A Not So Dark Night
Racing Louisville settled for a 1-1 draw against NJ/NY Gotham FC on Sunday evening. While not an ideal result, it does mark the first time Racing has had two matches in a row without a defeat.
Louisville’s goal came in the 13′ when Nadia Nadim tapped one in off a cross from Ebony Salmon. They would hold onto this lead until the 83′ when Ifeoma Onumonu scored the equalizer for Gotham.
Nadim expressed some frustration after the match, particularly in Racing’s inability to capitalize on chances created. Specifically, she said players – including herself – fail to take their own individual chances. Instead, they try and create the perfect chance for a teammate. As a result, plenty of opportunities are wasted and Racing leaves themselves open to being drawn or beaten. Racing needs to be hungrier for a second goal that would put the game away instead of hesitating or waiting for the perfect chance.
Despite these frustrations, Nadim could still see some bright spots when looking at the bigger picture.
“I’m very disappointed but feel that there are a lot of positives in the game,” said Nadim after the match. “Gotham FC is a great team and we are a young team and this is a step in the right direction, but, you know, we want to be a winning team and a draw is not good enough.”
Nadia Nadim / Image courtesy ISI Photos
Emily Fox echoed Nadim’s dissatisfaction with the final result, saying, “They’re a great team. They’re in third place for a reason. We’re obviously disappointed with a tie…but I think for us, we play five games in fifteen days, so we need to move on, learn from our mistakes, and keep going.”
Despite player frustrations, Racing has a lot to be pleased with. For one, they kept a top-three team on their back foot for the first half of the match. Gotham is an incredibly tough team to go up against, and Louisville stayed competitive throughout. Second, they’ve completed their first back-to-back unbeaten…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Gotham FC – Beautiful Game Network…