/newsitem_ektid10940.aspx?team=ny
Rampone excited to stay in New Jersey: http://www.examiner.com/x-4801-NY-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m4d4-Rampone-excited-to-return-home-as-first-kick-looms
For anyone going to the game today (or if you know someone at the game today): If you have twitter capabilities on your mobile phone please join the group WPSFansGameDay on twitter. Then send the group DIRECT MESSAGES about what you are seeing at the game. Direct messages will be sent to all members of the group. It's a play by play from the perspective of the fans. It would be great if people join since Matchtracker doesn't seem to be working right now. Thanks, WPSFansGameDay
Why am I not surprised there is not a gameday thread in the team forum with the least amount of posts. Hope you guys have a good crowd in NY/NJ and the lack of interest here doesn't reflect on attendance.
No [R] so I won't give away the score, but the announced attendance was 6,053. Not a sellout, but not bad.
That's not bad but let's hope they can maintain that over 5,000 for the year. New York sports fan can be pretty fickle from what I hear.
I thought the crowd was solid in numbers, lacking in energy. They by far most responsive to Marta. Not even the hometown women of O'Reilly and Rampone could get the ovation Marta got. In fairness, pretty much everything to cheer was for was coming from LA... And why not slap an [R] on this? Let's do game threads from here on out! Here's a report, as to officially add an [R]... http://www.examiner.com/x-4801-NY-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m4d5-Marta-shines-in-Sol-victory
I know at least one Freedom fan who's enthusiastic enough about the league to have made a 3-hour trip each way to see the game.
maybee that what what was missing in the stadium - energy... hard to get energy going when the fans are located from the Half to around the back of one goal... good game, but the atmophere really sucked and I was annoyed that all the Sky Blue players went to only the area behind the goal to start signings, especcailly since I was front row at Mid Field. However, a number of Sol players came our way and marta started signing 5 feet over from us, but did not come our way.... oh, well... Box, Cox, Fletcher, Peirce and a couple others did sign. Of Course Marta was rushed off the field for interviews the way Mia was in the days of the WUSA I did enjoy rooting for the SOL, while my daughter rooted for HAO... I will probably go back when the Sol come back to town and at Yurzik field. Wanted to stay longer but none of the Sky blues were making there way past the Left field dugout and we did not feel like fighting the crowd since we had great seats. I was not annoyed by ball live like I was on TV... more tomorrow
Hopefully he wasn't too disappointed.... And I understand. Since yesterday morning I have traveled about 9 hours for the game and getting back to where I am at...
I traveled 2 hours both ways and was at the Stadium at 1:20 to get the best seats I could, sat around making up a sign as I waited for the gates to open at 2:30
Anyone have reports on lineups, formations, player ratings/performances? eta: the "unofficial" box score has Rampone being subbed out WAY early. Injury? Terrible, terrible, terrible play? Details anyone?
Thank you. I tried to rep you but couldn't. Not sure why. Can any of the SkyBlue fans who were at the game give player ratings, etc? Thanks.
More public, if deflected, glory Thanks. Now, pasoccerdad said on another thread that there might be video on the skyblue site sometime soon.
They announced at the game that every Sky Blue home game will have a video replay available on the web the next day. Sky Blue is pretty on top of its stuff, so I would think that the team would hold to that. Though still unofficial, Rampone's injury is not a pulled hamstring, it is a strain of the hamstring she was nursing in the preseason. A pull would be serious problems...they are talking about getting her back on the field soon.
ok, threw some pics up, I will try to rate some of the players http://fans.womensprosoccer.com/photo/photo/slideshow?feed_url=http%3A%2F%2Ffans.womensprosoccer.com%2Fphoto%2Fphoto%2FslideshowFeedForContributor%3FscreenName%3D8ygyshxroyxw