Originally Posted by BobboFitos

Pics of the game etc...





ok some thoughts.

1. I looked up tickets online, and they had 27/20/15 (3 tiers). However, you had to eprint it, and since I don't have a printer, I said wtf, I'll just buy it at the game. Got to the game and not only did they not offer the promotion (online only wtf) they didn't allow me to buy the 3rd tier. (I intended on just moving wherever) So a 15$ game ended up costing me 40$. (I bought 2 tickets in case that's not clear to everyone) Concessions during halftime were also insanely overpriced - I got a "large" "home made" lemonade which was mostly cold water, a pack of sugar, and half a lemon. For 5 bucks. Also got a large pretzel, which at 3$, was reasonably priced. So I ended up spending roughly 50$ for something that I intended spending only 20$ total, which makes me less-happy.

2. I got there about 10 minutes early, since I had to buy tickets, and they did a bunch of national anthems. That part was cool. Also, the stadium (Harvard Colosseum) is very friendly, in the sense that although we bought "2nd tier" seats, it was pretty much FFA sit wherever you want. There was a lot of sunlight early on, but we opted to sit in the shade, reasonably close to the sideline. (Should be evident of the pics) Although we weren't at the "50 yard" mark, I had a view of about 9/10ths the field perfectly. Just missed the left front corner, of which there were a couple.

They also had a thing set up for little kids, with a jumbotron etc. I think these games cater toward younger girls soccer teams and the like, as they had a bunch of girls designated as "ball girls", similar to a BBall game. (When the player got called, they ran down a line slapping hands w/ all the ball children, of which most were female)

3. The crowd was an interesting mix. There were NOT a lot of young couples (like me). There was not a single black person, at least that I could see. And before you racists chime in "That's Boston!" know that this is in Cambridge, there are plenty of black people here, and given this area is a large area, there are lots of black people here, period. (Mini rant) I just found this interesting - there were a bunch of asians though.

There were 3 categories of people:
-Dads with their daughters. Some of them in a group. There were actually a BUNCH of them, so the guys were a bit older than me (mid 30s) with girls ranging from like 5 to 13.

-Lesbian couples, or, women couples/"friends". I'm sure not ALL of them were gay, and maybe some were just bi-curious, but let's be honest here... It's not too often 2 straight girl mid 20s friends decide to go to a female soccer game, especially when the audience is like 80% young or female.

-Old people. I was surprised, but it was a really nice day etc. When I say old, I don't mean "50s". I don't think 50 is old. I mean like obviously retired, 60s+.

There were not groups of guys, there were few couples my age, and there were very few little boys. Anyway, just interesting sociological stuff.

4. As far as the women soccer players go, there were definitely some hotties. The typical soccer body isn't attractive - short, fairly stocky/big legs - but I wasn't unhappy. I imagine this is >>> WNBA. (Although I've never gone to a WNBA game, so I dunno)

5. The game was entertaining. The ref barely blew her whistle (although a few times she should have), did call an obvious yellow, and there was 0 diving. Only once did a girl hit the ground/stay there for a minute+, and that's because she legit got knocked down hard. That's not to say it wasn't physical - I was a bit surprised at the intensity.

Both teams played possession ball and unfortunately both seemed risk adverse. I don't know the point system in the WPS, but both were meticulous about building attacks, and although both teams possessed skillful players, I'd say their knowledge/gameplanning outpaced their individual talents, if that makes sense. I say this as well with the caveat that I've seen a total of fewer than 100 soccer games lifetime at the professional level, maybe even just 50.

The Breakers lost in the 82nd minute when a miscue allowed a breakaway Independance goal, nothing the goal keeper could have done. I thought both goalies played well.

6. I recognized the obvious USNWT members. I also recognized the gold-winning Japan team member, who started as a defender in the 1st half and was shifted to midfield in the 2nd. (She's cute BTW) She played pretty well.

-The leading goal scorer in the WPS (the tatted up woman) has half her head dyed a weird blonde. She def is a bizarre individual. Her play didn't strike me as anything positive, although she was either the fastest or 2nd fastest player out there.
-The Breakers had 1 chick, looked Brazilian to me (or South American) who was incredibly skilled with the ball. Probably too much so, as she was waaaay too FPSy. She turned it over a lot, but she also blew by the defenders a bit. Something of a wildcard. Solid 1 btw.
-Buehler (Rachael?) was probably the worst player on the field. I'm not even kidding, no ****ing clue how she made the USWT. Maybe she has nude photos of like everyone on the selection board, or some blackmail material. She's slow, she's fat, she's poor with the ball, has no first touch, does a terrible job directing the defense, and was responsible for multiple opponent chances.
-Lepellit (spelling?) looks like Wambach/Rapinoe, played OK. She's sorta like the star of the Breakers, I think, as the majority of the audience who had jerseys were wearing her number. (6) She played fine, as noted, didn't really do anything I consider that impressive.


All in all, enjoyable. I learned prior to the game the Breakers were on a 5 game non-losing streak, so it's sad it had to end. I think there's 1 or 2 more home games in the season, and I probably will go to one.