By: Jessica

In reply to LGBT-Rex.

Spain out-strategized them. Coach and players figured out an excellent game plan and executed it well. They took advantage of US defensive and goalkeeping weaknesses, neutralized Morgan, and put enough pressure on Heath and Rapinoe to shut down the forwards. Rapinoe could bring it up the left but Corredera had her shut down once she made it most of the time.

That foul on Lavelle was so soft, and it’s pretty ludicrous it was called for a PK. This game and the Japan-Netherlands game were ironic given that Spain and Japan benefited from bad calls/lack of calls in group stage. Spain got 2 pks in the South Africa game when the refs were still VAR happy and Japan didn’t get a pk against them during the game with Scotland after a clear handball in the box.