Congratulations to the Moore Family for winning the Hope Solo Signed National Team Jersey. The Moore's were entered in the contest when they purchased their 2010 Season Tickets. Athletica will be holding a drawing for prizes every month leading up to Opening Day.
I think The Sexiest and Athletic players in The WPS are Hope Solo of my hometown St. Louis Athletica, Heather Mitts of The Boston Breakers, and Marta and Shannon Boxx of The L.A. Sol. Thay are my favorite WPS players.
Ahhh!!!! I love you guys!!!! My mom is going to fly me out to St. Louis so I can watch you guys play!!!! I cannot wait to watch you guys............... especially Hope Solo!!!
At 10:16pm on September 2, 2009, Patty Goeke said…
My daughter, her teammates (all 12-year-olds), and I had a great time at the All-Star game. Just like at the regular season games, the players were very gracious about signing autographs and posing for pictures. It truly meant a lot to the girls. Imagine their delight when Hope Solo tossed a couple of jerseys their way! Thanks for a great season and for taking the time to talk to the younger players who go to the games. That shows a lot of class and (besides great soccer) is one of the reasons we will keep coming back!
I are so excited about being a part of a new revolution of female sports in our area. Perfect timing for our family, my girls are 8 and 9 and have been playing soccer since they were 4. club penguin cheats
Saint Louis Athletica concluded their 2009 home schedule tonight with a conclusive 2-0 against the Chicago Red Stars at The Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park. Christie Welsh scored both of Athletica’s goals as Athletica Head Coach Jorge Barcellos may have found a new striking partnership on the eve of the WPS Playoffs.
Barcellos elected to give Christie Welsh and Sarah Walsh the start up top and his decision paid off in both halves. Christie Welsh opened the scoring in the 33rd minute when a ball through the box from Sarah Walsh found Welsh open on the left side. Welsh drilled it home with a solid left foot for her first goal of the season.
“I can’t believe I have gone this long without scoring,” said Welsh. “This has been one of the most difficult soccer seasons of my life. The stats, the minutes played, the trade. I believe that I can score goals. The ball that came to me could have easily gone somewhere else but it came to me. Walsh made a run in and the ball from her took a deflection and it came to my left foot and anything that comes to my left I hit straight.”
Welsh would hit the back of the net again in the 64th minute to effectively kill off the game and secure the win. This time Sarah Walsh was again involved, Melissa Tancredi would get the final assist and Christie Welsh again provided a clean, clinical finish.
“The second goal was right there, just right in front of me and I had to take it,” stated Welsh. “Some days you have shots like that and today it went in. Jorge Barcellos has said all along you have to score goals and I believe that. I believe that I can step up and finish. We proved we were a well rounded team. Playing with Sarah Walsh was great. Her speed is ridiculous.”
The new found partnership could not have clicked at a better moment for Saint Louis. With leading goal-scorer and assist provider Eniola Aluko set to leave for the European Championships with England Athletica needed to find a new source of goals. The Walsh-Welsh connection may just be the answer.
Barcellos has been bringing Walsh slowly along working up the minutes played a bit each week. Walsh would play for 72 minutes, her longest stretch yet of the season.”
“It felt really good to run out that long,” said the Australian international. “I didn’t struggle to much in the first half, felt it some in the second, made a lot of runs up and down the wings.”
Walsh was very pleased with how she and her striking partner worked together tonight.
“What I love about Christie is she always is in front of goal. All credit to her tonight. It is reassuring to know we can score goals with Eniola Aluko in the lineup,” said Walsh. “When you have two strikers they have to work together and we did that well.”
For Jorge Barcellos the win was a mission accomplished on three levels; keep up the level of play, find a route to goal, and rest some players. He was able to accomplish all three tasks on the night.
“It was a happy moment for me to see Welsh score because she has been training and fighting hard. We are going to need a player like her in place of Aluko,” said Barcellos. “Tonight is going to give her a lot of confidence. The combination of Walsh and Welsh was good. One is fast and the other has a presence in the penalty area.”
The next Athletica home game will be at The Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park on August 19 when Athletica host the WPS Super Semifinal. Athletica will be finishing up the regular season at FC Gold Pride in Santa Clara, California on August 9.
Saint Louis Athletica (10-6-3) vs. Chicago Red Stars (5-9-5)
August 5, 2009 – The Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
SCORING SUMMARY:
33rd STL Christie Welsh (1) – assisted by Sarah Walsh
64th STL Christie Welsh (2) – assisted by Melissa Tancredi
hey athletica! u guys are having a awesome 1st season! Hope u are the best keeper in the world for real! u are my idol! good luck vs freedom!~ keep up the good work!~and thanx to all the players for making our dreams of becoming a pro even more realistic! and a shoutout to lori C the hometown girl~
Heyyy, i am a die hard Athletica fan. Go saint Louis baby!!!! Hope is amazing! she has made me dream big and she has had a great effect on me, i love you hope!=]
Thanks Jillian for taking the time to inspire my kids with a smile, a high five, your autograph, and taking a picture with them Wednesday at the game. Something they will remember forever. Our 6 hour drive to the game was worth it!! Thanks Jillian!!
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Barcellos elected to give Christie Welsh and Sarah Walsh the start up top and his decision paid off in both halves. Christie Welsh opened the scoring in the 33rd minute when a ball through the box from Sarah Walsh found Welsh open on the left side. Welsh drilled it home with a solid left foot for her first goal of the season.
“I can’t believe I have gone this long without scoring,” said Welsh. “This has been one of the most difficult soccer seasons of my life. The stats, the minutes played, the trade. I believe that I can score goals. The ball that came to me could have easily gone somewhere else but it came to me. Walsh made a run in and the ball from her took a deflection and it came to my left foot and anything that comes to my left I hit straight.”
Welsh would hit the back of the net again in the 64th minute to effectively kill off the game and secure the win. This time Sarah Walsh was again involved, Melissa Tancredi would get the final assist and Christie Welsh again provided a clean, clinical finish.
“The second goal was right there, just right in front of me and I had to take it,” stated Welsh. “Some days you have shots like that and today it went in. Jorge Barcellos has said all along you have to score goals and I believe that. I believe that I can step up and finish. We proved we were a well rounded team. Playing with Sarah Walsh was great. Her speed is ridiculous.”
The new found partnership could not have clicked at a better moment for Saint Louis. With leading goal-scorer and assist provider Eniola Aluko set to leave for the European Championships with England Athletica needed to find a new source of goals. The Walsh-Welsh connection may just be the answer.
Barcellos has been bringing Walsh slowly along working up the minutes played a bit each week. Walsh would play for 72 minutes, her longest stretch yet of the season.”
“It felt really good to run out that long,” said the Australian international. “I didn’t struggle to much in the first half, felt it some in the second, made a lot of runs up and down the wings.”
Walsh was very pleased with how she and her striking partner worked together tonight.
“What I love about Christie is she always is in front of goal. All credit to her tonight. It is reassuring to know we can score goals with Eniola Aluko in the lineup,” said Walsh. “When you have two strikers they have to work together and we did that well.”
For Jorge Barcellos the win was a mission accomplished on three levels; keep up the level of play, find a route to goal, and rest some players. He was able to accomplish all three tasks on the night.
“It was a happy moment for me to see Welsh score because she has been training and fighting hard. We are going to need a player like her in place of Aluko,” said Barcellos. “Tonight is going to give her a lot of confidence. The combination of Walsh and Welsh was good. One is fast and the other has a presence in the penalty area.”
The next Athletica home game will be at The Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park on August 19 when Athletica host the WPS Super Semifinal. Athletica will be finishing up the regular season at FC Gold Pride in Santa Clara, California on August 9.
Saint Louis Athletica (10-6-3) vs. Chicago Red Stars (5-9-5)
August 5, 2009 – The Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
SCORING SUMMARY:
33rd STL Christie Welsh (1) – assisted by Sarah Walsh
64th STL Christie Welsh (2) – assisted by Melissa Tancredi
LINEUPS:
STL: Solo; Weber, Ellertson, McNeill, Tancredi; Fletcher, Stoia, Gray (Walter 22), Chalupny (Logterman 46); Welsh, Walsh (Pistorius 72)
CHI: Jonsson; Dalmy, Spilger (Igwe 75), Krzysick, Ostberg; Rapinoe (Adams 66), Lloyd, Klein, Karney; Cristiane, Massar
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY:
38th CHI Spilger Yellow Card Unsporting Behavior
67h CHI Lloyd Yellow Card Unsporting Behavior
STATS SUMMARY:
STL CHI
Total Shots: 8 10
Shots on Goal: 4 2
Saves: 2 2
Fouls: 9 7
Corners: 1 2
Offsides: 5 7
Referee: Daniel Radford
Referee's Assistants: Matt Kreitzer, Ann Mayberry
4th official: Mark Boyko
time of game: 1:49
attendance: 3,437
weather: 80 degrees, warm and partly cloudy
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