We WON GAME 9/11/09 versus GREAT BRITAIN

Well this will be brief but WE WON. Beat Great Britain 2 - 1 and we now go to the Finals. I just can't believe it. We will hopefully win the GOLD -- but this game is for GOLD or SILVER. .

Anna did not play at her peak today -it was a rough one, BUT Shaq, Felicia, Laura, Reagan, Katie Romano and MJ were the stars of the day in my opinion. In fact I knew something was wrong with Anna when I was watching her play. She blacked out in the first half. Her sugar levels were down due to HEAT, etc.... . Anyways -- definately was not a good day for her game wise. At halftime they laid her down and cooled her off. When England scored their one goal it was Anna's fault -- it was her mark according to her. So anyways... she is feeling better and hopefully will be back in her GAME on Monday. Thanks for Watching. Not saying anything that Anna didn't say herself. Not bashing my daughter.... I was just really worried about her when I was watching her play. Knew something was not right.

She said --- Great the one game that folks from home can watch and I looked awful. So please stayed tuned to MONDAY and hopefully she will be in her GAME that evening..

The Final game on Monday Sept. 14 at 7:00 pm (EST Sept 14 at 7:00 am)

I know EARLY www.deaflympics.tv or www.usdeaflympics.org

GO FOR THE GOLD.

Thanks to everyone back home for all of their love and support of the US Women's and Men's Teams.

US Men's Team play on 9/12/09 at 9:30 am (EST 9/11/09 at 9:30 pm)

Liza Offreda

Shaq MacDonough

Meanwhile here is the article that was posted on http://www.usdeaflympics.org/ regarding game against Great Britain. Remember to watch on MONDAY....

Women's soccer fends off Great Britain, advances to final

by Martin Dale-Hench on September 11, 2009

It was a tale of two halves.
The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team dominated the first half of its game against Great Britain on Friday under a scorching Taipei sun. Forward Felicia Schroeder scored both of the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team’s goals, and the Americans held on to a 2-1 win in the semifinal game.
In the first half, the Americans attacked almost continuously on the British side, winning seven corner kicks to the British’s one. However, the playing field evened up in the second half, with both teams exchanging chances back and forth.
“Our players were physically shot after the first half,” coach Ken McDonald said. “We had to play injured players from the start.”
Schroeder was nursing a groin injury when the game started, and defensewoman Megan Johnston injured her leg in the 21st minute when her foot got stuck in the grass while she was going for the ball handled by a British player deep in the American side.
The Americans played with only 10 players while Johnston tended to her leg with a trainer on the sidelines. Six minutes later, Johnston returned, and the U.S. was in full force.
In the 30th minute, midfielder Liza Offreda kicked the ball diagonally from one side to another, from the center line into the penalty area, where Schroeder sprinted past two defensewomen to pick it up and shoot it past the near side of the British goalkeeper to make the score 1-0.
Schroeder scored her second goal of the game, her sixth overall in the Deaflympics, in the 39th minute. The Americans won the ball midfield from the British goalkeeper’s kick, and midfielder Anna Smither moved it down, saw Schroeder running by the last British defensive line and kicked a lead pass to her. Schroeder gained possession of the ball without slowing down, dribbled it to the goal and kicked it from 15 meters away. The ball trickled past the goalkeeper’s reach.
The goalie for Great Britain had three saves by halftime, and American Jessie Zamichow had none.
In the second half, the U.S. appeared languid and slower, playing more conservatively. Although Great Britain did not make the American goalkeeper work often, they were running and sliding more often, showing desire.
“I think it was the heat,” midfielder Elizabeth Hoerner said. “Our focus wasn’t there all of the way.”
The British crowd also jeered and cheered during the game, especially those from the men’s soccer team, who appeared embittered by their 3-1 loss to the U.S. that eliminated them from the medal bracket. The referee motioned to the crowd three times during the game to quiet down.
In the 80th minute, Johnston went down again, favoring her left leg. Shortly after she was carried off the field by the trainers, the Americans allowed their first goal of the Games.
Forward Katie Romano committed a foul to the left of the penalty kick, and the U.S. went down a player. The British took advantage of the situation, kicking the ball around the wall, and it hit forward Damaris Cooke in the traffic, going into the net in the 83rd minute and catching goalkeeper Zamichow flat-footed.
In the 85th minute, Allison Galoob went in for the injured Johnston.
The final five minutes were more frenetic, with the British offense showing more aggressive tenacity, but the American defense deflected any potential shots.
After the victory, the Americans said they knew they would need work to win gold.
“We’re going to practice harder the next three days,” Katie Romano said.
They play for the gold Monday against Germany.
While the United States and Great Britain were battling, Germany and Russia played on a different field, and the Germans came back from being behind, 3-0, to upset Russia, 4-3, in extra time. The Americans will play a rematch with Germany at 7 p.m. Monday. They played each other their first game of the Deaflympics, with the Americans winning, 4-0.