Louisville 2 Gotham 0 Player Ratings
Neely chucked a piece of ice at DeMelo during the press conference…you know, like good friends do 😀
Louisville put in another good performance, this time in front of a nationally televised audience. If Louisville continues these types of performances, they will find themselves in playoff contention sooner vs. later.
Lund-6: Dangerously nervy in the first half, but solid in the second. She may need to find a way to conjure up the type of performances she did last year, but on the other hand maybe not if the defense continues to play well. Either way, has to be better at catching shots directed right at her.
Pickett-7: Picked up a sneaky clever yellow and managed it well after that.
Erceg-8: Scared the soul out of every Louisville fan when she went down late, but seemed to be okay after the match.
Pikkujämsä-8: Her physicality kept many Gotham attacks at bay. It was good to see her put in a full 90 because 90s will be needed from her as the season wears on.
Milliet-8: After the match, DeMelo referred to her as the smartest soccer player she has ever played with. I can't remember if the NWSL has a most improved player type award, but she would be high on that list if they do. She is so much more comfortable and looks like she has been playing right back for years.
Howell-7: Will be disappointed that she missed a sitter for the chance to go up 3-0.
Borges-7: Will be missed incredibly when she goes off to the World Cup. She is starting to impress more on the defensive end.
DeMelo-8: What can you say? She had a ball magnet in her foot, so she just finds all kinds of different ways to score.
Kgatlana-8: Will hopefully keep finding the types of opportunities she had in this match. I consider her a volume type of scorer in that the math simply dictates that with as many opportunities she gets, at least one will go in. If she can figure out how to be more clinical, she could be unstoppable.
Davis-7: Wasn't as involved as the other forwards, but did complete all 6 passes. I don't know if she caught Lynn Williams brilliant bit of hold up play to create a secondary break for Gotham in the first half, but that's the next stage in her development.
Wang-7: She had another professional display and had the shot that created DeMelo's goal.
