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Ramblings of a late-blooming football fan and supporter of FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) in the U.S.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
The Wins Keep Coming!
Women's Professional Soccer :: FC Gold Pride :: The Pride down the Beat 6-1
Atlanta Beat (5-11-5) vs. FC Gold Pride (14-3-4)
Saturday, August 28, 2010 — Atlanta Beat Stadium
FINAL
Atlanta Beat (5-11-5) vs. FC Gold Pride (14-3-4)
Saturday, August 28, 2010 — Atlanta Beat Stadium
FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY:Team | 1 | 2 | F | |||
ATL: | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
BAY: | 1 | 5 | 6 |
BAY: Tiffeny Milbrett 5 (Shannon Boxx) 43'
BAY: Camille Abily 1 (Unassisted) 51'
ATL: Angie Kerr 1 (Unassisted) 65'
BAY: Marta 16 (Camille Abily) 66'
BAY: Marta 17 (Christine Sinclair) 70'
BAY: Kelley O'Hara 4 (Unassisted) 72'
BAY: Christine Sinclair 9 (Camille Abily) 88'
ATLANTA BEAT — Hope Solo, McCall Zerboni, Stacy Bishop, Kia McNeill, Leigh Ann Robinson, Mami Yamaguchi (Monica Ocampo, 54'), Angie Kerr, Lori Chalupny, Aya Miyama, Eniola Aluko (Kaley Fountain, 73'), Tina Ellertson (Rebecca Nolin, 77')
Substitutes Not Used: Amanda Cinalli, Lauren Sesselmann, Ramona Bachmann, Carolyn Blank, Johanna Rasmussen, Brett Maron, Malori Lofton-Malachi
FC GOLD PRIDE — Brittany Cameron, Ali Riley, Rachel Buehler (Kristen Graczyk, 68'), Candace Chapman, Kandace Wilson, Tiffeny Milbrett (Kelley O'Hara, 53'), Carrie Dew, Shannon Boxx, Marta, Christine Sinclair, Becky Edwards (Camille Abily, 46')
Substitutes Not Used: Nicole Barnhart
TEAM STATS: ATL | BAY | |
Shots | 10 | 16 |
Shots on Goal | 6 | 11 |
Fouls | 5 | 8 |
Offsides | 7 | 1 |
Corner Kicks | 1 | 2 |
Saves | 5 | 5 |
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY:
BAY: Carrie Dew (Caution) 16'
ATL: Aya Miyama (Caution) 52'
BAY: Shannon Boxx (Caution) 78'
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
Referee Assistants: Tony Russo, Chris Heintzman
4th Official: Chris Shanku
Attendance: 4289
Pride Steamroll over Atlanta
Winning the regular season championship will not slow the Pride as they hammer the Altanta Beat today 6-1.
WPS Regular Season Champion FC Gold Pride down the Atlanta Beat 6-1
KENNESAW, GA (August 28, 2010) - If there were any questions as to if FC Gold Pride (14-3-4, 46pts) would take their foot off the gas pedal after clinching the WPS regular season title, they were put to rest following a 6-1 blowout of the Atlanta Beat (5-11-5, 20pts) on Saturday night.
"We put so much hard work into being the best in this league. Winning the leagues regular season, we had a chance to win the championship and it obviously felt very good," said Pride Head Coach Albertin Montoya. "The players have really played their heart out. Tonight we were playing without a lot of pressure and that really allowed us to get into a great rhythm."
The 2010 regular season champion Pride dominated 6-1 over the Atlanta Beat with goals from five different players. With most of the play and possession going back and forth in the first half, forward Tiffeny Milbrett broke through to put the Pride on the board in the 43rd minute.
Midfielder Camille Abily, who just returned from national team duties overseas, came on at the start of the second half and kept the offense going by scoring her first goal of the season in the 51st minute.
The Beat notched their lone goal of the match when midfielder Angie Kerr sent a driven ball in from the left side of the field. Pride goalkeeper Brittany Cameron came out to make a play on the challenge for the goal with Aluko when the ball found the back of the net in the 65th.
The Pride rebounded quickly as Marta ran onto a ball, in behind, to net her first goal of the match just a minute later. The Brazilian forward found her second in the 70th minute after Georgia native Kelley O’Hara dummied a square ball on the six for Marta to finish. Marta stays ahead of the pack in the race for the Golden Boot by scoring her 16th and 17th goals of the season.
The score of 4-1 was only going to get more ugly as the game progressed. FC Gold Pride nailed their third goal in six minutes of play when O'Hara added one to her season's total in the 72 minute.
"Our philosophy hasn't changed, we just got to tighten everything up. They're the ones that are playing and they just got to continue to communicate as a unit. They stopped communicating which meant that the players weren't on the same page," said Beat interim Head Coach James Galanis, "If you're a great team, but there's no communication, you're going to lose."
With the score 5-1 and the game fully in hand, Christine Sinclair capped off the night by striking the game's final goal passed Beat keeper Hope Solo in the 87th minute in the lower left corner of the net. FC Gold Pride's six goal performance broke numerous league records: goals in one half of play (5), total goals in a game (6), and largest margin of victory (5).
The Pride head to Yurcak Field to face off against Sky Blue FC (7-10-4) for their last road game of the season. The team will return to the Bay Area to play their final two home games, starting with a match against the Boston Breakers on Sunday, September 5 at 6PM.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Pride Clinch Top Spot in League Table! 2010 Regular Season Champions!
Our Gold Pride clinched the top of the WPS table this past weekend with a win over Chicago 3-2. The Pride was led my Marta with 2 goals and Rachel Buehler with 1. The Pride will host the WPS Championship game on 26 September.
I've written about this before. This is the Marta effect. Yes she brings her amazing individual talent, but it is what she brings to her teamates that has the greatest impact. Marta is my teamate = CONFIDENCE.
I've written about this before. This is the Marta effect. Yes she brings her amazing individual talent, but it is what she brings to her teamates that has the greatest impact. Marta is my teamate = CONFIDENCE.
Chicago Red Stars (5-11-6) vs. FC Gold Pride (13-3-4)
Sunday, August 22, 2010 — TOYOTA PARK
FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY:Team | 1 | 2 | F | |||
CHI: | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
BAY: | 2 | 1 | 3 |
BAY: Marta 14 (Ali Riley) 8'
CHI: Ella Masar 7 (Unassisted) 18'
BAY: Rachel Buehler 1 (Tiffeny Milbrett) 33'
CHI: Ella Masar 8 (Marian Dalmy) 61'
BAY: Marta 15 (Penalty Kick) 79'
CHICAGO RED STARS — Jillian Loyden, Marian Dalmy, Whitney Engen, Natalie Spilger, Katie Chapman (Karen Carney, 74'), Formiga, Lydia Vandenbergh (Nikki Washington, 85'), Cristiane, Ella Masar, Casey Nogueira, Megan Rapinoe
Substitutes Not Used: n/a
FC GOLD PRIDE — Nicole Barnhart, Rachel Buehler, Candace Chapman, Becky Edwards, Ali Riley, Shannon Boxx (Carrie Dew, 78'), Kiki Bosio (Kelley O'Hara, 58'), Marta, Tiffeny Milbrett (Kristen Graczyk, 83'), Christine Sinclair, Kandace Wilson
Substitutes Not Used: n/a
TEAM STATS:CHI | BAY | |
Shots | 11 | 17 |
Shots on Goal | 6 | 9 |
Fouls | 15 | 6 |
Offsides | 3 | 5 |
Corner Kicks | 2 | 9 |
Saves | 6 | 4 |
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY:
BAY: Marta (Caution) 43'
CHI: Formiga (Caution) 45+
Referee: Michael Donovan
Referee Assistants: Debbie Coleman, Victor Herrera
4th Official: George Ghawi
Attendance: 6089 Sunday, August 15, 2010
Two Draws Keep Pride's Streak Alive
FC Gold Pride (12-3-3) vs. Chicago Red Stars (5-8-6)
Saturday, August 7, 2010 — Pioneer Stadium
FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY:Team | 1 | 2 | F | |||
BAY: | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
CHI: | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FC GOLD PRIDE — Nicole Barnhart, Kandace Wilson, Candace Chapman, Rachel Buehler, Ali Riley, Tiffeny Milbrett (Camille Abily, 46'), Shannon Boxx, Becky Edwards, Kelley O'Hara, Christine Sinclair, Marta
Substitutes Not Used: Carrie Dew, Brittany Cameron, Kristen Graczyk, Kimberly Yokers, Kiki Bosio, Erin Guthrie, Rosie Tantillo
CHICAGO RED STARS — Jillian Loyden, Marian Dalmy, Whitney Engen, Kate Markgraf, Natalie Spilger, Katie Chapman, Formiga, Karen Carney (Casey Nogueira, 46'), Megan Rapinoe, Cristiane (Veronica Boquete, 80'), Ella Masar (Julianne Sitch, 89')
Substitutes Not Used: Allison Whitworth, Lydia Vandenbergh
TEAM STATS:BAY | CHI | |
Shots | 7 | 8 |
Shots on Goal | 4 | 5 |
Fouls | 10 | 10 |
Offsides | 4 | 7 |
Corner Kicks | 6 | 2 |
Saves | 5 | 4 |
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY:
BAY: Kandace Wilson (Caution) 62'
BAY: Kelley O'Hara (Caution) 85'
Referee: Ted Unkel
Referee Assistants: Colin Arblaster, Mike Kampmeinert
4th Official: Maurizio Laudani
Attendance: 2470
FC Gold Pride (12-3-4) vs. Washington Freedom (5-8-7)
Saturday, August 14, 2010 — Pioneer Stadium
FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY:Team | 1 | 2 | F | |||
BAY: | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
WSH: | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FC GOLD PRIDE — Nicole Barnhart, Kandace Wilson, Candace Chapman, Rachel Buehler, Ali Riley, Kelley O'Hara, Becky Edwards, Shannon Boxx, Camille Abily (Kiki Bosio, 81'), Christine Sinclair, Marta
Substitutes Not Used: Tiffeny Milbrett, Carrie Dew, Niki Cross, Brittany Cameron, Kristen Graczyk, Kimberly Yokers
WASHINGTON FREEDOM — Ashlyn Harris, Cat Whitehill, Nikki Marshall, Rebecca Moros, Becky Sauerbrunn, Sonia Bompastor, Allie Long, Sarah Huffman, Anita Asante (Kristi Eveland, 88'), Homare Sawa (Lene Mykjaland, 75'), Abby Wambach
Substitutes Not Used: Christie Welsh, Brittany Bock, Meagan McCray
TEAM STATS:BAY | WSH | |
Shots | 13 | 7 |
Shots on Goal | 4 | 2 |
Fouls | 7 | 4 |
Offsides | 5 | 3 |
Corner Kicks | 8 | 0 |
Saves | 2 | 4 |
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY:
BAY: Kelley O'Hara (Caution) 32'
BAY: Shannon Boxx (Caution) 43'
BAY: Candace Chapman (Caution) 58'
Referee: Daniel Radford
Referee Assistants: Juan Guzman, Said Ravanfar
4th Official: Maurizio Laudani
Attendance: 3328
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