That was definitely the best match I've seen since late-June.
At this point, with the exception of the very strong likelihood that the Courgettes mop up with ACFCNFT, Week 15 might well be the Power Outage Rankings.
KCFUBAR tried to do the same thing today against Loovull. Early PK goal by Cooper, followed by lots of bus-parking. Stats look almost identical to the match in Portland. Key difference: Loovull scored twice. Franch started, saw a ton of action, and did make 7 saves. However, this is yet another time when she's conceded multiple goals in a loss. Have to think it's going to be Miller between the posts from here on out.
Also... Pride (in the Name of Love) took down Puget Sound WoSo Team 1-0, and No Stars lead DoorDash 1-0 in the 80th.
The table looks MIGHTY interesting now.
If the No Stars hold on to win it looks like this....
Exactly! Which, I have been baffled about for three years now…those Euro clubs feast from smaller leagues/clubs. Hard to believe Lyon/PSG/Chelsea haven’t come calling, or any NWSL teams either. We have multiple int’l spots we don’t use…I’d be thrilled to see her in Prov Park in a Thorns kit!
Also can’t forget the 2017 run (RIP the NWSL on Lifetime era): Horan’s screamer against Seattle, followed by the egregiously disallowed Heath goal, followed by the Horan game winning header is up there for me.
Sometimes I have to remind myself how utterly dominant she was in 2017. A completely different type of dominance from what Soph is doing, but just as impressive.
Will either Dehakiz or Morrison be available on the bench ("finisher") Sunday? Odds of either appearing seem slender but so is the entire roster. How many tries did it take for the jersey-maker to spell Dehakiz correctly?
Neither Thorns nor Gotham appear on the league availability list.
she's the 7th on a pool of 6. They were always going to bring 4 wingers - Rodman, Soph, Rapinoe, and Thompson. Then it's Williams or Hatch and Williams has the versatility. Maybe that's not the call if Swanson is available.
More OT: That Germany v Zambia match has become a disaster for the former that goes beyond losing to the (clearly underrated) world #77 side: they lost LB Carolin Simon to an ACL tear.
Rapinoe will not hang on until she's 57, contrary to popular belief. Just announced she's hanging up the boots come the end of the 2023 NWSL season.
Let's make sure she goes out a loser.
F@$% Seattle!
That was definitely the best match I've seen since late-June.
At this point, with the exception of the very strong likelihood that the Courgettes mop up with ACFCNFT, Week 15 might well be the Power Outage Rankings.
Kornieck physics lesson goal.
you can't teach tall.
Raso to Real Madrid. If nothing else, far better weather than Manchester.
KCFUBAR tried to do the same thing today against Loovull. Early PK goal by Cooper, followed by lots of bus-parking. Stats look almost identical to the match in Portland. Key difference: Loovull scored twice. Franch started, saw a ton of action, and did make 7 saves. However, this is yet another time when she's conceded multiple goals in a loss. Have to think it's going to be Miller between the posts from here on out.
Also... Pride (in the Name of Love) took down Puget Sound WoSo Team 1-0, and No Stars lead DoorDash 1-0 in the 80th.
The table looks MIGHTY interesting now.
If the No Stars hold on to win it looks like this....
1) Courgettes 26/14
2) Thorns 25/14
3) PSWST 24/15
4) DC Kang 23/14
5) Gotham's Dark Night 22/14
6) SD Champipple 20/14
7) Loovull 19/15
8) Pride (in the Name of Love) 19/15
9) DoorDash 18/15
10) No Stars 16/15
11) KCFUBAR 15/15
12) ACFCNFT 14/14
AD is 0-0-6 on the year (0-0-5 regular season, 0-0-1 Challenge Cup) and has conceded 16 goals.
Ooof.
By comparison, Miller is 7-0-5 on the year (5-0-5 regular season, 2-0-0 Challenge Cup) and has conceded 13 goals.
Here comes Brooksie! Parsons missed his chance, though. She should have come in at 1-1. Bird bird bird, bird is the word...
Shorts shift secures score.
Shorts pulled Wave level, then just as quickly Shorts messed up in back. Shorts inappropriately lifts Spirit.
Shorts brace!! Too bad one was for the other team…
Cheyenne Lederhosen?
Lol poor gal
We have a new soccer term!
A "Lederhosen," named in honor of Shorts, is when you record your first career brace, one of which is an own goal.
Pipe dream, but can we rescue Barbra Banda from China? Zambia just beat Germany 3-2 today.
I have been saying this for years!!! Saw her ball out at the last Olympics and have been crowing about her ever since. She is big fun to watch.
It's not like she's already in Europe either!
Exactly! Which, I have been baffled about for three years now…those Euro clubs feast from smaller leagues/clubs. Hard to believe Lyon/PSG/Chelsea haven’t come calling, or any NWSL teams either. We have multiple int’l spots we don’t use…I’d be thrilled to see her in Prov Park in a Thorns kit!
Why not. Get Rocky on the recruiting trail during their group game of Zambia and Costa Rica.
She's the one who I imagine gets a big move post World Cup
So many years later & I still probably have not yelled as loudly at a goal while watching at home as I did for Tyler Lussi's header
I'd say Dunn in the playoffs takes it for me, but the Lussi header is certainly close.
I hollered pretty loudly at Weaver's acute-angle goal against Lyon.
Yeah, Dunn won that competition given the magnitude of the game. Bixby's equalizer too.
Also can’t forget the 2017 run (RIP the NWSL on Lifetime era): Horan’s screamer against Seattle, followed by the egregiously disallowed Heath goal, followed by the Horan game winning header is up there for me.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bNWZ9BNgCBc
Sometimes I have to remind myself how utterly dominant she was in 2017. A completely different type of dominance from what Soph is doing, but just as impressive.
Also, the best made title run recap video imo: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bNWZ9BNgCBc
kielbj, that second link is the same as the first
Whoops here ya go: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2ns0h4YaN0
+1. Most exciting finish of any match I've attended, anywhere, anytime, any level. The place just exploded.
Thread is another reminder of the benefits of a 6-mile drive versus 600.
1-1 Champipple v DC Kang, 46th minute. Cheyenne Shorts with the equalizer. Sure glad we let her go!
Thumbs up to Orlando and Bridgeview for doing their part to upset the table last night.
Every time the Reign lose, an angel gets its wings and not the LA kind.
"Buffalo gals, won't you come out tonight and dance by the light of the moon?"
Then again, there was already a team in Western NY. We know how that turned out.
Fun fact: Buffalo is actually farther (further?) SOUTH than Crater Lake, Corsica, the Black and Caspian Seas, and much of the former Yugoslavia.
Will either Dehakiz or Morrison be available on the bench ("finisher") Sunday? Odds of either appearing seem slender but so is the entire roster. How many tries did it take for the jersey-maker to spell Dehakiz correctly?
Neither Thorns nor Gotham appear on the league availability list.
Reign lose at Orlando! Chaos abounds
Don't have any major disagreement, but I would drop ACFCNFT down below Orlando.
Also, don't look now, but KCFUBAR are only 5 points off the final playoff spot.
Dang the final playoff spot chase is going to be lots of fun
Cannot fathom why Hatch isn't on the Nats.
she's the 7th on a pool of 6. They were always going to bring 4 wingers - Rodman, Soph, Rapinoe, and Thompson. Then it's Williams or Hatch and Williams has the versatility. Maybe that's not the call if Swanson is available.
I don't get it. She's one of our most dependable scorers and has great field vision, plus speed. Yet she only has 19 USWNT appearances. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
More OT: That Germany v Zambia match has become a disaster for the former that goes beyond losing to the (clearly underrated) world #77 side: they lost LB Carolin Simon to an ACL tear.
Just saw that too.
WWC or MASH?
So many teams missing important pieces...this WWC is really wide open.