USWNT vs Germany: 2024 Olympics SF pre/pbp/post

Ugh... just what we need... another 120 mins of football.

 

This almost aged very badly.

 

I had to step away during added time. What did Naeher do?

 

Horan out for Albert, not a bad move.

 

Nighswonger for Dunn
Albert for Horan (at last?!)

LET'S GO!!!

 

runnin' on empty

 

There are two kind of "tiredness" in legs. The first is you simply can't run as fast and you cramp easily. The other is where the legs do not act as shock absorbers very well.
The first slows people down and the second is more worrying as it increases injury risk.

I think the USA and Germany are both tiring mainly in the first way as they are defiantly slower but there are several players that look "stiff" and that shows they are vulnerable to injury at times when the legs need to absorb shock.
A joint injury somewhere would not surprise me. Also Naeher had a moment where she allowed the ball to hit her body first and almost gave up a rebound because of it.

Extra time will be "interesting."

 

She juggled a shot but grabbed it in the air. We were all on pins and needles for a second.

 

Nighswonger for the win!?

 

3 subs remaining for USA?

 

We've now used 4 - williams, nighswonger, albert, sonnett

 

Da eff Julie talking about?! Mal still has the legs and the energy?! That shot was proof her legs are gone. Slow rolling shot out of bounds!

 

Swanson probably should come out next, as much as I love her, she's been making poor decisions.

 

Jesus Naeher.

 

She about cost us on that lazy pass.

 

Even deciding to shoot instead of driving deeper looked like a tired decision.

 

Smith!

 

YES!!!!!!!!! Sophia Smith. Awesome take. Awesome thruball by Swanson

p.s. Berger positional mistake helped a lot

 

I'm convinced, Girma is living a second life as a soccer player, because in 'real life' she is Superwoman. She single-handedly has kept the US in this match.

 

wow

wow

not sure what to make of that goal

 

Rauch and Berger both screwed up? And Smith capitalized.

 

Sorry to my scared coworkers.