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Bad night for soccer - Viking_Guy - 11-30-2018
The women lost 2-0 to Florida State, in large part because of a truly awful goalkeeper error by Jahansouz. The result was deserved, but they only led 1-0 when Jahansouz let a ball hit directly at her go right through her hands and deflect into the corner of her goal with about 2 minutes left in the first half.
And then Stanford still played lethargically slow possession ball, against an organized and fast Seminole team. The Cardinal played with very little urgency into the last 10 minutes. Not a good look for Ratcliffe's side. The midfield got completely dominated; the first goal was a player running through two of our midfielders across the top of the box, then beating Girma and pulling the ball back across the face into the lower right corner.
But as I said, I think they could've pulled back a goal. Until Jahansouz's howler.
Oh, and the men don't have much of an answer for Akron's speed, and are down 2-0 at halftime.
Sigh.
VG
One thing that showed - FSU played a player between our midfield and our center backs pretty much the entire night until they got up 2-0. Without the ability to drop the ball back to Girma and Cook, the midfield looked at a loss, and we ended up in a game of dump and chase, trying to hit perfectly weighted 40 yard throughballs, and sending it out over the endline time after time.
They also double and triple-teamed Macario when she had the ball, and no one else was able to step up their game. Xiao had a wide-open look inside the box on the left side and sent it 5 yards wide of the right post.
More later. Too much to watch right now.
VG
Massive momentum change in the men's game. Beason converts a PK drawn by Wehan to draw it to 2-1 in the 57th minute. Striking distance.
Their urgency down 2-0 was a tremendous contrast to the women.
VG
RE: Bad night for soccer EDIT: Not so fast, me - Viking_Guy - 11-30-2018
Men's continued pressure pays off - off a goalbox scramble from a freekick, three different Cardinal got a touch on the ball bouncing across the face of net before Zach Ryan pounding it into the top of the net to tie the game 2-2.
72nd minute now.
VG
Well, at least they came forward. But Stanford gives up a goal in the 80th minute to lose 3-2.
Again, an impressive season for a team that lost so much talent last year, and I think really overachieved. Will be interesting to see what happens next year.
The women will be a sore point longer. I'm hoping that the Seminoles destroy the TarHoles in the championship, and deny f*cking Anson Dorrance another title, because his team's personality denied Stanford theirs. I don't think FSU scores either of the goals with Tierna Davidson in that midfield.
VG
RE: Bad night for soccer EDIT: Not so fast, me - oldalum - 12-01-2018
(11-30-2018, 08:44 PM)Viking_Guy Wrote: I'm hoping that the Seminoles destroy the TarHoles in the championshipYou, me, and probably every other non-UNC fan in the country!
A sad ending to a terrific season. I feel for our players. One has to wonder how much the injury-caused absence of so many players throughout the season impaired our development of team play. Graham Hays of ESPNW offered this statistic: "A season ago, eight players appeared in all 25 games for Stanford. Only two played in the first 23 games this season."
Very sorry to see this great senior class go. We have some big holes to fill.
RE: Bad night for soccer - oldalum - 12-02-2018
pleased that we all got our wish--UNC went home empty-handed (they probably trashed their second place trophies).