US Women v. The Kiwis Live!
posted by The Blue Devil @ 9:29 AM
Lakenheath Old Boys
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
Friday, August 03, 2012
Lakenheath Old Boys
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
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Right, then. Here's the link for this morning's match:
http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/133522/1/watch-olympic:-usa-vs-new-zealand.html
Ooops - I've just noticed that the match is being shown on CNBC live. Much better option.
Good morning BD. I am watching on the NBC Sports Channel.I think it's live from SJP.
I was going to put Yanks vs Kiwis too, but it sure looks like the Yanks vs the All Blacks.
Morning, MUR - glad to have you on board.
The All Blacks look like they're going to attack this match. Good for them
I notice that the Yank women are going with the Where's Waldo look of the men's team.
Cheers BD. Great to be on board with you too. I'm not use to getting up this early.
Me too.It looks like both teams are going with the rugger colors.
On the Football 365 transfer blog this morning, Luis Suarez reportedly wants to leave the Premiership. Juve are the mostly likely recipient of the Uruguayan.
Bloody ads. I've already had two friend requests and Spot the difference on a racy cartoon ad.
It is probably in his best interest. Brendan Rodgers will not put up with his nonsense, especially as he is already missing preseason training.
Now an undress me ad. Is that a hint of some sort.
I sent out a message to Blogger yesterday; still waiting for a response.
Tom Nocito's girlfriend Alex Morgan drags one wide.
While I was getting my morning cuppa I saw Ally Morgan round the keeper and miss an open goal after a horrible mistake in the All Blacks defense.
Thanks BD.I wonder why Alex Morgan was displaying Nocito like behavior!
Thanks BD. They need to respond instead of taking advantage of us.
As memory serves, UWS was more clinical in those situations. That was more like one of my finishes.
To their credit, they did respond rather quickly when I queried them back in 2006 on their anti-spam policy. Sorted it out fairly reasonably. I'm hoping that the same will be the case now.
Noe the U.S. are starting to dominate , but their crossing is poor.
I sure hope so. I've already had three requests to undress a woman. I hope they get to the bottom of this. Probably like one of my finishes too.
OH! Another miss by Morgan and Wombach fails to connect at the far post. The U.S. must score soon.
The All Blacks keeper did well to come out of her box to clear as Alex Morgan beat the offside trap
Adrian Healey said that the All Blacks keeper was born and raised in Illinois and plays in the American league for Chicago.
A superb through ball from Abby Wombach and the cross from Tobin Heath is cut out for a corner.
Womabch heads over the corner from Rapaino
A nice through ball from Carly Lloyd and the keeper did well to come out and gather from the on rushing Wombach
GOAL! Gator Girl Abby Wambach scores the US opener!
GOAL !!! 1-0 U.S. AS WOMBACH DIVERTS THE CROSS FROM ALEX MORGAN TO GIVE THE U.S. THE LEAD. A SUPERB RUN ANS CROSS DOWN THE LEFT FROM ALEX MORGAN
That was all about Alex Morgan's craft. Great step over and cross that set up Wambach for a tap in.
1-0!
WELL DONE GATORS!
The U.S. should go and add to that lead.
Oh - great run by Rampone there but she couldn't find the right cross. US are rampant now.
A great run down the left from Rapaino, but unfortunately the cross was off.
I agree, BD. This would be a great time to increase the lead.
France defeated Sweden 2-1 at Hampden Park earlier this morning.
Sorry Adrian, but I beat you to the punch two minutes ago. WAKEY WAKEY, ADRIAN!
Brazil vs Japan is at noon form the Millenium and of course GB vs Canada at 2:30 PM from Coventry
The Queen and Barack Obama - both Magpie fans apparently - are in attendance.
Alex Morgan has a shot deflected for a corner as that was excellent passing from the U.S.
The ref blows for a foul off the corner from Rapaino.
Well spotted, BD. I didn't even see that.I guess Barack is there due to the U.S. playing. Will they be at Coventry to see GB play later today or are they going to Coventry???
Halftime and 1-0 to the U.S.
Half-time - off for a shower, mate.
The second half is underway from SJP.
The U.S. attack from the off and cross straight to the keeper.
I hope you have a great shower. I didn't respond because my computer was buggering for some strange reason.
Another miss by Alex Morgan as she shoots into the side netting with just the keeper to beat
Another run by Alex Morgan , going down looking for a penalty , but it seemed a fair tackle.
The industrious Morgan goes down the left and is tackled for a corner.
A nice give and go off a long U.S. throw and Alex Morgan just runs it out of play.
London is only 180 miles from Newcastle? Surely it must be further than that!
A horrible cross from Rapaino, but an equally horrible clearance leads to a U.S. corner. Carly Lloyd volleys high and wide from a difficult angle off the corner.
Where are you BD? It is a really long shower!
Marley Moorwood is on for Kristy Yallop as the All Blacks make their first change.
I'm back for the second half action.
A long free kick from Rapaino breaks to Alex Morgan and she stabs it straight to the keeper.
Welcome back , BD!While you were showering my computer was getting cleaned! I showered after hot yoga yesterday evening.
Morning boys
Busy taking care of the dog this morning with the match on
I have the match on NBC sports... I am watching some of the tennis too on Bravo
It is 11-10 in the final set to Del Portro against Roger
I have the BBC Olympic coverage on the computer thru First Row... hate tape delay!
Oh - that would have been a great goal. Wambach with a towering flick on to the on-running Morgan. Just overran it.
Good morning, UWS!I agree with you about the tape delay. So will you watch GB this afternoon?
The US really need another goal... 1-0 is dangerous
I was at a party Sunday evening and a person stated that you would have to get up at 2 AM to watch everything live. Have you done that UWS????
Morning, UWS - I agree with you; this win should have been sealed at this point. No need to toy with the Kiwis - just put them away.
If I am not too busy I will be around but there is a lot of cleaning going on and remodeling my downstairs bathroom
Agreed, UWS. Alex Morgan has missed several good chances as the U.S. should be up by several goals . I was thinking the same when GB played Brazil the other day
Wishing you the best. The loo is an important room in one's house!
Headed wide from the corner by Wombach. As UWS stated, the U.S. needs to put these chances away. A lot like GB vs Brazil.
Adrian Healey said that all the quarters are being televised. Next is Brazil vs Japan at noon form the Millenium.
Wombach heads straight to the keeper from a difficult angle.
No I haven't gotten up to watch morning stuff but all the big things are mid morning and late afternoon.
There is no reason why NBC couldn't show it live and then show it again on prime time... I hate Olympic coverage! All the stories... SHOW THE SPORT!
Tonight, NBC are showing a 'movie' about the '96 women's gymnastics... WHY?
For the opening ceremony, they deleted a great rendition of Abide With Me to honor the 7/7 terrorist victims.
I am done ranting
Sounds like UWS has the "Summer Honey Do" list going.
I've got a few cabinets that need a bit work, mate, if you're in the groove.
Disappointing cross from Wilkinson of the All Blacks, who had beaten the offside trap
It is 12-12 in the first semi of the tennis
Murray and Djokavic up next.. if this one ever ends!
Agreed, mate. I was really marveling at how much sport and how little human interest tosh there was on the BBC coverage. It was just a panel in a studio above the Olympic Park complex providing the links between table tennis and then fencing and then canoeing and then dressage and then beach volleyball. Brilliant stuff.
I agree with you 100%, UWS. You are absolutely correct. I could not agree with you more about the Olympic coverage. It's about ratings rather than quality
Rapino gets the hook.
Heather O'Reilly is on for Megan Rapaino, whom I thought had an excellent match
No remodeling at our house this summer, but perhaps in the future.
Contact there between Wambach and the keeper Binden. Should be a foul but the main concern is for the keeper who took the full weight of GatorGirl's bulk.
Linden , the All Blacks keeper seems to have fouled Alex Morgan just outside the box and both players are down injured. If a foul is called then surely Linden must be off for an early bath for denying a goal scoring opportunity
Should be a foul and a red card for the injured Binden.
Drop ball????!!!!!
The ref says no foul. Lucky All Blacks as they could have been down a player
I agree. WTF! Definitely controversial if the All Blacks tie it up
That looked nasty to the head.. I guess it wasn't a foul.. knee to head
A long range effort from Percival is straight to Hope Solo.
Fifteen minutes left for the Kiwis to pull this one back. I don't quite see it, really.
Rose White, who plays for UCLA, is on for Wilkinson.
They would not have pulled it back if Binden had been sent off. I think she knew what she was doing.
13-13 at Wimpleton
Carly Lloyd is booked for what seems like minimal contact, but Binden stays on the field.
BE CONSISTENT REF!
Yellow card for Lloyd and a chance for the Kiwis to pump a ball into the area. Solo gathers easily.
Hope Solo easily gathers the free kick.
A marathon match at Wimpleton on Bravo???
Another US subsitution. Morgan is off and Sydney Leroux is on.
Sydney LeRoux is on for Alex Morgan
I was just reading the early comments
Thanks Bob for saying I would have buried that chance... still it up your left nostril MUR for saying I would miss!
Tom would like to correct you Bob... Alex Morgan is not his girlfriend but his future wife
Ahem, apologies to Thomas.
The U.S. will need to be more clinical if they expect to win a gold medal. This will work for the likes of North Korea and the Kiwis, but not Brazil or GB.
Nice cross and nice idea but the control was too far away
STRUTH.. I thought that was going to be a pen!!
LOL , UWS!Tom's future wife missed her fair share, a large part of why it is only 1-0. Surely you can provide some great tips, UWS!
Me too.I thought it may have been. That is why 1-0 is a dangerous score.
after your comment... I don't think you think I would help!!!
14-14
Well over from Percival from long range.
Do Team GB play at SJP too?
I meant to help Alex Morgan, LOL!
I know you did!! You thought I would have missed it
GB plays at Coventry
YES... TWO NIL!
GOAL! Supersub Sydney Leroux finishes it for the US.
2-0!
GOAL !!! 2-0. THAT SHOULD SEALS IT AS SYDNEY LE ROUX SCORES WITH A NICE FINISH
Sheer pace and strength there did the job as Leroux latched onto a long ball, rode a challenge and nutmegged Bindon.
They keep calling it the City of Coventry Stadium
Wasn't it called the Ricoh Arena?
Have you noticed they have called this SJP and not Direct. Com Stadium
Perhaps Sidney should coach Alex, who needs help with her finishing
Not sure, UWS. I prefer SJP even though that is no longer the official name.
Maybe the Olympic Committee doesn't allow for corporate branding?
Fed has blown to break points... and now three
Next is Brazil vs Japan from the Millenium. Is anyone up for that match or just the GB match?
I was thinking that too.. If they're not official Olympic sponsors, they can't be said
Four minutes of stoppage time.
I'll be around but working
DelPortro holds after being Love-40
Amy Rodriguez is on for Loren Cheyney
Oh - Wambach nearly had her brace there.
I try not to think about the sponsors as I think of that as an ugly part of the sport.
Just googled it... still Ricoh so it must be an Olympic thing
Great tackle by Percival on Wombach
Did you see that United are going to have Chevy on their shirts next season?
Is there going to be a word or just the Chevy cross?
Corner flag time.
Do they even sell Chevys in the UK?
Headed wide by LeRoux off a cross from Carly Lloyd when they should have kept it by the corner flag.
Not sure, BD.
Is your sound a little off? Arlo seems to be reacting a second before I see it
Chipped over the keeper and the goal by Heather O'Reilly.
United are global
That's it, lads. I'll be around for the later match.
Cheers!
That's it as the U.S. win 2-0 and play the winners of the GB match in the semis.
Cheers UWS.Hope you can be around for the GB match on what must be a busy day
US are in the semis
Deuce at Wimbledon... I'm sorry... Wimpleton... FED in trouble
Fed holds.. 15-15
Tsonga won in the mid 20s earlier in the tourney
Just looks weird at Centre Court and it not all green and the players in white
Still on Bravo? did you hear that it looks like the U.S. vs GB in the semis?
Yes, the tennis is on Bravo
Could be
Kobe Bryant and Bill Gates at Centre Court
16-16... the Brits want this one to end... Murrary is up next!
I will join you on Bravo, unless you want to watch Brazil vs Japan.
Federer now ahead 18-17 in the third as he will serve to try and win this marathon set.
They have instant replays, but miss the days of John McEnroe's tantrums on borderline decisions.
Fed was serving for the match at 10-9
I'll turn to the footer after this match.. but busy vacuuming right now
Fed struggling to hold
30 all
Match point for the Final
He blows it at the net
Deuce
Back to deuce when that should have been the set for Federer
Another Match Point
Brilliant sideline shot by Federer . Match point.
Fed wins!
Great rally for the match
There it is Federer wins the match after winning the match 19-17. I guess it's best of three sets in the Olympics.
A brilliant match as Fed was given a run for his money.Now back to the footie? It finished just in time.
WOW! 186 points to 180 shows what a close match it was!
Fed vs the Scotsman in the final? Monte Python predicted a Scottish winner at Wimpleton? Did they have the Olympics in mind? Are blancmanges allowed in the Olympics?
Brazil vs Japan has kicked off from the Millenium
Japan attack immediately and force a save from the Brazilian keeper.
Cristiani heads wide from a long cross.
Marta wins a free kick just outside the box.
The free kick from Francielle goes through the wall and straight to the keeper.
More controversy as Japan intentionally drew their last match 0-0 so they would finish runner up and avoid having to travel to Glasgow. Why were eight badmiton teams kicked out of the Olympics , but not this footie team? where's the consistency?
Bloody ads? What if a goal is scored during the commercial break?
Brendan Rodgers must be cleaning house as Aquilani has been transferred to Fiorentina.
Nearly 1-0 to Brazil as Rosanna headed down a long cross and Da Costa shot over, unmarked, from close range.
All Brazil, but they have not been able to make their dominance pay off.
The Japanese keeper superbly tipped over a long range effort from Martina after a nice one two. Bruno heads well wide from the corner and it's off to another commercial
Finish cleaning for a bit and I have on Sky Sports but I will turn it to the footer
Welcome back , UWS. Now you can blog from a tidy house.
Japan should have squared it back instead of turning and shooting
Remember the Japs are World Champs
A scramble in the box from Japan;s first serious attack and it's high and wide.
Nowhere near done!
Back to the bathroom soon
Now just wide after the player slipped and that should have been a goal too.
WOW! A busy day, UWS!
Great point about Japan. They beat the U.S. in the final. Will those two teams meet in the Olympic final?
Japan head just over from the free kick as the keeper was clueless. The free kick was for a hand ball from none other than the brilliant Marta
One Nil WORLD CHAMPS
JP Del says it was against the run of play but not since i have been watching
GOAL !!! 1-0 JAPAN AS THEY HAD COME BACK INTO THE MATCH. THE BRAZIL DEFENSE WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND THE GOAL WAS CORED WITH A NICE TIDY FINISH IN THE CORNER WITH JUST THE KEEPER TO BEAT
They started dominating when you arrived, but it was all Brazil before that.I saw this goal coming since you arrived
Can Team GB make the semis in the men's and women's?
The commentators are saying the fans don't know what to sing at GB matches... they're used to yelling Engurlund...
One guy said they were working on singing to the tune 'COME ON EILEEN"... COME ON GB
That sounds like a winner to me.
Brits vs the Yanks would be an excellent semi on Monday
Marta is supposedly the best women's layer on the planet, but this is her second consecutive poor match
I think the Brits would play Brazil in the semis for the men so there is no chance of GB getting gold in the mens
I'd like to see that Final in the women's
I don't even know the draw. Who do GB get in the women's semi?
More thuggish play from Brazil as there was vs GB.
If they win they would play the Yanks on Monday. Not sure about the men's bracket.
JP just said that the winner of this match play France in the semi. That means US met GB
GB shouldn't have beaten the Brazilians in the group stages
Lots of fouls from Brazil. So much for technical footie.
I thought GB deserved their win over a thuggish Brazil side and did a superb job marking their two best players out of the game.
I am not impressed with Brazil and am not sure why there was all the hype about their side.
Well over from Marta from long range.
Cristiane has been playing really dirty and is really close to a booking.
Cuz their Brazil!!!
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