09-05-2025, 02:30 PM
Yeah, soccer can be cruel that way.
Stanford outshot Louisville 16-4.
Shots on goal were 4-2, Stanford.
Stanford had 5 corner kicks to Louisville’s 1.
Louisville had 9 fouls and four yellow cards; Stanford had 6 fouls and 1 card.
By every measure except the one that counts, Stanford outplayed Louisville. One of Louisville’s shots made it through, while the Louisville keeper saved all 4 Stanford shots on goal.
It happens, but this is still a good team with a chance for a title. But it’s a reminder of why titles are elusive. If this had happened in, say, the elite 8, we’d be out.
BC
Stanford outshot Louisville 16-4.
Shots on goal were 4-2, Stanford.
Stanford had 5 corner kicks to Louisville’s 1.
Louisville had 9 fouls and four yellow cards; Stanford had 6 fouls and 1 card.
By every measure except the one that counts, Stanford outplayed Louisville. One of Louisville’s shots made it through, while the Louisville keeper saved all 4 Stanford shots on goal.
Quote:"I was truly proud of how we played today, but also incredibly frustrated," said Jeremy Gunn, the Knowles Family Director of Men's Soccer. "We started the game on the front foot and, in every category apart from the one that decides the result, we were the better team. We defended well, passed and moved the ball effectively, and created enough quality chances to score. Sometimes the players execute magnificently and you just get sucker punched."
It happens, but this is still a good team with a chance for a title. But it’s a reminder of why titles are elusive. If this had happened in, say, the elite 8, we’d be out.
BC