Tony jinxed 'em b/c he noticed Lloyd was staying back & Holiday pushing forward. And then they started having Holiday drop back into that bad space.
Nigeria wants to give us set pieces then dine on set pieces. When they open up their bunker and they will, then begin some combo play in the penalty area. Why try to pass through 11 bodies?
Not to take anything away from the criticisms, but by rights we could be up 3-0 if not for a couple bad calls (assuming we make our pen on the handball).
46' 0-1 Morgan chases 1-v-1 down mid-left to 3m, sneaks a cross under her back to 10m 1/3 left. Wambach taps back to Holiday at arc left. Another chip sends Morgan 1-v-0 to 3m mid-left, shanks her shot behind goal. 47' 0-1 USA return to 14m mid-left, shot bounces around, scramble. Nigeria barely clear.
That pass from Rapinoe to Morgan has been there the entire tournament with Leroux and Press as well. First time that was executed correctly.
48' 0-1 USA chip from circle right(?) for Morgan leaning past through box top arc right. Morgan chips from 14m toward left corner, Dede up at 8m lunges across and blocks ball straight up, smothers the drop. Good save. 49' 0-1 Nigeria down box right to 5m, cross blocked over. 49' 0-1 Nigeria right ck, cleared. Nigeria possess on the right ...
50' 0-1 Nigeria subs in: - (1 of 3) #9 Desire Oparanozie for FW #10 Courtney Dike - (2 of 3) #12 Halimatu Ayinde for LM #7 Esther Sunday.
53' 0-1 Morgan holds up at arc top wide left, rolls a diagonal in-pass through 12m box left -- way too far for Wambach. 54' 0-1 Rapinoe dribbles across arc top, loses it 1-v-2. Nigeria clear upfield, USA put into far touch. Nigeria left throw-in, Lloyd beaten on a turn, dragback foul.
55' 0-1 Nigeria fk at 26m box left, #9 Oparanozie bends it to 2/5 left just over bar and Solo's hand, lands on the roof.