2011 USYSNC in Phoenix

Watched the game......it was overtime.

Suddenimpact wrote:Watched the game......it was overtime.

hmmm...ok, my bad

Congrats to the Sting girls on winning back to back Championships! Quite an accomplishment that they can all be very proud of. I admit I thought it was going to be the year of the Hurricane but Sting apparently wanted it more and then some. I heard that Hurricanes suffered a couple of soft red cards in OT...that has to hurt. If accurate what happened?

brokedawg wrote:Congrats to the Sting girls on winning back to back Championships! Quite an accomplishment that they can all be very proud of. I admit I thought it was going to be the year of the Hurricane but Sting apparently wanted it more and then some. I heard that Hurricanes suffered a couple of soft red cards in OT...that has to hurt. If accurate what happened?

by looking at the game report (30+ fouls...5 yellows between them)....it appears there was some soccer amidst all the wrestling.

My guess is that nerves finally ran over and an elbow or a punch was thrown...but I wasnt there.

brokedawg wrote:Congrats to the Sting girls on winning back to back Championships! Quite an accomplishment that they can all be very proud of. I admit I thought it was going to be the year of the Hurricane but Sting apparently wanted it more and then some. I heard that Hurricanes suffered a couple of soft red cards in OT...that has to hurt. If accurate what happened?

Brokedawg, what are you suggesting?

I believe Hurricanes got beaten in the game, no excuses. Unless there is a conspiracy theory somewhere about whether there were Red Cards or not behind the grass knoll.

BD: Great game to watch; very entertaining, except for the heat. Thanks to the geniuses at USYSA (thank goodness we're out of that organization) that schedule championships for the desert in July.

Hurricanes allowed Sting to dictate game for too much of the time-when Hurricanes played their game, they ran thru the Sting defense. However, when they went into a defensive shell, Sting passed them to death.

Very physical game, which always favors Sting. Ref was weak; let Sting get away with hard fouls at the beginning of the game, but then called ticky tack fouls on both teams.

First player disqualified for Hurricanes deserved it, for stupidity if nothing else. Twice she obviously tugged on a shirt after she was beaten at midfield-he had no choice. Second DQ was terrible refereeing. Late in OT in the blazing heat, Hurricanes' national team forward came in late on a challenge; a dead leg, tired, challenge. She stayed on her feet and basically plowed the Sting player-neither went down. He pulled his yellow, and she was gone. Was it a foul? Absolutely, but one of the things a ref must do is know the situation, and this guy didn't. Down 2 players (and one of them arguably the best scorer in the country) and Hurricanes didn't have a chance.

Congrats to Sting; they showed a lot of heart and beat a great team.

Who would ever suggest that being 2 players down in a National Championship match in OT would "hurt" a teams chances?

Thanks for the scoop on the cards stillyuk...

Appreciate the commentary Yuk. I'm sure it was a great match to watch and thanks for sharing your insight.