WWC 2015 Group stage: US vs Sweden pre/pbp/post, June 12

OK, so no Wambach...so some folks can calm down about 'who is running the team'. Also, we win and we win the group, right? The only team that could match us on points is Australia and we beat them... Is the first tie-break head to head?

 

Goal differential.

 

I have been underwhelmed with both Brian and Lloyd on the flanks. Looks like another game in which the U.S. will be left-handed. Let's hope Pinoe is good.

Press is up top. That's good.

 

Remember Wolfsburg! Take no prisoners!

 

Good Luck Ladies... Sweden is a good team.

 

Aiight, let's do this.

 

D19.USA - Sweden

USA (Jillian Ellis): Brian for #20 Abby Wambach -- and Press goes up top
2 Sydney Leroux, 23 Christen Press
15[y] Megan Rapinoe, 10© Carli Lloyd, 12[y] Lauren Holiday, 14 Morgan Brian
22 Meghan Klingenberg, 19 Julie Johnston, 4 Becky Sauerbrunn, 11 Ali Krieger
1 Hope Solo

Sweden (Pia Sundhage): Samuelsson for #9 Kosovare Asllani (and Nilsson to LM); Ilestedt for [edit] #4 Emma Berglund -- a warmup-time scratch?
8© Lotta Schelin, 15 Therese Sjögran
16 Lina Nilsson, 17 Caroline Seger, 7 Lisa Dahlkvist, 10 Sofia Jakobsson
18 Jessica Samuelsson, 5 Nilla Fischer, 14 Amanda Ilestedt, 23 Elin Rubensson
1 Hedvig Lindahl

 

Here we go, good luck ladies of the stars and stripes!

 

My fox feed is borked.

 

Don't like that glare from the sun on Solo.

 

It's in Spanish.. but better than nothing:

http://stream.nbcdeportes.com/index_nbcdeportes-womens-world-cup.html?pid=17793

 

like the patience from Holiday there. Team seems to be more composed early

 

Crowd looks great.

 

nevermind it made i to primetime fox

 

I wonder how many of hem are americans. It is in Ottawa right?

 

on fox

 

08' 0-0 USA fk at circle back wide left ... up box left, cleared. Lloyd jogs back to circle center, gets overrun and faceplants.

08' 0-0 Holiday long switch for Rapinoe at box top left touch, misses wide.

 

Edmonton.

 

09' 0-0 Rapinoe swarms at 27m left touch, wins it. USA switch right, Krieger chips a long cross from circle top right to endline mid-left -- too far for Leroux. Why are we still hoofing longballs?

10' 0-0 USA long switch from own box top right to 30m left touch, nobody there.

11' 0-0 Sweden turnover, USA long pass down wide left -- Press chases, but too far.

11' 0-0 Sweden up left touch, stopped at arc top. They switch right at 25m ...

 

Guys, those comments were made months ago.

 

make that Winnipeg!

 

oh wow that would be a bigger trek.

 

Well I can thank you at least for teaching me a few more canadian city locations. Edmonton? Check. Winnipeg? Check

 

US looks better this game

 

penalty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!