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International Cup 2014

Themes from the Western Oval and Women’s Footy – Northern (En)light(s)enment overpowers American Liberty

  • Thursday, August 14 2014 @ 10:55 pm ACST
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International Cup 2014
*Steve Alomes’ view of footy through different angles.... Canada NL vs USA Liberty
Your esteemed sports correspondent, or cub reporter perhaps, was meant to be covering another match. Except, just like a suburban Tom Wolfe or Hunter S Thompson or a sporting version of Australia’s Bob Ellis, he wandered into the Northern Lights of Canada vs USA Liberty, the number one Canadian team against the number two American team.
 
Thus, we redeem the balance a little by providing double coverage of this women’s game.
 
It was a revelation. Aside from cultural factors (thanks Tom Wolfe) like differentiating between a dozen pony tails in the era of the return of long hair, more difficult than the Swede boys with beards and top knots, and one pony-tail Finn, it was an interesting game.

Northwind unable to quell Revolution

  • Thursday, August 14 2014 @ 08:20 pm ACST
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International Cup 2014 The sibling rivalry between the United States Revolution and Canada Northwind intensified at Royal Park, with a physical match between the teams never in doubt. As the clouds rolled in, so to did the tempers, but it was the Revos who would come away with the valuable win.

In a low scoring affair, the Revolution’s Ryan McGettigan kicked the first and only goal of the opening quarter. Both teams were trying to impose their presence on the match, but the Americans clearly had the competitive edge with the Northwind only able to respond with a behind. Tempers spilled over and a Canadian was yellow-carded, resulting in his absence for ten minutes, and the Canadians having to play a man down. The United States led Canada 1.0 (6) to 0.1 (1) at the first break.

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