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March 24, 2001
Spirit 3 Philadelphia Charge 3-1, In first
spring training match
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San
Diego Spirit 3- Philadelphia Charge 1
ARCO U.S. Olympic Training Center Field #3
March 22, 2001 Kickoff: 10 a.m. PT Weather: Sunny,
breezy-- 78 °F
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Scoring:
Spirit
MacMillan (Unassisted) 8th minute.
Charge Karvelsson (Unassisted) 47
Spirit MacMillan (Boxx) 76
Spirit Koleski (MacMillan) 87
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Spirit
24-Moore,
Melissa
25-Tanaka, Rhiannon
22-Hampton, Karissa
16-Pickup, Kim
5-Bengtsson, Kirstin
15-Boxx, Shannon
11-Foudy, Julie
12-Mascaro, Jen
(13-Tietjen, Margaret76th)
10-Sherrill Kester, Sherrill (6-Montoya, Erin 86th)
8-MacMillan, Shannon
9-Arkenberg, Traci (19-Akide, Mercy 46th, Koleski, Tara 67th).
Misconduct
Summary: None
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Charge
18-Webber,
Saskia
13-Mitts, Heather
6- Benson,Jenny
25-Tietjen, Jennifer
5-Fitschen, Doris (14-Iverson, Erica 46th)
2-Fair, Lorrie
9-Demko, Michelle
7-Kaverlsson, Ravel (Raven McDonald, Raven 52nd)
10-Ailing, Liu
20-Yohe, Sara
22-Clemens, Mandy
Misconduct
Summary: None
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Official:
Ricardo
Salazar
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| Statistical |
SD |
PHI |
| Shots |
15 |
18 |
| Saves |
7 |
4 |
| Corner
Kicks |
1 |
6 |
| Fouls |
16 |
9 |
| Offside |
3 |
0 |
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Game
Two goals
and one assist from forward Shannon MacMillan helped the San Diego
Spirit defeated the Philadelphia Charge, 3-1, in the first match
for both teams at WUSA Spring Training Tournament.
MacMillan
opened the scoring in just the 8th minute, running onto a through
ball and rushing in one-on-one on Charge goalkeeper Saskia Webber.
Webber got a piece of MacMillan's first shot, but she ran down the
rebound in the right side of the penalty box and chipped the ball
into the open net from 14 yards out at a stiff angle. The Charge
tied the game just two minutes into the second half on a well-struck
shot from Rakel Karvelsson that scooted past Spirit goalkeeper Melissa
Moore. Karvelsson left the game in the 52ndmminute after suffering
a hard foul from San Diego's Mercy Akide.
The Spirit
put the game away with two goals in the final 15 minutes, both courtesy
of MacMillan. In the 76th minute, Shannon Boxx unlocked the Charge
defense with a perfect through ball and MacMillan slide to finish
into theleft corner. In the 87th minute, MacMillan beat her player
down the right flank, cut towards goal and then played a perfect
pass in the slot to Tara Koleski, who easily finished into the right
corner of the net from eight yards out. The goals gave MacMillan
seven in the pre-season and raised the Spirit's record to 2-1. Twin
sisters Jennifer Tietjen of the Charge and Margaret Tietjen of the
Spirit played against each other in a professional game for the
first time.
The Charge
had a great chance to score in the 69th minute, but Spirit midfielder
Sherrill Kester cleared Mandy Clemen's shot off the goal line. MacMillan
has another great chance in the 74th minute, but her shot went wide
on her breakaway. The Spirit will face the Carolina Courage in its
next exhibition game on Sunday, March 25 at Noon at the OTC.
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