Racing 0 Courage 2 Player Ratings and Analysis

I hate watching a match after I already know the final result, but sometimes that's just how it is. The plan is to cover the Saturday matchup against Chicago live from the road, but the plan had been to cover this one live as well. Regardless, since this post is late and recaps have already been published I will be brief-ish.

Betos-7: Solid as usual with a fantastic save in the first minute of the second half

Matin-6: Acquitted herself well in her first ever appearance in a right back role.

Hendrix/Riehl-6: Not much they could have done about either goal.

Simon-5: Playing out of position at left back, made a bad pass to McCaskill which led directly to the opening goal. Played well otherwise.

McCaskill-6: Maybe could have done better with Simon's pass, but worked hard and got about 30 minutes of rest, her first of the season.

Miramontez-7: Played well in her full debut. Will look forward to seeing her on the pitch more

Milliet-8(Player of the Match): I like Lauren as the most forward positioned midfielder. Created a nice chance and applied what little pressure Racing were able to muster.

McClure/Baucom/Mathews-5: Not given much to do, and I thought could have applied more pressure up the pitch.

Fox/Salmon/Nagasato-6: Changed the nature of the game a bit, if not the result.

Racing got handily beaten in possession again, but the goals came from a give-away and a set piece. Racing seemed happy to concede possession early, which I don’t necessarily think was a bad idea. However, they have to be more accurate passing the ball. It matters more where you make a bad pass on the pitch than if you make one. That being said, it wasn't a bad performance by any means based on the number of changes and the opponent. Much of Racing's team had not played together in a match before, so that was surely a factor for some of the inaccurate passing. A coach will never say that they set up to lose a game, but I think this matchup was the toughest of the 3 this week and I am fine with the rotation decisions that Coach Holly made. I always thought the upcoming game on Saturday was a much more winnable game.

I do want to point out one thing that I think is missing in Racing's team so far, and that is someone like Carson Pickett. She is a fantastic crosser of the ball. She had an assist and SIX chances created. I singled her out last match too. I think she may be my favorite non-Racing player.

On to Chicago…