Union
What happens when you have an unexpected week off and all of the teams above you lose? Your
power ranking improves. At MLSsoccer.com and SBI, the Union moves from ninth to eighth place
while at Soccer America they move two spots from tenth to eighth. At Goal.com, they hold steady at
seventh.
Photo: Paul Rudderow
Union
In this week's power rankings roundup, the Union drop everywhere. At Soccer America, the Union
fall three spots to tenth. The three spot fall at MLSsoccer.com is to ninth. At SBI, the fall is
two spots to ninth while at ESPN the two spot decline is to tenth.
Sunday's match, the last home game of the regular season, was Fan Appreciation
Night.
Tasha Kai once again proved why she is essential to this team, scoring the first
goal...
...with this shot over Sky Blue's keeper, Jenni Branam.
Photo: Michael Long
After winning six straight matches to take the top spot in the WPS table, the Independence
traveled to New Jersey on Saturday night and played one of their worst games of the season. After a
listless first half, Casey Nogueira netted a second half brace to give Sky Blue the 2–0
victory.
cover photo by Michael Long
The Independence downed Florida for the second consecutive week at Quick Stadium on the campus
of Widener University. Philadelphia dominated the game much like they did last week, but unlike
last week, their finishing could be described as sub par as they only found the net three times
compared to six last week.
The Independence were able to move into second place in the six team WPS with a 6-0 thrashing of
the team I will only refer to as Florida. The margin of victory is the highest ever in the 2.5 year
old league and only the second time ever a team has scored six goals in a game (the now defunct LA
team did it last season).
The Philadelphia Independence rolled into Rochester, New York to become the first team to defeat
the Flash all season. A 90th minute goal by Danesha Adams was a moment of brilliance in a sloppy
game, void of many chances.
Paul Riley continued to tinker with his starting XI, putting out an offensive line up to
challenge New York, who were without some key contributors to their victory in Philadelphia just
two weeks ago.
photo by Michael Long
While the Union were probably content to grab a point on the road in Colorado, the
Independence will feel disappointed not to grab all three as they dominated Atlanta but could not
find a breakthrough on Saturday night. Atlanta, the bottom team in the WPS standings, came into the
game playing for the draw and did well to stay compact and behind the ball for most of the
match.
