Final Thoughts – Atlanta continues to struggle to get goals. Two goals from six games. The league has next weekend off and hopefully Coach O’Sullivan can keep the team together and spirits up. The play seems to be improving but the goals just aren’t there. Hopefully we’ll get a status for Zerboni but she was taken to the hospital after a colision of heads for precautionary measures.
Full Time – Atlanta 0 – Washinton Freedom 2
90 min – 2 minutes to be added. Robinson with the shot but wide right.
87 min – Chants of “Let’s go Beat! Let’s go Beat!” echo through the stadium. The fans haven’t given up and neither has the team.
86 min – Set piece see’s Atlanta put it just wide again.
78 min -GK Maron receives a pass back and dribbles off to the side prior to knocking it out. Doesn’t get a good clearance and almost pays dearly as Washington knocks it just over the goal.
74 min – Atlanta continues to get chances but needs to do something to finish a few off it they want any points from this one.
68 min - Official attendance announced at 3,112 on an overcast Sunday night. No rain yet, there should have been more here.
67 min – After waiving off an offsides call the ref gives Washington a corner that’s knocked out.
63 min - GOAL!! 2 -0 Washington Wambach with a goal. Doesn’t let her broken nose slow her down. Heads down
60 min – corner for Washington, pass headed to Maron.
56 min – Mundy earns another corner. Rassmussen plays it in but the keeper intercepts.
54 min – Foul on Washington. The kick is in the box but Atlanta is call offsides.
54 min – Washington makes substitition for Gilbeau brings in Goebel.
53 min – Atlanta with a corner but nobody in the box able to do anything with it.
49 min – Foul by Thompson outside the box. Bompastor takes the kick which is headed out by Kerr.
47 min – Thompson with the best chance of the night misses wide right.
46 min – Second half underway.
Halftime – The team doesn’t seem to be connecting as well as last week. Not sure how much is due to the absence of Mami Yamaguchi who is on national team duty at Asia World Cup Qualifiers.
Halftime – Washington lead 1-0 as the game has been back and forth but the story of the season is the Beat unable to make the most of their opportunities.
45+ min – 3 minutes of extra time added.
45min – Bachmann is back on the field and almost scores.
41 min – Rassmussen takes the shot and hits the side netting.
39 min – Bompastor draws a foul outside of the box. Bachmann off the field getting medical attention. Larkin clears the ball.
35 min – Bachmann with a shot from 25 feet out.
33 min – Kerr with another shot. Wide right. Washington taking their time and slowing the pace with the early lead.
30 min – Mundy earns another corner. McLeod punches it out.
28 min – Corner Atlanta. Rasmussen cross but nobody at the backdoor.
28 min – Goal Washington 1 -0
25 min - Mundy crosses and gets a corner. Rasmussen with a corner kick and a low driven shot just outside the post.
24 min – Bompastor back on the field and seems to be okay.
22 min – Washington making the most of their chances. Maron & Wambach collide outside of the box.
12 min – Kerr with the shot
5 min – Sophia Mundy on for Zerboni
5 min – Bompastor & Zerboni knocked heads and a stretcher is out for both players.
2 min – Early chance for Bachmann but slid and lost control.
The starting lineups have been announced and kick-off is just moments away. I’ll be posting updates during the game but you’ll need to refresh to get updates.
Atlanta Starting Lineup: Maron, Zerboni, Bishop, Larkin, McNeill, Robinson, Bachmann, Kerr, Rasmussen, Cinalli, Thompson
ATL Bench: Whitworth, Ocampo, Hamm, Sesselmann, Mattern, Nolin, Lofton, Mundy
Washington Starting Lineup: McLeod, Whitehill, Marshall, Moros, Sauerbrunn, Gilbeau, Bompastor, Long, Huffman, Mykjaland, Wambach
Washington Bench: McCray, Goebel, Welsh, Singer, Abegg
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