12-04-2011, 12:09 PM
Neither Taylor nor Noyola is playing well; lots of missed first touches, lots of "energy conserving."Â As a keeper, I hate watching midfielders do the slow jog back toward the center of the field as the ball goes up the flanks that Teresa seems to be employing. OTOH, she had the best shot on frame of the half, forcing a tip over the bar by the Duke keeper.
Duke's size is a major issue, especially against Noyola, Quon and Levin, as well as against Taylor and Ubogagu up front. Stanford's getting bodied off the ball pretty regularly.
Finally, if this match comes down to a referee's decision, I'll be really upset. Chioma was fouled going into the area - after having beat her defender on the left side of the box, she cut toward the endline and pushed the ball forward. The beaten defender dove at her, preventing her from running on to the ball by sticking an arm in her stomach while falling down. No grab that I saw on the replay, but it was 2 yards inside the area, and did prevent a fairly solid scoring chance.
VG
Duke's size is a major issue, especially against Noyola, Quon and Levin, as well as against Taylor and Ubogagu up front. Stanford's getting bodied off the ball pretty regularly.
Finally, if this match comes down to a referee's decision, I'll be really upset. Chioma was fouled going into the area - after having beat her defender on the left side of the box, she cut toward the endline and pushed the ball forward. The beaten defender dove at her, preventing her from running on to the ball by sticking an arm in her stomach while falling down. No grab that I saw on the replay, but it was 2 yards inside the area, and did prevent a fairly solid scoring chance.
VG