Ella Masar pictured training with the USWNT. Masar saw playing time in the 2nd half of the US's game against Germany yesterday. [Photo Credit: http://womentalksports.com/twitter]
Yesterday the US Women's National Team played in front of a crowd of 30,000 in Augsburg, Germany defeating the German National Team with a score of 1-0 with a goal from Abby Wambach in the first half.
Here are some thoughts from U.S. head coach Pia Sundhage on playing in a World Cup-like environment and looking towards the future:
"We had 30,000 watching this came and my communication with the players is very hard, but it's good to practice that going into the World Cup 2011. There are certain things in the midfield we need to improve. When we make the decisions, sometimes its really good, but sometimes not so good. Sometimes we kept possession and played some pretty nice soccer, however, we couldn't execute in the final third. It's not only about the final pass, but also decision-making as well and that's something we will go back and look at it because to be successful we have to do that better." [Post-Match Quote Sheet: USA 1, Germany 0 - US Soccer]
What's most excited for Red Stars fans is that forward, Ella Masar, received her first cap with the team yesterday. She subbed in for Amy Rodriguez of the Boston Breakers in the 73rd minute of play.
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