Showing posts with label Angela Hucles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Angela Hucles. Show all posts
Friday, 17 July 2009
Thursday, 16 July 2009
BOSTON BREAKERS 1 - 0 CHICAGO RED STARS
Angela Hucles scored in the first half and the Breakers defense held on in the second in a 1-0 win over the Chicago Red Stars in Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) action Wednesday night at Harvard Stadium in Cambridge, Mass.
The result ends the season series for the two teams with the Breakers winning 2-1-0. It also puts Boston (6-6-3, 21 points) in sole possession of third place in the standings, just two points behind second place Saint Louis Athletica. The Red Stars (4-7-5, 17 points) are now in a tie for fifth.
The Red Stars started strongly and had the better of play in the first ten minutes. However, a hard foul on Lindsay Tarpley sidelined the Red Stars captain for several minutes and tilted momentum for the remainder of the first half to the Breakers.
Boston had several chances to score.Hucles almost scored earlier in the 22nd minute as she made her way to the net on a breakaway, but her shot was saved by Red Star goalkeeper Caroline Jonsson.
Jennie Nobis also looked especially hungry for a goal with several chances. In the 26th minute she got onto the end of a corner from Kristine Lilly, but it sailed right over the crossbar. She had another shot off a pass from Heather Mitts in the 29th minute, but Jonsson got on the ground and just got her hands on it in time for the save.
The game winner occurred in the 35th minute when Lilly sent a long ball into the box that Hucles got on the end of with a one touch into the back of the net. It was both Hucles’ second goal of the season and Lilly’s second assist.Into the second half ,the Red Stars put on intense pressure from the very first minute when Marian Dalmy sent a cross to Lindsay Tarpley, but the shot was deflected just wide of the goal. They continued to control the game throughout the half as Chicago outshot Boston, 13-2.
Chicago nearly got the equaliser when during a scramble in the box in the 64th minute, Boston's Mary-Frances Monroe, in her first start of the season, saved the shutout when she deflected a shot from Jill Oakes on the goal line at the far right post.
Chicago dominated the second half searching for the goal as Boston retreated into a defensive shell. Megan Rapinoe and Marian Dalmy made repeated forays down the flanks sending in dangerous balls to the middle but the Breakers held strong. Rapinoe then had a shot which was hit with so much force that hit the post and moved the goal of it's stand.
Chicago's last oppertunity came in the 84th minute when substitute Danesha Adams whipped in a ball for the unmarked Ella Maser who headed the ball over the goal. It should have gone in..at least hit target.
Boston held on for the 1- o win and the shut-out.
Both teams were without their English Internationals Kelly Smith and Alex Scott (Boston) , Karen Carney (Chicago).
The Red Stars now go to New Jersey to play Sky Blue FC in a crucial match.
Boston Breakers Head Coach Tony DiCicco
“I thought we were very good in the first half, and we knew that they would push out a lot more,” “We chose to stay with the 4-5-1 and looked for counter attack opportunities. I don’t think we got enough of those. I think we were a little bit too eager, and gave up the ball too much. They had chances to score. We bent, but we didn’t break. I’m really proud of the players.”
Chicago Red Stars Head Coach Emma Hayes
" We gave ourselves a lot of work to do,after giving up the goal. When your chasing the game, especially on this surface,it doesn't really suit us." " It's always frustrating to lose, but to lose the way we did, it's very frustrating because we know we are better than this"
Lineups:
BOSTON: Ali Lipsher; Nancy Augustiniak-Goffi, Amy LePeilbet, Candace Chapman (Kasey Moore, 80th minute), Heather Mitts (Abby Crumpton, 71st minute); Maggie Tomecka, Mary-Frances Monroe, Angela Hucles, Kristine Lilly; Jenni Nobis, Fabiana (Amy Rodriguez, 59th minute).
CHICAGO: Caroline Jonsson; Ifeoma Dieke, Natalie Spigler (Ella Masar, 46th minute), Lydia Vandenbergh; Brittany Klein, Megan Rapinoe, Carli Loyd, Marian Dalmy; Lindsay Tarpley (Danesha Adams, 72nd minute), Cristiane.
Monday, 20 April 2009
WASHINGTON FREEDOM 1 - 3 BOSTON BREAKERS
The Breakers win again.Courtesy of a flurry of goals in the 2nd half.The first two penalty kicks in league history each turned out favorably for Boston as Kelly Smith opened the scoring from the penalty spot while Kristin Luckenbill saved what would have been a go-ahead Abby Wambach penalty 16 minutes later in the Breakers' 3-1 win over the Washington Freedom on Saturday evening at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md.
Smith put the Breakers in front with her third goal of the season in the 56th minute. Angela Hucles was poleaxed inside the area by Freedom goalkeeper Briana Scurry to lead to the spot kick.
The Freedom came right back and leveled the score just four minutes later on a goal from Lori Lindsey, assisted by Rebecca Moros, and then had a chance to take the lead in the 72nd minute after Boston defender Amy LePeilbet was called for a hand ball in the box. Wambach's penalty attempt was saved by a diving Luckenbill, who read correctly toward the lower right hand corner.
The Breakers made the Freedom pay for the miss by capitalizing four minutes later on a header by second-half substitute Christine Latham. After a nice run by Kristine Lilly led to a Latham cross that was cleared by Scurry, Alex Scott sent the ball back in to Latham, who headed the ball past Scurry. Scott was a machine going up and down the right flank and shackled Sonia Bompastor.Her best game by far in the WPS.
Hucles added to the Breakers lead in the 81st minute with an stunner of a goal from the edge of the penalty area into the upper corner of the goal. A diving Scurry had no chance.
"There was some good and some bad," said Breakers head coach Tony DiCicco. "I thought our back line and our goalkeeper Luckenbill defended very well. Offensively we finished very well in the second half. I didn't think we passed the ball as well as we normally have, and we gave a lot of balls away, but give credit to Washington for that.
"I'm proud of this team though. The best teams find a way to get results even when not playing their best, and I thought we did that tonight."
The teams battled an evenly contested first half with chances on both sides despite the 0-0 scoreline. Boston's best chance of the first half came in the 36th minute when Lilly turned and beat a Freedom defender in side the penalty area, beat Scurry, but had her effort headed away by Becky Sauerbrunn in time to prevent the goal.Washington's best chance was when Wambach was through on goal from a headed flick by Scott only to be superbly tackled in the box by Lepeilbet.
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LINEUPS
WSH: 1 – Scurry (GK), 11 – Janss (3 – Gilbeau, 46’), 4 – Whitehill , 22 – Sauerbrunn , 21 – Singer , 8 – Bompastor, 6 – Lindsey, 9 – Long (19 – Moros, 46’), 10 – Sawa, 20 – Wambach – Capt.), 17 - De Vanna (25 – Zimmeck, 84’)
BOS: 1 – Luckenbill (GK), 2 – Mitts, 6 – LePeilbet, 20 – Weber, 22 – Scott, 10 – Smith, 16 – Hucles, 17 – Moore (4 – Bishop, 61’), 13 – Lilly - Capt.), 3 – Schmedes (5 – Tomecka, 84’), 8 – Rodriquez,(7 – Latham, 68’).
Friday, 10 April 2009
WPS PREVIEW WEEK 3
This weekends matches all take place on Saturday April 11th.
Washington Freedom (0-1) v. Chicago Red Stars (1-0) 6pm ET FSC
Having had a bye week last weekend Washington have had time to work on their chemsitry & tactics and how to get more players in attack to support Abby Wambach which was missing in the inaugural match. Coach Jim Gabarra wants the players to play faster & more together. He believes that will come the more games they play together. Look for better games from Japan's Homare Sawa and Lisa De Vana the Australian international.
The Red Stars were lucky to get a win...(Carli Lloyd's words not mine) against St Louis but their defence was strong. Look for them to get their attacking players more involved. Megan Rapinoe should be recovered from her illness, Karen Carney once again should be involved a lot more in attack and Coach Emma Hayes has indicated Cristiane is fit & will be involved.
My Prediction 2-1 Away win for Chicago.
Boston Breakers (0-1) v. St Louis Athletica (0-1) 7pm ET
With both teams coming off opening match losses i expect an open attacking match.
Boston underachieved in all areas of the pitch. Heather Mitts in her blog said that apart from Kelly Smith, they didn't turn up. US national team player Angela Hucles and Kacey Moore need to make a dent in midfield. They were nowhere in the 1st game.Canadian forward Christine Latham was static upfront, maybe the speedy Kelly Schmedes should get a look from the start as she created more than the former when she was introduced as a sub.
St Louis Athletica are waiting on the state of defender Tina Ellerton who came off due to injury before deciding on their line-up.Unlucky to lose, Coach Barcellos is looking for players to put the ball in the back of the net. Talented Notre Dame midfielder Amanda Cinalli could be back in the starting line-up, which will help former Notre Dame teammate forward Kerri Hanks get more into the game.Look for a better game from the Brazillian Daniela after spending more time with her teamates. She only arrived a few days before the first game.
My prediction a score draw. ( A cop-out ..i know. haha).
Sky Blue FC (0-1) v. FC Gold Pride (1-0) 7.45pm ET
Sky Blue look to bounce back from a dissapointing loss to LA Sol. Captain Christie Rampone hopes to be fit after suffering a hamstring twinge in their first game. I hope she is fit too. The defence without her was slow and with Gold Prides' speedy forwards i worry about the Blues.
Natasha Kai needs to show more.
FC Gold Pride have an injury of their own to overcome. Brazilian defender Erika suffered a broken nose in the 1st game and is not considered for the game. Coach Albertin Montoya has said that Notre Dame defender Carrie Dew will start in defence. Look for Tino DiMartino to start in midfield and for Gold Pride to attack again from the outset.
My Prediction a 2-1 away win to FC Gold Pride.
Washington Freedom (0-1) v. Chicago Red Stars (1-0) 6pm ET FSC
Having had a bye week last weekend Washington have had time to work on their chemsitry & tactics and how to get more players in attack to support Abby Wambach which was missing in the inaugural match. Coach Jim Gabarra wants the players to play faster & more together. He believes that will come the more games they play together. Look for better games from Japan's Homare Sawa and Lisa De Vana the Australian international.
The Red Stars were lucky to get a win...(Carli Lloyd's words not mine) against St Louis but their defence was strong. Look for them to get their attacking players more involved. Megan Rapinoe should be recovered from her illness, Karen Carney once again should be involved a lot more in attack and Coach Emma Hayes has indicated Cristiane is fit & will be involved.
My Prediction 2-1 Away win for Chicago.
Boston Breakers (0-1) v. St Louis Athletica (0-1) 7pm ET
With both teams coming off opening match losses i expect an open attacking match.
Boston underachieved in all areas of the pitch. Heather Mitts in her blog said that apart from Kelly Smith, they didn't turn up. US national team player Angela Hucles and Kacey Moore need to make a dent in midfield. They were nowhere in the 1st game.Canadian forward Christine Latham was static upfront, maybe the speedy Kelly Schmedes should get a look from the start as she created more than the former when she was introduced as a sub.
St Louis Athletica are waiting on the state of defender Tina Ellerton who came off due to injury before deciding on their line-up.Unlucky to lose, Coach Barcellos is looking for players to put the ball in the back of the net. Talented Notre Dame midfielder Amanda Cinalli could be back in the starting line-up, which will help former Notre Dame teammate forward Kerri Hanks get more into the game.Look for a better game from the Brazillian Daniela after spending more time with her teamates. She only arrived a few days before the first game.
My prediction a score draw. ( A cop-out ..i know. haha).
Sky Blue FC (0-1) v. FC Gold Pride (1-0) 7.45pm ET
Sky Blue look to bounce back from a dissapointing loss to LA Sol. Captain Christie Rampone hopes to be fit after suffering a hamstring twinge in their first game. I hope she is fit too. The defence without her was slow and with Gold Prides' speedy forwards i worry about the Blues.
Natasha Kai needs to show more.
FC Gold Pride have an injury of their own to overcome. Brazilian defender Erika suffered a broken nose in the 1st game and is not considered for the game. Coach Albertin Montoya has said that Notre Dame defender Carrie Dew will start in defence. Look for Tino DiMartino to start in midfield and for Gold Pride to attack again from the outset.
My Prediction a 2-1 away win to FC Gold Pride.
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