12-08-2017, 09:03 PM
The final will be against Indiana. Certainly to be a defensive struggle. IU has given up only 6 goals all year, and have something like 18 shutouts. Once they scored against UNC, their defense looked pretty much impenetrable.
On Sunday, first team to score will almost certainly win, as I expect a 1-0, game if not PKs after a scoreless tie.
Sometimes -- okay, always -- I think soccer would be improved if the goals were made bigger. This would make outside shots much more dangerous, thereby stretching defenses outward in the way that the 3-pointer functions in basketball. And it would make comebacks from more than a goal down much more possible. As it stands, a 2-0 lead is by-and-large insurmountable.
On Sunday, first team to score will almost certainly win, as I expect a 1-0, game if not PKs after a scoreless tie.
Sometimes -- okay, always -- I think soccer would be improved if the goals were made bigger. This would make outside shots much more dangerous, thereby stretching defenses outward in the way that the 3-pointer functions in basketball. And it would make comebacks from more than a goal down much more possible. As it stands, a 2-0 lead is by-and-large insurmountable.