Nightmare

Wow. I never expected this result. Currently Brazil is beating the USWNT 4-0. This is an unbelievable result, one that nobody outside of the Brazilian locker room thought would happen.

Couple of points-

-Expect a ton of criticism about Greg Ryan and his coaching. He benched his #1 keeper, Hope Solo, for Brianna Scurry and it created an intense focus on the team. In addition he made very questionable subs, as he replaced defenders with defenders while the US was down 0-2 and 0-3. We needed goals, not defenders. Even I knew that.

-There most likely was a serious break in team chemistry that started with the keeper move.

-The US never got going in any kind of rhythm, especially up top with the forwards, who didn't received quality services because the US lost the midfield.

-Marta from Brazil played an absolutely amazing game. Both of her goals were ridiculous.

-The second yellow card on Shannon Boxx was the worst reffing call or mistake that I have ever seen. Boxx was tripped from behind, fell and was carded. It was an atrocious call, and changed the entire game since the US had to play with 10 for about 60 minutes of the game. With the headsets and instant communication that the refs have between each other, it was simply inexcusable that this happened. I have included the picture of the ref above just so we all know who made this horrendous call.

-To be honest and fair, the Brazilians would have won this game without the red card. I think they would have won it 2-1 or 3-2. Without a doubt, they simply were the better team today and they deserved to win.

-The SportsCenter guys immediately after the game stated that Greg Ryan's keeper switch was the worst coaching move in recent memory. Wow.

-Irony, thy name is Nike. In an unfortunate bit of timing, the Nike ads celebrating 'the greatest team you've never heard of' ran right after the game. 'Twas a little odd to watch the team crying and sad, then to cut to a commercial and see them cheering with Dwight.