Racing 3 Pride 1 Player Ratings
It's a welcome return to the victory column tonight for Racing and it's as good a time as any to return to the Player Ratings post. By the way, both of the Katies’ moms were in the stadium tonight and got to witness good performances from their daughters.
Lund-7: Despite conceding an early goal, was rarely troubled after that. Her distribution was good on both long and short passes.
Fox-8: Back in her familiar left back role, she looked as comfortable and confident as ever.
Martin/Riehl-7: The centerback pairing got off to an uneasy start conceding a goal early, but after that looked assured and comfortable in possession.
Ashley-7: Looks more confident with each start.
Otto-8: Once again completed over 80% of her passes and looks so comfortable on the ball.
Millet-7: Had a decent effort that was slightly off target and played effectively in the role usually occupied by McCaskill.
McClure-8: Her flashes of talent in previous matches finally paid off tonight in her best effort in a Racing kit to date.
Kizer-7: Had a couple of shots and completed 3 dribbles which was a match high.
Yuki-8: So calm and steady in possession in her night as captain. Finished the night with a goal and an assist.
Salmon-9 (Player of the Match): Hit the equalizer with skill and conviction at the end of the first half, had an assist on Yuki's goals and a vital touch on Katie's. She needed a good performance for her confidence and I don’t think you could have asked for a better one.
I will dig more into this tomorrow, but I thought Racing dominated the final 70+ minutes of the match and completely outmatched Orlando in the 2nd half. It may have been the best performance of the season.