PBP: WWC Final USA vs. Japan July 5 - Pre/PBP/Post

Nice goal. USA needs to keep pressure. They backed off

 

How uncharacteristic our backline is to let a goal like that!

 

You are getting human nature from the US

 

Happy birthday, Pinoe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Hey, her assists-to-goals ratio has gotten worse

Fewer minutes played.

 

Come on, USA...this is not over yet....Keep pushing...

 

We couldn't gold a lead twice in 2011. This is a bigger lead, but still

 

Let's get this game speed back to the USA pace... wait... i'm channeling Tony Di

 

Us is letting Japan have too much possession. Gotta, get back to holding the ball!

 

Put Abby in to keep the score down

 

Boooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!

#USWNT's shutout streak ends at 539 minutes, one minute shy of the single-WWC record set by Germany in 2007.

— Paul Carr (@PaulCarr) July 5, 2015

 

hmm sawa coming in....interesting

 

Japan got desperate...Sawa in, Azusa out...

 

They want/need the Sawa magic.

 

32' 4-1 My wireless sucks, down frequently and 5'+ to reconnect. Rapinoe fouled(?) squeezing through 2 centerward.

33' 4-1 USA fk at 23m wide left, Rapinoe bends it not enough, over endline 6-left.

33' 4-1 Japan subs in (1 of 3) #10 Homare Sawa for RCB #3 Azusa Iwashimizu.

 

Anyone know how many assists Lloyd and Sasic have ? This is apparently the tiebreaker for the golden boot

 

55 more minutes....

 

OK, I'm back here. I was busy with the oven and all. 4-1. A little bucket of cold water with Japan's goal but I just can't see them scoring 3 more so it's good - although they almost scored the second one, darn. But that's OK. Like I said, we got this.

Anyway, what I wanted to say - two things:

I've been saying throughout this tournament: "I love you Carli!" She got some criticism early on, but she is amazing, and my favorite player.

Look at this, folks. Her goal from midfield is what freaking Pelé tried to do in the 1970 World Cup against Uruguay, and failed, in one of the most famous plays in the history of international soccer. Pelé couldn't do it! Today, Carli did it.

This is something that will be forever enshrined in the history of soccer.

This is very significant, my friends.

Carli did what Pelé couldn't do. Pelé. One of the top three freaking greatest of all time, together with Maradona and Messi. He failed. Carli didn't.

 

Wow... Japan takes out a defender for the LEGEND... .. #10 Sawa.

 

Down 4-1. What do they have to lose?

 

34' 4-1 Sauerbrunn runs a give-and-go with Rapinoe, receives return pass at 27m wide left, keeps going Square ground cross from 18m wide left, intercepted by 2. She finally ran out of ideas

35' 4-1 Lloyd flicks up left touch for Klingenberg, right outstep keeps ball half-in. Klingenberg turns inward to a 1-v-1 at 7m, turns back into a 1-v-2 and loses it, fouls with the forearm chasing.

 

We're not attacking with the same purpose. Japan is getting more control of the pace/ball/game.

 

One each according to worldfootball

 

Looks like USA will make some changes... any takers ???

 

human nature