It sucks by comparison, but if you can either subscribe to the team's Twitter feed (ussoccer_wnt) or access their Match Tracker on ussoccer.com, that will at least give you some pretty extensive updates throughout the match.
Im in Germany... near Frankfurt and its slow, steady drizzle here all day. Not sure who this weather favors
Countin' on ARod to produce today. She'll have the freshest legs and needs to prove she's worth her starting position.
France (Bruno Bini): 4-2-3-1, with #18 Delie up top, and #14 Necib as the center of the 3. - #5 Ophelie Meilleroux (LCB) debuts for #20 Sabrina Viguier. - #16 Berangere Sapowicz (GK) returns for #1 Celine Deville. [LINEUP-4-4-2] 18 Marie-Laure Delie, 14 Louisa Necib , 17 Gaetane Thiney, 6(c) S.Soubeyrand, 15 Elise Bussaglia, 10 Camille Abily , 8 Sonia Bompastor, 5 Ophelie Meilleroux, 4 Laura Georges, 11 Laure Lepailleur , 16 Berangere Sapowicz [/LINEUP-4-4-2] United States (Pia Sundhage): - #4 Becky Sauerbrunn for #19 Rachel Buehler's straight red card. - #3(c) Christie Rampone probably stays at LCB to support LePeilbet. [LINEUP-4-4-2] 20 Abby Wambach, 8 Amy Rodriguez , 12 Lauren Cheney, 7 Shannon Boxx, 10 Carli Lloyd, 9 Heather O'Reilly , 6 Amy LePeilbet, 3c Christie Rampone, 4 Becky Sauerbrunn, 11 Ali Krieger , 1 Hope Solo [/LINEUP-4-4-2]
After my fourth refreshing, it finally started working, so if you are still having trouble re-open ESPN3 until it starts working. Hopefully it won't take you long.
Damn ESPN3 feed won't connect. Now I either have to break the law and choose a stream or get up from my bed.. 60th time's the charm.
Expecting an AWESOME game, and this player to take the place on history she deserves by helping this team to create their own legacy. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jD9eifJOUM"]YouTube - Pressure Makes Us: Abby Wambach‏[/ame]
Actually, they have insurmountable troubles controlling the bounce off those steeply sloped surfaces. You should see what their midfield scatter plots look like. That's why they always get knocked out in qualifying by the Parabolic Dishheads The Cardassians have a similar (if smaller) edge when they can get their spoons on the ball.
I think the somewhat wetter conditions may benefit us. It will break up the rhythm a bit and our team can play a choppy style if needed.
I managed to get a couple ESPN3 streams off in a couple minutes of refreshing or so, might be a little less stress on their servers or something. Maybe you can get through if too many streams are being blocked.
01' 0-0 France kicks off, probes midfield right, #6 Amy LePeilbet intercepts. USA chip long, to #16 Sapowicz.