Boston-Philadelphia: A Play-By-Play (and Other Miscellany)
T-100 minutes to kickoff: It's a clash at Soldiers Field today as the Philadelphia Independence takes on the Boston Breakers today in this P-B-P on Bleacher Report, the View from Victoria Street and on the WPS Fan Corner blog.
T-90: In other results from the weekend's set of matches, the Chicago Red Stars and St. Louis Athletica both drew 1-1 and FC Gold Pride notches their first victory of the season with a 3-1 smashing of Sky Blue FC.
T-85: So there will be movement in this week's Power Rankings, but where will be? Stay tuned Monday...
T-80: Back to the match at Harvard Stadium. The Indies, managed by Paul Riley, are coming off a scoreless draw with the Atlanta Beat. Tony DiCicco's Breakers are coming off a 2-1 victory over the Washington Freedom. Both Atlanta and Washington are also facing each other today at Germantown's world-famous Maryland SoccerPlex.
T-75: Here are the lineups.
BOSTON BREAKERS
Manager: Tony DiCicco
Formation: 4-3-3
Colors: Blue tops with white shouder accents, blue shorts, blue socks
24 Ashley Phillips
6 Amy LePeilbet ---- 22 Alex Scott ---- 14 Brittany Cox ---- 17 Kasey Moore
7 Liz Bogus ---- 12 Leslie Osborne --- 2 Chioma Igwe
10 Kelly Smith ---- 8 Lauren Cheney ---- 13 Kristine Lilly (C)
Substitutes:
15 Fabiana
9 Sarah Walsh
88 Tiffany Weimer
5 Maggie Tomiecka
1 Alyssa Naeher
4 Jordan Angeli
16 Laura Del Rio
PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENCE
Manager: Paul Riley
Formation: 4-3-3
Colors: Gold tops, gray shorts, gold socks
23 Karina LeBlanc (C)
2 Heather Mitts ---- 7 Sara Larsson ---- 3 Allison Falk ---- 15 Nikki Krzysik
6 Lori Lindsey ---- 9 Caroline Seger ---- 4 Jen Buczkowski
8 Amy Rodgriguez ---- 26 Holmfridur Magnusdottir ---- 10 Lianne Sanderson
Substitutes:
19 Danesha Adams
17 Joanna Lohman
1 Val Henderson
16 Lyndsey Patterson
24 Estelle Johnson
T-60: Out here in Long Beach, the Toyota Grand Prix is going on right now and Ryan Hunter-Reay is at the front. Come on Dario, says yours truly.
T-50: And the Lakers took game one of their first-round series with the Thunder, 87-79. Man, I'm keeping it local in this part of the country, while scouting the action on that part of the country.
T-40: Can Boston get one past Karina LeBlanc? They had their problems with her last year. I would like to see Magnusdottir score one for Iceland. Her homeland, as you know, is in some trouble with one of the volcanoes spewing enough ask to cover the
T-30: Bryan Roslund is our match official. Jan Halaska and Amy Willing are the assistants, with Daniel Hristov on fourth official duty today.
T-25: Are we in a delay here? We are getting highlights of some of the goals from the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League. I'm putting my money on Barcelona to finish the job.
FIRST HALF START: 3:22 P.M.
1' - Let's roll! The first half is underway. Philly is pressing early for the first goal of this match.
2' - The drummers are pounding the skins as Kacey Moore stops Holmfridur Magnusdottir.
6' - A foul inside the box by Mitts after a corner results in a penalty opportunity for Boston.
7' - And now Roslund is changing the call. Unbelievable.
8' - Man, I have seen incompetent officiating, but this takes the cake.
12' - This is Liz Bogus's first cap for Boston. A shot for Cheney goes wide.
14' - High shot wide goes out for a corner. Buczkowski's volley well over the crossbar.
15' - Magnusdottir didn't have enough power from distance.
19' - Great defending by Amy LePeilbet off that Magnusdottir opportunity.
21' - High ball from Kelly Smith.
24' - So now we are 24 minutes into the contest, with the only highlight being indecisive officiating in Philadelphia's own third.
25' - Lindsey's shot...too high.
27' - There's the Dock, the Breakers supporter. Small bunch, that.
30' - Right now Philadelphia is conceding six fouls. That's a criminal amount.
31' - A great save by Karina LeBlanc on Kelly Smith. That's what her ability can do.
33' - Free kick by Kacey Moore just misses the top left corner. The Indies are walking a thin line here in Cambridge.
36' - Philadelphia is playing like it's their second season rather than their first. This is good for them.
37' - Here's Cheney, resetting in their attacking half for Boston. I love the pace of this Breaker side, but I also commend the Indies for not succumbing to the open space they give up.
41' - This has all the makings of a scoreless first half right now.
42' - Shot goes just wide left for Lianne Sanderson.
43' - In other news, Ryan Hunter-Reay wins the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. He was leading that thing wire to wire and I just had a gut feeling that he would clinch it.
44' - Another diving save for Karina LeBlanc. Corner for the Breakers.
45' - No stoppage time here. After another attempt by Bogus, it's scoreless at the half. Boston needs to do something about the finishing. Stay tuned.
HALFTIME
Boston Breakers 0
Philadelphia Independence 0
Shots
Boston Breakers 5
Philadelphia Indepence 5
Shots on Goal
Boston Breakers 4
Philadelphia Independence 2
Fouls
Boston Breakers 3
Philadelphia Independence 9
Crosses
Boston Breakers 6
Philadelphia Independence 0
Offsides
Boston Breakers 0
Philadelphia Independence 1
No yellow or red cards
SECOND HALF START 4:28 P.M.
46' - The second half is underway.
Substitution Philadelphia Independence
IN 17 Joanna Lohman
OUT 2 Heather Mitts
Amy Rodgriguez presses the issue for the Indies early this half.
48' - Free kick for Boston...
48' - GOAL! Boston Breakers 10 Kelly Smith
And it's a goal! The trajectory of that corner could not have been any better. LeBlanc was not going to reach that shot. It's Smith's second of the season.
49' - Time now for the Indies to recover from that FIFA 10-replicable play.
52' - Whoa. That was almost two goals in twice as many minutes. LeBlanc nearly paid the price for not making as strong an effort to scoop up the ball on that scramble.
54'- GOAL! Philadelphia Independence 3 Allison Falk Assist 6 Lori Lindsey
The first goal of the Indies history, and it's scored by the same person that gave the first goal in the history of the Los Angeles Sol. Another solid set piece delivery translated to expert timing by Falk, to make her a piece of WPS trivia: name the player who scored the first goal for two WPS clubs and name those teams.
55' - We have ourselves a match, with a goal apiece. The pace quickens.
58' - Side netting for Cheney on that chance.
60' - LePeilbet in stopper mode once again. She marks her players as if it's old hat, because it is. Gotta love her ability.
61' - Another shot for Cheney goes wide left. She will need to exhibit a truck load of patience for the time being, the No. 8 for the Breakers.
63' - Here's Boston again, but there's Nikki Krzysik to dispossess.
Yellow card: 9 Caroline Seger
Philadephia Independence
69' - A shot by Stephanie Cox from 35 yards out misses.
72' - It's a stalemate so far between both sides. in the center third of the pitch.
74' - Substitution Boston Breakers
IN - 16 Laura Del Rio
OUT - 7 Liz Bogus
76' - Yellow Card 4 Jen Buczkowski
Philadelphia Independence
78' - First corner of the half for Philadelphia after LePeilbet makes another stop.
79' - Phillips pushes that one away for another corner. And she scoops up another one. Boy, has Ashley Phillips done some work.
83' - The drums continue to bang into the night at Harvard Stadium.
84' - Kelly Smith is not amused by Holmfridur Magnusdottir's tackle, and rightfully so.
85' - Red Card 4 Jen Buczkowski
Philadelphia Independence
That is a big loss for Philly. Bad tackle. Inexcusable.
86' - Wide shot for Kristine Lilly.
87' - Another good save for Phillips.
89' - Substitution Boston Breakers
IN 88 Tiffany weimer
OUT 10 Kelly Smith
90' + 1' - Stoppage time right now, and this could be a 1-1 draw.
Substitution Philadelphia Independence
IN 24 Estelle Johnson
OUT 6 Lori Lindsey
90' + 3' - And Lauren Cheney will be rueing that chance.
90' + 4' - A final volley from Boston to steal three points is saved by Karina LeBlanc. That's a wrap.
FINAL
BOSTON BREAKERS 1
Kelly Smith 48'
PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENCE 1
Allison Falk 54'
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MISCONDUCT SUMMARY:
PHI: Caroline Seger (Caution) 63'
PHI: Jen Buczkowski (Caution) 76'
PHI: Jen Buczkowski (Ejection) 86'
Referee: Bryan Roslund
Referee Assistants: Jan Halaska, Amy Willing
4th Official: Daniel Hristov
Attendance: 5286
(Stats courtesy of Women's Professional Soccer)
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