The Soccer Tournament EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS: U.S. Women vs. Say Word FC | NBC Sports

it is in fact the million dollar soccer tournament from Kerry North Carolina and this matchup features the U.S women against saintward FC and this should be fun because you will see some players that we haven't seen in some time but Players whose names you know and you know very well look at our starting lineups brought to you by UFOs for the U.S women the keepers Lindsey Harris scholar debris Kendall Fletcher cat whitehill Heather O'Reilly Christine Lilly and Joe Lowman and for say word FC Brandon Miller in net Alejandra Lopez rebrose Alex Palm Brendan Lambie salifu Jada and Kyle Broderick I would ask you Michael about strategy about formations in 77 it doesn't matter it does how you start the game but as the game opens up that goes out the window fatigue is going to settle in but you have to start well and get that early goal uh oh opportunity right now for say we're at FC coming down the right side trying to leave it back and this will be cleared Away by Kendall Fletcher it's important read from Fletcher such an intelligent player to cut that out first shot and that's going to be a stop a nice save by Lindsey Harris it'll lead to a corner Harris is going to be tested often and early in transition when this ball gets hit it's heading to the top of the net but she does well to read it and Parry it out Alejandra Lopez with that shot here's the corner again you could expect some rifles coming in another one that one did that hit the post I think I'll cut it out by O'Reilly and and use them pretty loosely another attempt and that's headed by Fletcher she took a shot right there the rebound and there's a goal the first goal of the game scored by Brendan lamby the strength that they can exhibit off a shot this ball gets hit it's coming out for like a rocket and so difficult and good to see her get up and it's so difficult to react if you're the rest of the team I think the rest of the team reacting to her making sure she's okay before reacting to the ball and then Brendan Lambie reacts quickest and pokes at home able to keep it in the 18 year olds takes a shot with the left that gets blocked by Fletcher good to see her back in the game hola Louis 16th minute inside and this is going to be ricocheted into the net for the second goal of the game for say word FC a bit lucky on the deflection good interplay and interchange between the attackers and when this ball gets squared it's so difficult to react and I think that's an own goal yeah scholar debris Here Comes O'Reilly down to left playing it inside first time we see the U.S connect a couple of passes and here comes the shot that's blocked thanks Justin I'm here with Kyle Broderick 22 year old Striker played the first few minutes of the game and this corner is going to be a header in but the third goal of the game that's headed in by Lawrence Jackson excuse me right Caleb Steele take me back to those first couple of moments on the field what was that like for you getting to start this one and what do you advantage of offense offensively yes so you know coming out here is a big atmosphere you know a lot of fans and teams everything's big so coming out here playing against the women you know it's it's big and you know it's uh it's good to play against them because you know they they put on for America and for the women you know they're very strong she judges the fly of the ball well so many of the shots heading towards the top corner but she's laser sharp focused and she's performed so far will end this first half with what this team needs to do and say word FC we'll start with the ball here in the second half leading by three Michael I'll ask you how do the U.S women come back when they haven't played together a lot of these players have been retired for a while they're not in the same shape that say word FC is in they have to step the pressure higher up the field sayward FC how they got in this position was shots from distance and they're taking advantage of the space that's afforded to them I think it's running in behind and runs in the channels that make him difficult to play against a little flick and taking that defeat is Yates he'll pick it up the other team doesn't have the opportunity to get back in that Target score time so we're going to look to to keep the intensity High get shots on Target and score goal like that there we go high level players uh and so that's going to give us the confidence to move forward in this tournament you know hopefully we can finish this out get the goals that we need and look towards the next game taking advantage of the opportunity Brandon appreciate the time Justin back up to you guys white Hill rifles one it's a save nicely done and going up to keep it is Tyler Yates but that was a good shot from cat whitehill Raymond Brooks with some time in Midfield lofted Jada all alone terms and another save by Lindsey Harris wouldn't that's why this tournament is unlike any other so many rules that defy usual soccer metrics and keep an eye on Harris as soon as that ball goes to Jada she's off her line reads it well once again now we're gonna have a phallus O'Reilly goes down gets pushed by Cody ichner now we're gonna have a phallus O'Reilly goes down gets pushed by Cody ichner and this again is one of those opportunities where you're in that striking Zone you can take that that kick on that and they do quickly as they weren't ready but Tyler yay to the diving save now it's just about to say that's the player that you want on the ball Casey Lloyd she can hit it left foot or right foot such a natural striker of the ball with each save that Harris makes you can see a slight uptick in confidence the team looks a bit more Dynamic but it's been because of moments like this giving up possession that's really frustrated their attacks all right so this is the end of Regulation we're going to have the target score time coming up the target score is going to be five as it's four nothing say word FC over the U.S women aggressive so I expect say word FC to be aggressive maybe shooting from distance like they were in the first half they have a lot of those same players in here to start in the Box we're gonna have a penalty as I said before there's going to be gaps that open up and it creates this penalty kick opportunity cat white Hill is going to take the PK white Hill shot it saves Tyler Yates makes the save Roderick back to lamby inside nice move by Whitehall to poke it away Broderick takes the shot deck gets blocked by Fletcher up in the air here's Jada with a clear shot another save oh what a save by Lindsey Harris are you kidding me say word forcing errors from the U.S women's in possession and they've stepped up their press set again playing a high line for transition here is the counter again the step through the shot another shot and there it is game over seaward FC as Brendan lamby scores the game-winner Brandon lamby's a right-footed player he's going for that bottom corner and I think that's more down to being under so much pressure if you're the U.S women's team and with this ball Ricochet ah so unlucky Falls to that right heel she didn't know much about it and that's our game a good kid like to see that by Brendan lamby and he he said what you and I talked about before that these women they're not just Heroes for young girls they're Heroes for everyone I mean you and I remember playing watching this team in 99 with the World Cup what it meant you playing in the MLS I mean you looked up to them I think of players like Mia Hamm yeah growing up in Northern Virginia she was the standard Bearer for a lot of us and she was playing in the women's game in North Carolina I went to college being inspired by players like her and obviously the career that she had I'm not saying I'm a Mia ham because that's a tall tall beat but I think it's amazing seeing the crossover and now the unification between the men's and women's game in a tournament like this

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Length: 9min 3sec (543 seconds)

Published: Thu Jun 01 2023