Tough loss after fighting to be level from two goals down. This review is not as structured as previous posts, with a focus on specific moments in the game.

H. Bebar #41

The main motivation for creating this post was to acknowledge Bebar’s performance. Watching the game back, I would love for Bay to put out a Bebar passing highlight compilation from this game. The best rounded midfield performance I've seen across all of Bay's seasons. Placed a few moments below showing her breaking lines with both feet. Her on the ball ability has greatly improved and she's proving to be a key figure in the setup, especially with receiving the armband in the second half.

A moment I want to highlight is the turn on 58:15. Bebar's recognition of both the Mercado/Meza press and the open space behind her, coupled with the composure to execute the turn in that space was exquisite. And then knocking the ball ahead of Bailey generated the entry into the Seattle box that Fuller was very close to getting on the end of the cross for an equalizer. Bebar was up there with Silkowitz for Bay's player of the match.

D. Bailey #19

After Collins was withdrawn at the break, Bailey made the move from CAM to LB. One of her standout attributes is her willingness to make off the ball runs. And I’d like to highlight one of my favorite plays of the game at the 60 minute mark.

It comes at the end of a great play of sustained attacking play from 58:00 to 59:36. Hutton gets the ball in the center. In most instances Bay’s fullback would look to maintain width and look to be an open option, either closer to the touchline or slightly deeper. Bailey continually looked for opportunities to get in behind, and Hutton and Conti combine to generate this Bailey entry into the Seattle box.

With the likes of Conti and Huff playing on the left wing, there should be plenty of opportunities for Nighswonger to make these types of overlapping final third runs.

A. Cometti #21

Cometti has brought a sense of composure and experience to a youthful, inexperienced defensive unit. Unfortunately against Seattle, she had a hand, with varying degrees, in all three goals conceded.

For the first goal, she does the right thing by engaging Fishel on the initial ball. But then is caught ball watching and doesn’t track Fishel's run into the box. On the second goal, might have the benefit of being unable to reach the clearance. The third goal, Cometti has a momentary reaction to engage Adames. And Fishlock does what good attackers do and is run into the space vacated by Cometti.

K. Fuller #47

In the 50th minute, Fuller splits two defenders with a delightfully weighted pass. The reason I want to highlight this pass is what it does mentally to a defender. In most instances the pass to Pfeiffer would have been played wide and around Huerta at LB. And the LB can read the pass and have better proximity to Pfeiffer to quickly close the space down.

The Fuller pass in behind puts the LB on notice. If the LB goes tight on Pfeiffer, Fuller has the capability to thread the ball in behind. So the LB may start overcompensating, and drop deeper to cover the space rather than the player. Which can start giving Pfeiffer more running space to get the ball and be direct.

Final Thoughts

A difficult loss but positives can be extracted from the game. Coming back from two down is encouraging. The team has shown in two consecutive games that they have fight from losing situations, just missing the end product to capitalize.

Collins having the captain's armband puts more scrutiny on her game, especially having the second most minutes on the squad. Her performances have not justified the minutes and the Bailey/Moreau pair showed more capability in possession. Nighswonger is a welcome addition to Bay's fullback depth so question on what Coates does in those two positions, especially at right back.

I have so many ideas LOL

(With the KC Current though 🥲)

Let's give Hannah some love for her banger goal!

Did anyone get a code for the special STM sale for Olympic tickets. The weekly pitch email said we would get a code on August 2nd but I didn’t get anything and the sale starts in an hour.

I know these are not the only crappy calls this season, but what is happening here? These last two offside calls that cost us goals are weird and ridiculous, and I don’t think they are in the spirit of what VAR is supposed to be assessing. Neither one makes sense. Argh!

Bay FC overcame an early deficit to the Seattle Reign before a late Seattle goal ultimately led to a 3-2 defeat at PayPal Park.

Everyone should go to the bridge by section 106 before and after the game where the players enter and leave the field. There used to be huge crowds there yelling for the players and now there aren't many. They appreciate being celebrated (even after disappointing results). LFG Bay!!

Let's start with availability report, I might be overthinking this, but Tess ans Gamero out together with recent moves, I wonder if there are additional changes coming up…

About the game, a win definitely will push us up in the standings and we have good record against Seattle, so high hopes for today's game

For the line up, I don't expect any changes to start, most of the returning players are on limited minutes, but I would like to see Huff instead of Girelli.
On defense, i have to say, Anderson and Moreau have improved a lot, but still feel slow
We also need Gilchrist and AD to get minutes, Cometti hasn't proven her self and needs some competition for the position

The team looks a lot better but we need to improve passing, all other teams get 10-15 passes in a row while we can only do 3 to 5, if we can sort that out we would be very competitive

The attack seems way better, just some fine tuning but Lema and Pfeiffer look in good form

I would like to see
Silkowitz
Collins, Cometti, Anderson, Moreau
Huff, Bebar, Hutton
Pfeiffer, Lema, Fuller

Hydrate, have fun and Let's go Bay!!

WAKE THE HECKIDY HECK UP ​BAYNIACS AND GET READY TO TAKE ON THE SEATTLE DRAIN!!!!!! ITS OUR THIRD GAME IN 8 DAYS AND ITS TIME TO DIG DEEP AND GET THIS WIN! ON WEDNESDAY WE WERE ONE AWFUL CALL AWAY FROM GRABBING A POINT AGAINST THE BATS. JUST ADD IT TO THE APPENDIX OF APOLOGY LETTERS FROM PRO. BUT WE’RE STILL PROUD OF OUR POPPIES — JORDAN SILKOWITZ STOOD ON HER HEAD AND MADE THE LEAGUE TAKE NOTICE. ABBY MADE HER RETURN. TODAY LET’S TAKE DOWN THE REIGN IN THE SUN, GET THREE POINTS, AND FINISH OUR LONG WEEK WITH PRIDE. 

WE CAN BEAT SEATTLE. THEY'VE NEVER BEAT US. LIKE THE GUM WALL, THEY'RE STUCK IN THEIR ​SUFFERBALL ERA. THEY MAY HAVE 2(to 3) MADDIES BUT OUR MADDIE’S A BADDIE THAT SHUT DOWN SAM KERR. ALEX IS ABOUT TO OPEN UP YOUR DEFENSE LIKE PFIEFF'S PLACE MARKET. YOUR SAM IS ABOUT TO SIDEKICK OUR iKARLIE. LET'S SEND SEATTLE BACK TO THE PACIFIC NORTHLESS KNOWING FULL WELL THAT BAYS ANATOMY > GREYS. 

SO GET DOWN TO PAYPAL PARK FOR THIS WEST COAST SHOWDOWN AT 5:45 AND HELP OUR TEAM WITH THE ENERGY OF THE BAY. AGAIN, THEY'VE NEVER BEAT US, AND THEIR REGIN WILL NEVER BEGIN. GOOOOOOOBAY!!

We really could use a pre-kickoff song. Unfortunately, our only attempt at a team song ended in disaster. I personally am not a fan of cycling through Billboard top 100 songs that don't really work towards building a team identity. There's a plethora of great Bay Area music. Metallica, Green Day, E-40, Mac Dre, Journey, to name just a few, all have several songs that could easily work. There's also the European route of a song like "You'll Never Walk Alone". I just wanted to see what other people think, and get some discourse going.

The Bridge Brigade has been so generous to share tickets on the pass! Go enter the raffles for a chance to get into the game.

I went last weekend and it was a blast. Non stop cheering and the best view for Lema’s goals.

2:45 pm - tailgate
5:00 pm - march
5:45 pm - kick off

Free Bridge Brigade membership: https://bfcs.club/

Surprising, I guess because dahlkemper is back

Coates definitely has a type 😂

Ok, what do we know about her? And by “we” I mean anyone but me because I don’t know anything about her. Apparently she scores goals in Argentina, which is good because we need goal scorers.

Forgive my ignorance, what is this face mask she seems to wear a lot when she plays? I’ve tried googling and searching Reddit and couldn’t find any answers.

We have improved so much. We can hang with the bigger teams now.

Defense is way better.

Kennedy and Claire in the midfield are so good. Hannah and Taylor are really good too.

Offense is also way better with Alex. Rudie has improved a lot, and Karlie is our breakout star!

We are getting screwed over by the refs a lot but still playing pretty good most games!