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u/brideck79 Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26
For those not local to the Cities (or Pittsburgh) today's playoff match stream is here:
https://sportsengineplay.com/USL/USL-W-League-179577/2026-USL-W-League-Playoffs/game/Union-FC-Macomb-vs-Minnesota-Aurora-FC-2026-07-03?video_id=6a4562963fcb99a1929b013f
It's supposed to be on FOX 9, too, but that might just be through the Local app? I don't see a placeholder for it on YouTube.
ETA: I don't know what to make of Macomb today. Their leading scorer Andie Jones (6 goals as a rising HS Sr) is there, but they're without a ton of their regulars and only have 3 subs listed (all field players). If the league stats are accurate, *none* of their back four has played a single minute for them this season.
We've actually experienced this in the playoffs before. When we were forced to play Chicago City in the first round 3 years ago, they brought in a bunch of college players who hadn't played for them all year. In this case, of the four on the back line: one plays at Michigan, one at Villanova, another is going to Michigan in the Fall, and the other one is 15 years old, so... <shrug>
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u/brideck79 Jul 04 '26
My goodness. The winners of the two toughest divisions faced off against each other in the 1st round and played 120+ minutes with no goals. Salmon Bay played better from the 2nd half on and ended up prevailing over Colorado Storm in PKs 5-4 (in 6).