Monday, April 24, 2017

NWSL 2017: Week 2

We're onto the second week of the season, and we begin with...

The Chicago Red Stars hosting FC Kansas City. Nicole Barnhart and Alyssa Naeher play goal. Chicago opened in the forty-first minute with a Julie Johnston Ertz goal, assisted by Sofia Huerta. This stood for a 1-0 win, with Ertz the woman of the match for her consistent play as an attacking midfielder.

The Lifetime game of the week is the Orlando Pride welcoming the Washington Spirit. Stephanie Labbe and Ashlyn Harris protect the nets. Orlando's Laura Alleway took a yellow card for a fifty-ninth minute foul. Washington got going in the sixtieth minute on a Line Sigvardsen-Jensen goal. Kassey Kallman and Tori Huster of the Spirit each had yellow cards in the sixty-fifth and seventy-fifth minutes, for a dissent and a foul, respectively. The Pride tied it on a Danica Evans goal, passed from Chioma Ubogagu in the eighty-sixth minute. This made it 1-1, the final, with Sigvardsen-Jensen earning woman of the match honors for her goal.

Later on, the North Carolina Courage host the Portland Thorns FC. Adrianna Franch and Sabrina D'Angelo are the keepers. North Carolina's Yuri Kawamura took a yellow card for a foul in the twenty-seventh minute. Samantha Mewis of the Courage had a yellow card for her seventy-sixth minute foul. North Carolina dented the scoreboard in the eighty-first minute on a Debinha goal, assisted by Jessica McDonald. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the woman of the match being Debinha, who threatened all game before scoring.

Saturday ends with the Seattle Reign FC bringing in the Houston Dash. Jane Campbell and Haley Kopmeyer guard the woodwork. Seattle started in the eighteenth minute on a Jess Fishlock goal, passed from Christine Nairn. The Reign added on in the twenty-seventh minute with a Megan Rapinoe goal, courtesy of Fishlock. Seattle extended the lead with a Kristen McNabb goal in the thirty-first minute. The Reign padded the lead as Beverly Yanez scored in the fifty-fifth minute. Seattle continued with a seventy-fourth minute goal by Katie Johnson. The Reign's Rachel Corsie received a yellow card for a foul in the eighty-third minute. Houston got on the board with a Poliana goal in the eighty-fourth minute. Seattle won 5-1, with Fishlock as the woman of the match for her play both offensively and defensively.

Finally, on Sunday, the Boston Breakers host Sky Blue FC. Kailen Sheridan and Abby Smith are the goalies. Boston struck first in the thirty-seventh minute with a Natasha Dowie goal, set up by Rose Lavelle. The Breakers' Angela Salem had a yellow card for an eighty-sixth minute foul. Boston held on to win 1-0, with the woman of the match being Smith for her nine-save clean sheet in the win.

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