Match Thread: World Cup Group B - Matchday 1 - Nigeria v Canada - July 20, 2023 - 10:30pm ET / 7:30pm PT / 12:30pm local time (July 21)

[Gian-Luca]

I thought they started to lose the midfield battle as the half wore on. Sinclair is no help defensively while she is also over hitting every long pass. 
 

sounds like someone took the Mike out of Lyndsey Hamilton’s hands. Karina Leblanc is on the Fox halftime show where Alexei Lalas says Quinn should have seen red. The US play by play we’re consistently referring to Quinn as “she” and “her” incidentally 

[beachesl]

Free streaming of Nigerian (in English) channel here, a very small black advert in the middle not too troubling:   https://ggsport.tv/match/8927              

 

Nigerians happy even with the half-stats. 

[dyslexic nam]

Yeah it is weird to see Sinc overcooking pretty much every pass.  

[dyslexic nam]

“Melbourne Rectangular Stadium” has to be the most unexciting name I have heard in a long time.  

[beachesl]

3 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said:

“Melbourne Rectangular Stadium” has to be the most unexciting name I have heard in a long time.  

Built, I think, particularly for football, not other ports, and looks like they couldnt get a sponsor name, so I'm good with it.

 

Not huge round ovals like the other popular sports stadiums for Cricket, aussie rules and rugby! If Canada loved cricket, it would be called Toronto Oval Stadium. 

 

 

Edited July 21, 2023 by beachesl

[dyslexic nam]

Gotta be a Pk 

[Colonel Green]

Alright, now we're cookin' with gas.

[El Hombre]

6 minutes ago, beachesl said:

Built, I think, particularly for football, not other ports, and looks like they couldnt get a sponsor name, so I'm good with it.

 

Not huge round ovals like the other popular sports stadiums for Cricket, aussie rules and rugby! If Canada loved cricket, it would be called Toronto Oval Stadium. 

 

 

I assumed "Rectangular" was the Aussie version of Home Depot.  Don't they call houses "Big Rectangles"?

[ADP10]

what an awful penalty

[El Hombre]

Not great, Bob.

[spinrack]

What the hell, Sinclair…

[Jack1997]

Taking notes from Canadas gold cup team

[Jack1997]

What a awful penalty… no pace, no height, no deciption.

[El Hombre]

Just now, Jack1997 said:

What a awful penalty… no pace, no height, no deciption.

Also, it didn't go in the net, which, in my mind, is the worst part of it all.

[dyslexic nam]

Should have let David take it. 

[beachesl]

Clearest penalty against sinclair, bad kick to  waste penalty by  Sinclair. 

[El Hombre]

Oh shit, the women's game has yellow cards too?  I had no idea.

[sose]

Bad pen.  She is having a very sub par game so far.  Should probably sub her off at 60.

[Gian-Luca]

Just now, Jack1997 said:

Taking notes from Canadas gold cup team

If only that was the case. They converted 2 for 2 during match play IIRC and didn’t miss until getting to a shoot out.

[sose]

Just now, dyslexic nam said:

Should have let David take it. 

or Vitoria

[beachesl]

Finally a yellow card to Nigeria.

[beachesl]

1 minute ago, dyslexic nam said:

Should have let David take it. 

Stop drinking Nam, it's not coming from Qatar! 😃

[El Hombre]

My guess is that Sinclair was the sentimental choice for that one.  Probably something about scoring in X World Cups or something like that.  Unfortunately with the way she's playing, she might not get another chance.

[dyslexic nam]

1 minute ago, El Hombre said:

My guess is that Sinclair was the sentimental choice for that one.  Probably something about scoring in X World Cups or something like that.  Unfortunately with the way she's playing, she might not get another chance.

100% the rationale. But as the commentators said, if Fleming was on the field she would have taken it.  

[Onelessstar]

Buchanan is class.