I didn’t see the second half due to other plans and when Orlando went down to 10 players I guessed, of the two evenly matched teams KC, would be the victor. Marta had other plans. Orlando is on a mission!
But yes Banda and Chawinga are just inevitable. Those two teams and those two players are a tier above all the other teams and players.
I didn’t see the second half due to other plans and when Orlando went down to 10 players I guessed, of the two evenly matched teams KC, would be the victor. Marta had other plans. Orlando is on a mission!
But yes Banda and Chawinga are just inevitable. Those two teams and those two players are a tier above all the other teams and players.
Investors in Malawi should invest in women’s soccer to get Zawinga and her sister on the international stage. It will be fun to see how Banda will impact the this year’s Olympics she is a force of nature!
Imagine the stories behind Banda and Chawinga. I only know that Chawinga’s older sister was beaten by her father for playing soccer and Banda is an Olympic class boxer. They both deserve Equalizer stories about their path.
The Chawinga goal alone was worth the price of admission. She basically dribbled thru the KC defense and scored from a crazy angle. Like a tank with a sniper rifle.
I thought the PK was harsh. Franch went up for the ball in a perfectly reasonable way and her momentum carried her into the Orlando player. Looked like incidental contact to me. But…Orlando more-or-less created the situation by continuing to attack even down a player. Most teams would have sat in and taken the road point, but this group is utterly merciless. It’s hard not to see them as an extension of Marta’s will.
The only chinks in KC’s armor are two former Thorns. AD is still good, but not one of the best in the league anymore and Elizabeth Ball who is replacing an injured Gabby Robinson is mistake prone, those were the two that Soph beat in the 2022 final. Otherwise that team is stacked.
Orlando has a lot of talent and kudos to Kielbj for recognizing that talent at the beginning of the year and picking them in the top 4. And yeah if the final isn’t these two teams it will be a shame.
Hines had to drop an attacker and put in a defender when they got the Red Card in the first half. When you have Banda and Marta, what more do you need?
Ball was certainly the problem on the Banda goal. Like Sunny and her former teammate Hubly she does have issues w making big errors. 89 minutes of solid defense punctuated with a massive derp.
I didn’t see the second half due to other plans and when Orlando went down to 10 players I guessed, of the two evenly matched teams KC, would be the victor. Marta had other plans. Orlando is on a mission!
But yes Banda and Chawinga are just inevitable. Those two teams and those two players are a tier above all the other teams and players.
Investors in Malawi should invest in women’s soccer to get Zawinga and her sister on the international stage. It will be fun to see how Banda will impact the this year’s Olympics she is a force of nature!
Imagine the stories behind Banda and Chawinga. I only know that Chawinga’s older sister was beaten by her father for playing soccer and Banda is an Olympic class boxer. They both deserve Equalizer stories about their path.
The Chawinga goal alone was worth the price of admission. She basically dribbled thru the KC defense and scored from a crazy angle. Like a tank with a sniper rifle.
I thought the PK was harsh. Franch went up for the ball in a perfectly reasonable way and her momentum carried her into the Orlando player. Looked like incidental contact to me. But…Orlando more-or-less created the situation by continuing to attack even down a player. Most teams would have sat in and taken the road point, but this group is utterly merciless. It’s hard not to see them as an extension of Marta’s will.
The only chinks in KC’s armor are two former Thorns. AD is still good, but not one of the best in the league anymore and Elizabeth Ball who is replacing an injured Gabby Robinson is mistake prone, those were the two that Soph beat in the 2022 final. Otherwise that team is stacked.
Orlando has a lot of talent and kudos to Kielbj for recognizing that talent at the beginning of the year and picking them in the top 4. And yeah if the final isn’t these two teams it will be a shame.
Hines had to drop an attacker and put in a defender when they got the Red Card in the first half. When you have Banda and Marta, what more do you need?
Ball was certainly the problem on the Banda goal. Like Sunny and her former teammate Hubly she does have issues w making big errors. 89 minutes of solid defense punctuated with a massive derp.