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Thursday, 20 August 2009
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
SAINT LOUIS ATHLETICA 0 - 1 NJ SKY BLUE FC
Sky Blue FC done the unthinkable last night by defeating Saint Louis Athletica 1-0 at The Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park, Saint Louis.
They now advance to the WPS Championship where they will face the Los Angeles Sol – the WPS regular season champions.
In front of over a 5,000 strong crowd Sky Blue started the first half with a bang.Passing and moving the ball around they caused problems for Saint Louis.
3 minutes in, Heather O'Reilly playing on the left wing slipped past defender Melissa Tancredi, got to the byline and sent in a fast paced cross into the box. Forward Keri Hanks came on to volley the ball at goal from six yards out, which looked to be going in but Hope Solo made a diving save to her left to somehow keep the ball out. Fantastic save by Solo.
10 minutes later Solo again rescued Athletica when Kacey White struck at goal from inside the box on the right. Solo with the diving save.
Athletica were having problems connecting with the front pairing of Christie Welsh and Sarah Walsh.
Sky Blue got their reward for a dominant first half when in the 30th minute after good possession,right-back Keeley Dowling made a surge down the right wing into Athletica's half. She played the ball to O’Reilly who had now switched to the right, who in turn played a short pass at the top of the right corner of the box to Yael Averbuch. Averbuch made a great pull-back move through two defenders and then fed Dowling who had continued her run into the box. Dowling then curled a left-footed shot just inside the left post passed an outstretched Solo.
Sky Blue deserved the lead.
The best chance for Saint Louis in the opening half came in stoppage time as Welsh forced a falling save from Branam from 22 yards out.
In the second half Athletica came out with a different attitude and started to pile pressure on Sky Blue. However the chances they were creating were not being taken.
Sky Blue hung in there and could have gone 2-0 up when in the 49th minute, Solo punched away a shot from the Rosana from the top of the box and in the 60th minute, the Athletica keeper knocked away a header from Rosana off a corner kick that was headed toward the upper left corner.
Saint Louis through everything forward in the closing minutes but couldn’t break through.Tancredi just missed with a header in the 68th minute and Lori Chalupny nearly equalized with a blistering shot from the left wing that sailed past the goalmouth in the 75th minute.In the 77th minute after Chalupny drew a foul just outside the penalty area. The resulting free kick produced a screaming shot from Niki Cross that just missed the far left post. Minutes later Walsh would shoot just over the top of the bar as she flicked a chance towards goal.
That was the last good chance for Athletica. Sky Blue held on to the 1-0 lead with a gutsy display. Goalkeeper Jenni Branam who was hurt in a collision with Kendall Fletcher earlier in the game was immense,fighting through the pain.Captain Christie Rampone was marshalling her back four brilliantly, pushing them, keeping them going for the 7 extra minutes of stoppage time.
Who would have thought it. A cinderella story?
Saint Louis Athletica Head Coach Jorge Barcellos
“We could have produced more in the first half.We suffered a goal with a mistake on marking. In a game like this you cannot let anyone shoot inside the box and we waited until we were behind to show them what we really have.”
“It was my dream to bring a championship to St. Louis.Sometimes it doesn’t happen the way you want it to but we have to keep our head high so we can win this championship next year…which I know we can do.”
Saint Louis Athletica Captain Lori Chalupny
“It is such a shame, you get to this point and I feel like we only played for 45 minutes.Once this little sting wears off we can be proud of what we accomplished and what we accomplished this first season and learn from this experience and come back stronger next year.”
NJ Sky Blue FC Player/Coach Christie Rampone
"In the first half, we were so successful because we kept the ball moving. There were a good few combos and in the beginning the combinations really helped the way we played. We didn’t do that as much in the second half but still came out on top. There were a lot of goal opportunities for us but we stayed compact and the first ball got us our victory. Midfield did a great job staying back and overall, we couldn’t have played a better game."
NJ Sky Blue FC Defender and scorer of the goal Keeley Dowling
"I had possession of the ball, picked my head up, and placed it with my left foot.It was funny because Hope made such tremendous saves tonight and mine just snuck right by her. We played our game and came out on top. I'm very proud of my goal, but even prouder of my team."
Lineups:
Saint Louis Athletica: Hope Solo; Melissa Tancredi, Kia McNeill (Stephanie Logterman 64'), Tina Ellertson, Elise Weber; Angie Woznuk (Niki Cross 60'), Amanda Cinalli, Kendall Fletcher, Lori Chalupny(C) ; Sarah Walsh, Christie Welsh (Ashlee Pistorius 71').
Sky Blue FC: Jenni Branam; Keeley Dowling, Jen Buczkowski, Christie Rampone(C), Meghan Schnur; Kacey White, Yael Averbuch, Collette McCallum (Francielle 72'), Heather O'Reilly (Kelly Parker 63'); Rosana, Kerri Hanks (Natasha Kai 46').
Friday, 12 June 2009
WPS RESULTS SUN JUNE 7TH
Saint Louis Athletica 1 - 0 Sky Blue FC
Athletica moved up to 3rd place in the league with a win over Sky Blue. Amanda Cinalli coming of an injury scored in the 15th minute for her 1st goal of the season. Cinalli was injured on the eve of the WPS.In the 15th minute Angie Woznuk passed the ball to Eniola Aluko inside the penalty area. Aluko sent a high ball over Sky Blue FC’s defenders. Cinalli chested the ball down and shot it into the net past Sky Blue keeper Karen Barsdley for a 1-0 lead.“It was a great build up coming up the field. We worked it to Aluko and she had a great cross and I was in the right place at the right time,” said Cinalli. “It was a great feeling and it has been so much fun to be a part of this team so it was great to be out there contributing.”
Sky Blue FC’s Natahsha Kai blasted a ball toward goal in the 22nd minute. Athletica goalkeeper Hope Solo tipped it over the bar, keeping her net clean. Heather O’Reilly shot the ball toward Solo in the 33rd minute. Hope Solo punched it out of harm’s way.
Saint Louis turned up the pressure toward the end of the half. Christie Welsh, Stephanie Logterman, Elise Weber and Woznuk all had decent chances in the final 10 minutes of the first half.
In the 58th minute, Saint Louis received a scare when Aluko began running a bit slower. She was removed from the game for a hamstring strain.
Sky Blue FC continued to push for the equalizer. They came close in the 74th minute. Collette McCallum stood wide open in front of the net. With plenty of space, McCallum shot and missed the goal.
Saint Louis held on for the 1-0 win.
Sky Blue FC out shot Athletica 14-10, including six shots on goal. But the visitors couldn’t convert. Solo made six saves on the night for Saint Louis. Bardsley had three stops for Sky Blue.
“The important thing is that we took the three points today,” said Jorge Barcellos. “Stephanie Logterman gave us a lot of quality on the outside of the defense. Cinalli was a very good marking player today and she really helped the team and of course scored the goal but we will take her progress slowly as she makes her way back.”
Lineups :
Saint Louis Athletica – Hope Solo; Kendall Fletcher, Tina Ellertson, Kia McNeill (Sara Larsson 69’), Stephanie Logterman; Elise Weber, Lori Chalupny, Amanda Cinalli (Francielle 66’), Angie Woznuk; Christie Welsh, Eniola Aluko (Kerri Hanks 57’).
Sky Blue FC – Karen Bardsley; Julianne Sitch (Jen Buczkowski 70’), Christie Rampone, Anita Asante, Meghan Schnur; Heather O’Reilly, Yael Averbuch, Rosana (Kelly Parker 57’), Collette McCallum; Natasha Kai, Kacey White.
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FC Gold Pride 1 - 1 Chicago Red Stars
FC Gold Pride played the Chicago Red Stars to a 1-1- draw at Buck Shaw Stadium. The teams squared off in front of 2,956 fans under blue skies on Sunday evening.
FC Gold Pride struck first in the match, going up 1-0 on the Red Stars as Christine Sinclair, assisted by Eriko Arakawa, put away her fourth goal of the year in the 15th minute of play.
The Red Stars struck back early in the second half with a goal served up by Megan Rapinoe and headed in by Cristiane 47th minute. The teams exchanged attacks throughout the second half seeing close calls for both teams, but neither team would find the back of the net again. After 90 minutes of well played soccer the match ended in a 1-1- draw.
The physical game saw the Pride suffer 19 fouls. A trio of cautions were issued in the game, one to the Pride's Leslie Osborne in the 27th minute and two to the Red Stars' Chioma Igwe in the 43rd minute and Frida Ostberg in the 66th.
Despite the tie, Chicago drops to sixth place in the WPS standings with 10 points – but the Red Stars are just a point back of a three-way tie for third place. Boston, FC Gold Pride and Saint Louis are knotted together with 11 points each.
Both teams will be looking to pick up more points to get in the top four -playoff place and to chase LA Sol who are way out in front.
"For me its just being comfortable with the team," said Sinclair on scoring goals. "To come in late to a team where you don't really know anyone it's an interesting position to be out in to. I think the team has come together very nicely. We're starting to sort of click up front. We could have scored a couple more goals today, but for me personally, when the goals start going, your confidence starts going up, which is nice because it's something I didn't have the first couple of games this season when it seemed we were all missing open nets, that gets kind of frustrating as a forward."
Lineups:
FC Gold Pride – Barnhart; Robinson, Abegg, Buehler; Graczyk, Osborne, DiMartino, Formiga (Yokers, 87); Arakawa (Adriane, 90), Sinclair, Weimer (Milbrett, 56).
Chicago Red Stars – Jönsson; Dalmy, Spilger (Krzysik, 68), Oakes, Östberg; Carney, Igwe, Klein, Rapinoe (Masar, 57; Adams, 76); Tarpley, Cristiane.
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Los Angeles Sol 3 - 1 Washington Freedom
The LA Sol defeated the Washington Freedom 3-1 at The Home Depot Center again. The Freedom played better than they did in the Inaugural game but so did the Sol.
The Sol opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Captain Shannon Boxx's long pass from the left side of the defense found Japanese midfielder Aya Miyama in stride in the center of the field.Miyama touched it quickly to get in behind the Washington defense then played a perfect ball to French star Camille Abily who was unmarked, she then lobbed the ball over the on-rushing Freedom GK Erin McLeod who got a touch of the ball but could not stop it going into the net. This was a carbon copy of the goal Abily scored in the Inaugural game against the Freedom but with Briana Scurry in goals. The goal was Abily's fourth in as many matches and her fifth overall this season, tying her with the Boston Breakers' Kelly Smith for the WPS lead.
Washington nearly drew even in the 18th minute, with a shot from Abby Wambach from outside the penalty area from a great pass from defender Cat Whitehill. Sol GK Karina LeBlanc was there once again to make a great save to preserve the lead. The teams traded chances in the latter stages of the half, but neither converted. The Sol looked comfortable in possession and dominated the midfield.
In the 2nd half LA kept up the early pressure with Boxx feeding Miyama at the edge of the box, but the long shot sailed over the Washington goal.The Freedom leveled the match with a Sonia Bompastor goal.They got a free kick 40 yards away from goal in the 57th minute. Whitehill's shot at goal was gathered by Bompastor in the box, who turned and took the quick shot leaving LeBlanc no chance for the save.
The Sol was quick to regain the lead, however. In the 60th minute, midfielder McCall Zerboni served a cross from the right byline for a diving Brittany Bock. Just as Bock got her head to the ball, Whitehill stepped in, only to see the ball deflect off her arm - and referee Ted Unkel wasted no time in pointing to the penalty spot. Abily calmly stepped up and drilled the ensuing effort into the left of the goal past McLeod to giver team a lead they would not surrender.
In the 66th minute, the LA extended the lead to 3-1. Bock and Marta worked a give-and-go on the left side of the area, with the rookie and recent Notre Dame graduate slotting her effort past McLeod. Good play all round and good goal by Bock who has played everywhere for the Sol except in goals.
LA were just too strong for the Freedom. They are the team to beat in WPS.
LOS ANGELES SOL HEAD COACH ABNER ON TODAY'S MATCH
"It was a great performance out there today; we are very happy with the way we played. We did what we had to do today to control the rhythm and win the game."
Lineups:
LA Sol: Karina Leblanc; Keri Sanchez, Allison Falk, Martina Franko, Stephanie Cox; Aly Wagner (28: McCall Zerboni (88: Katie Larkin)), Camille Abily, Shannon Boxx ©, Aya Miyama; Brittany Bock, Marta.
Washington Freedom: Erin McLeod; Jill Gilbeau (72: Rebecca Moros), Cat Whitehill, Alex Singer, Becky Sauerbrunn, Joanna Lohman, Sonia Bompastor, Homare Sawa; Allie Long (81: Parrissa Eyoroken), Lisa DeVanna, Abby Wambach ©.
Athletica moved up to 3rd place in the league with a win over Sky Blue. Amanda Cinalli coming of an injury scored in the 15th minute for her 1st goal of the season. Cinalli was injured on the eve of the WPS.In the 15th minute Angie Woznuk passed the ball to Eniola Aluko inside the penalty area. Aluko sent a high ball over Sky Blue FC’s defenders. Cinalli chested the ball down and shot it into the net past Sky Blue keeper Karen Barsdley for a 1-0 lead.“It was a great build up coming up the field. We worked it to Aluko and she had a great cross and I was in the right place at the right time,” said Cinalli. “It was a great feeling and it has been so much fun to be a part of this team so it was great to be out there contributing.”
Sky Blue FC’s Natahsha Kai blasted a ball toward goal in the 22nd minute. Athletica goalkeeper Hope Solo tipped it over the bar, keeping her net clean. Heather O’Reilly shot the ball toward Solo in the 33rd minute. Hope Solo punched it out of harm’s way.
Saint Louis turned up the pressure toward the end of the half. Christie Welsh, Stephanie Logterman, Elise Weber and Woznuk all had decent chances in the final 10 minutes of the first half.
In the 58th minute, Saint Louis received a scare when Aluko began running a bit slower. She was removed from the game for a hamstring strain.
Sky Blue FC continued to push for the equalizer. They came close in the 74th minute. Collette McCallum stood wide open in front of the net. With plenty of space, McCallum shot and missed the goal.
Saint Louis held on for the 1-0 win.
Sky Blue FC out shot Athletica 14-10, including six shots on goal. But the visitors couldn’t convert. Solo made six saves on the night for Saint Louis. Bardsley had three stops for Sky Blue.
“The important thing is that we took the three points today,” said Jorge Barcellos. “Stephanie Logterman gave us a lot of quality on the outside of the defense. Cinalli was a very good marking player today and she really helped the team and of course scored the goal but we will take her progress slowly as she makes her way back.”
Lineups :
Saint Louis Athletica – Hope Solo; Kendall Fletcher, Tina Ellertson, Kia McNeill (Sara Larsson 69’), Stephanie Logterman; Elise Weber, Lori Chalupny, Amanda Cinalli (Francielle 66’), Angie Woznuk; Christie Welsh, Eniola Aluko (Kerri Hanks 57’).
Sky Blue FC – Karen Bardsley; Julianne Sitch (Jen Buczkowski 70’), Christie Rampone, Anita Asante, Meghan Schnur; Heather O’Reilly, Yael Averbuch, Rosana (Kelly Parker 57’), Collette McCallum; Natasha Kai, Kacey White.
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FC Gold Pride 1 - 1 Chicago Red Stars
FC Gold Pride played the Chicago Red Stars to a 1-1- draw at Buck Shaw Stadium. The teams squared off in front of 2,956 fans under blue skies on Sunday evening.
FC Gold Pride struck first in the match, going up 1-0 on the Red Stars as Christine Sinclair, assisted by Eriko Arakawa, put away her fourth goal of the year in the 15th minute of play.
The Red Stars struck back early in the second half with a goal served up by Megan Rapinoe and headed in by Cristiane 47th minute. The teams exchanged attacks throughout the second half seeing close calls for both teams, but neither team would find the back of the net again. After 90 minutes of well played soccer the match ended in a 1-1- draw.
The physical game saw the Pride suffer 19 fouls. A trio of cautions were issued in the game, one to the Pride's Leslie Osborne in the 27th minute and two to the Red Stars' Chioma Igwe in the 43rd minute and Frida Ostberg in the 66th.
Despite the tie, Chicago drops to sixth place in the WPS standings with 10 points – but the Red Stars are just a point back of a three-way tie for third place. Boston, FC Gold Pride and Saint Louis are knotted together with 11 points each.
Both teams will be looking to pick up more points to get in the top four -playoff place and to chase LA Sol who are way out in front.
"For me its just being comfortable with the team," said Sinclair on scoring goals. "To come in late to a team where you don't really know anyone it's an interesting position to be out in to. I think the team has come together very nicely. We're starting to sort of click up front. We could have scored a couple more goals today, but for me personally, when the goals start going, your confidence starts going up, which is nice because it's something I didn't have the first couple of games this season when it seemed we were all missing open nets, that gets kind of frustrating as a forward."
"I thought the first half was really poor by our standards," said Red Stars Head Coach Emma Hayes. "I think playing two games back-to-back takes its toll on you… We bounced back really well we lost 1-0 at home to this team. For us to get a point away from home is a great stepping stone and we know we can play better than that. In the end we had chances to win the game as did they."
"I love them I'm never going to change that opinion," said Hayes regarding her players. "They showed today they have the character that represents our club really well. As I said, last time around this team beat us 1-0, this time we take a tie and next time we're off with the three points. So character matters if you're chasing championships and we showed a lot of that in the second half even when we didn't play well."
Lineups:
FC Gold Pride – Barnhart; Robinson, Abegg, Buehler; Graczyk, Osborne, DiMartino, Formiga (Yokers, 87); Arakawa (Adriane, 90), Sinclair, Weimer (Milbrett, 56).
Chicago Red Stars – Jönsson; Dalmy, Spilger (Krzysik, 68), Oakes, Östberg; Carney, Igwe, Klein, Rapinoe (Masar, 57; Adams, 76); Tarpley, Cristiane.
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Los Angeles Sol 3 - 1 Washington Freedom
The LA Sol defeated the Washington Freedom 3-1 at The Home Depot Center again. The Freedom played better than they did in the Inaugural game but so did the Sol.
The Sol opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Captain Shannon Boxx's long pass from the left side of the defense found Japanese midfielder Aya Miyama in stride in the center of the field.Miyama touched it quickly to get in behind the Washington defense then played a perfect ball to French star Camille Abily who was unmarked, she then lobbed the ball over the on-rushing Freedom GK Erin McLeod who got a touch of the ball but could not stop it going into the net. This was a carbon copy of the goal Abily scored in the Inaugural game against the Freedom but with Briana Scurry in goals. The goal was Abily's fourth in as many matches and her fifth overall this season, tying her with the Boston Breakers' Kelly Smith for the WPS lead.
Washington nearly drew even in the 18th minute, with a shot from Abby Wambach from outside the penalty area from a great pass from defender Cat Whitehill. Sol GK Karina LeBlanc was there once again to make a great save to preserve the lead. The teams traded chances in the latter stages of the half, but neither converted. The Sol looked comfortable in possession and dominated the midfield.
In the 2nd half LA kept up the early pressure with Boxx feeding Miyama at the edge of the box, but the long shot sailed over the Washington goal.The Freedom leveled the match with a Sonia Bompastor goal.They got a free kick 40 yards away from goal in the 57th minute. Whitehill's shot at goal was gathered by Bompastor in the box, who turned and took the quick shot leaving LeBlanc no chance for the save.
The Sol was quick to regain the lead, however. In the 60th minute, midfielder McCall Zerboni served a cross from the right byline for a diving Brittany Bock. Just as Bock got her head to the ball, Whitehill stepped in, only to see the ball deflect off her arm - and referee Ted Unkel wasted no time in pointing to the penalty spot. Abily calmly stepped up and drilled the ensuing effort into the left of the goal past McLeod to giver team a lead they would not surrender.
In the 66th minute, the LA extended the lead to 3-1. Bock and Marta worked a give-and-go on the left side of the area, with the rookie and recent Notre Dame graduate slotting her effort past McLeod. Good play all round and good goal by Bock who has played everywhere for the Sol except in goals.
LA were just too strong for the Freedom. They are the team to beat in WPS.
LOS ANGELES SOL HEAD COACH ABNER ON TODAY'S MATCH
"It was a great performance out there today; we are very happy with the way we played. We did what we had to do today to control the rhythm and win the game."
WASHINGTON FREEDOM HEAD COACH JIM GABARRA ON TODAY'S MATCH
"It was a fairly even game, but we made three pretty bad defensive lapses. They have been taking advantage of those all year and they did again today."
"We got the equalizer, but next time they were in our end we gave up a hand ball."
"We are getting better defensively but, obviously they are the best team in the league with so many weapons and so hard to stop."Lineups:
LA Sol: Karina Leblanc; Keri Sanchez, Allison Falk, Martina Franko, Stephanie Cox; Aly Wagner (28: McCall Zerboni (88: Katie Larkin)), Camille Abily, Shannon Boxx ©, Aya Miyama; Brittany Bock, Marta.
Washington Freedom: Erin McLeod; Jill Gilbeau (72: Rebecca Moros), Cat Whitehill, Alex Singer, Becky Sauerbrunn, Joanna Lohman, Sonia Bompastor, Homare Sawa; Allie Long (81: Parrissa Eyoroken), Lisa DeVanna, Abby Wambach ©.
Monday, 27 April 2009
ST LOUIS ATHLETICA 0 - 0 LOS ANGELES SOL
GOALIES ON TOP
OR MISSED OPPORTUNITIES!
“I don’t think she struck it very well,” said Solo. “Nevertheless I was going to my right.”
Following the penalty miss Athletica dashed to the other end of the field and Daniela nearly scored the first goal of the year as she pushed her shot wide to the left. Ashlee Pistorius provided the set up.
Ten minutes later it was Athletica’s turn at a penalty try. A flurry of chances inside the area resulted in a handball on Sol Defender Allison Falk. Ashlee Pistorius had the initial shot blocked and Eniola Aluko’s follow up effort came off the hand of Falk. Captain Lori Chalupny stepped up and drilled her penalty straight into Karina LeBlanc. Chalupny’s shot was right down the middle and LeBlanc barely moved as Athletica’s goal scoring drought continued.
"It was a very difficult game and we had very good chances. Goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc made huge saves for the team," said Los Angeles Sol Head Coach Abner Rogers. "It was a physical game and St. Louis had that edge on us. Overall, it was a very exciting game for the fans."
With close shots on goal by Shannon Boxx and Aya Miyama and missed shots from Daniela and Lori Chalupny (Athletica) the game remained scoreless in the first half.
The first best chance of the second half fell to Melissa Tancredi just inside the penalty area. Tancredi’s shot sailed well over and the scoreless streak continued.
The last best chance of the game came in the 89th minute when Angie Woznuk nearly gave Saint Louis a dramatic winner. Woznuk got to a second ball and put her shot toward the upper left hand corner only for Karina LeBlanc to make a spectacular save.
LA Sol were without Marta , Camille Abily and Han Duan who were on international duty. England's Eniola Aluko had returned from playing in the England Norway match was a 2nd half substitution. She sparked some life into Athletica but there was still no goals.
Lineups:
St. Louis Athletica: Hope Solo; Elise Weber, Kia McNeill, Niki Cross (Gray, 45); Lori Chalupny, Lisa Stoia, Daniela; Angie Woznuk, Tina Ellertson, Melissa Tancredi (Pistorius 77), Kerri Hanks (Aluko, 53)
Los Angeles Sol: Karina LeBlanc; Stephanie Cox , Brittany Bock, Allison Falk; Shannon Boxx, Aya Miyama, Manya Makoski, Aly Wagner, Katie Larkin, Martina Franco (Sari, 77), Christie Welsh (Bogus, 60)
OR MISSED OPPORTUNITIES!
Missed opportunities were the story of the day Saturday afternoon at Hermann Stadium as Saint Louis Athletica played the Los Angeles Sol to a 0-0 draw in front 4, 228 fans.
The first missed chance went to the Sol and Aly Wagner. Wagner’s 73rd minute penalty was stopped by Hope Solo who dove to her right to cover and hold onto the shot just inside the post.
“I don’t think she struck it very well,” said Solo. “Nevertheless I was going to my right.”
Following the penalty miss Athletica dashed to the other end of the field and Daniela nearly scored the first goal of the year as she pushed her shot wide to the left. Ashlee Pistorius provided the set up.
Ten minutes later it was Athletica’s turn at a penalty try. A flurry of chances inside the area resulted in a handball on Sol Defender Allison Falk. Ashlee Pistorius had the initial shot blocked and Eniola Aluko’s follow up effort came off the hand of Falk. Captain Lori Chalupny stepped up and drilled her penalty straight into Karina LeBlanc. Chalupny’s shot was right down the middle and LeBlanc barely moved as Athletica’s goal scoring drought continued.
"It was a very difficult game and we had very good chances. Goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc made huge saves for the team," said Los Angeles Sol Head Coach Abner Rogers. "It was a physical game and St. Louis had that edge on us. Overall, it was a very exciting game for the fans."
With close shots on goal by Shannon Boxx and Aya Miyama and missed shots from Daniela and Lori Chalupny (Athletica) the game remained scoreless in the first half.
The first best chance of the second half fell to Melissa Tancredi just inside the penalty area. Tancredi’s shot sailed well over and the scoreless streak continued.
The last best chance of the game came in the 89th minute when Angie Woznuk nearly gave Saint Louis a dramatic winner. Woznuk got to a second ball and put her shot toward the upper left hand corner only for Karina LeBlanc to make a spectacular save.
LA Sol were without Marta , Camille Abily and Han Duan who were on international duty. England's Eniola Aluko had returned from playing in the England Norway match was a 2nd half substitution. She sparked some life into Athletica but there was still no goals.
Lineups:
St. Louis Athletica: Hope Solo; Elise Weber, Kia McNeill, Niki Cross (Gray, 45); Lori Chalupny, Lisa Stoia, Daniela; Angie Woznuk, Tina Ellertson, Melissa Tancredi (Pistorius 77), Kerri Hanks (Aluko, 53)
Los Angeles Sol: Karina LeBlanc; Stephanie Cox , Brittany Bock, Allison Falk; Shannon Boxx, Aya Miyama, Manya Makoski, Aly Wagner, Katie Larkin, Martina Franco (Sari, 77), Christie Welsh (Bogus, 60)
Saturday, 18 April 2009
FOCUS ON YOUR TEAM...
We take a look at the 7 teams in the WPS.
1st up is Saint Louis Athletica...video featuring Lori Chalupny, Hope Solo , Tina Ellertson,Amanda Cinalli and Eniola Aluko.
1st up is Saint Louis Athletica...video featuring Lori Chalupny, Hope Solo , Tina Ellertson,Amanda Cinalli and Eniola Aluko.
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