Comments on: The ‘wrong-footed soccer maiden’ who bridged Manhattan, Beijing http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2009/07/womens-football-the-wrong-footed-soccer-maiden-who-bridged-manhattan-and-beijing/ Soccer as a second language Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:52:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Chris Berkeley http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2009/07/womens-football-the-wrong-footed-soccer-maiden-who-bridged-manhattan-and-beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-97269 Chris Berkeley Mon, 31 May 2010 13:20:17 +0000 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=2386#comment-97269 I thought of this article and Talese's writing watching the penalty shoot-out at the end of the 2010 AFC Womens' Asian Cup final match when Australia beat DPRK (North Korea) 5–4 on penalties. The game was played on a very bad pitch in appalling weather in front of a very small crowd, but both teams played in a spirited and entertaining fashion throughout the 120 minutes. <strong>Yun Song-Mi</strong> was the second DPRK player to step up to the sodden spot and missed the goal by a metre. Her anguish and grief, like Liu's, was heartbreaking then and in later brief TV shots was palpable. Apart from this woman's terrible shot all 10 penalties were taken as though the players had ice in their veins and not blood. The GKs never had a chance. I have never seen male players take that many penalties so coolly. This shoot-out should be played to students of the game as an object lesson. I thought of this article and Talese’s writing watching the penalty shoot-out at the end of the 2010 AFC Womens’ Asian Cup final match when Australia beat DPRK (North Korea) 5–4 on penalties.

The game was played on a very bad pitch in appalling weather in front of a very small crowd, but both teams played in a spirited and entertaining fashion throughout the 120 minutes.

Yun Song-Mi was the second DPRK player to step up to the sodden spot and missed the goal by a metre. Her anguish and grief, like Liu’s, was heartbreaking then and in later brief TV shots was palpable.

Apart from this woman’s terrible shot all 10 penalties were taken as though the players had ice in their veins and not blood. The GKs never had a chance. I have never seen male players take that many penalties so coolly. This shoot-out should be played to students of the game as an object lesson.

]]> By: Mike http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2009/07/womens-football-the-wrong-footed-soccer-maiden-who-bridged-manhattan-and-beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-92937 Mike Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:45:57 +0000 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=2386#comment-92937 Hope Chinese female soccer team can get good luck. It's been in bad condition these years! Hope Chinese female soccer team can get good luck. It’s been in bad condition these years!

]]> By: China | ‘Penalty Phase,’ by Gay Talese (chapter 43) « Scissors Kick http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2009/07/womens-football-the-wrong-footed-soccer-maiden-who-bridged-manhattan-and-beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-88711 China | ‘Penalty Phase,’ by Gay Talese (chapter 43) « Scissors Kick Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:53:12 +0000 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=2386#comment-88711 [...] China | ‘Penalty Phase,’ by Gay Talese (chapter 43) “On Sunday morning, July 11, 1999, I listened to my pastor, down the street from our home in Decatur, Georgia, warn parishioners about the dangers of nationalistic revelry. The occasion was the aftermath of American victory over China the previous afternoon in the Women’s World Cup final. The game finished 0–0, with the United States prevailing 5–4 in the penalty phase. ‘Let’s not forget the Chinese players,’ our pastor said. It was the only time I have heard him, in 13 years, mention soccer within the worship context. ‘The TV cameras did not let us see their faces. What were their players thinking? What were they feeling as they watched all the American flags?’” (The Global Game – July 18, 2009), (The Global Game - 19 July 2009) [...] [...] China | ‘Penalty Phase,’ by Gay Talese (chapter 43) “On Sunday morning, July 11, 1999, I listened to my pastor, down the street from our home in Decatur, Georgia, warn parishioners about the dangers of nationalistic revelry. The occasion was the aftermath of American victory over China the previous afternoon in the Women’s World Cup final. The game finished 0–0, with the United States prevailing 5–4 in the penalty phase. ‘Let’s not forget the Chinese players,’ our pastor said. It was the only time I have heard him, in 13 years, mention soccer within the worship context. ‘The TV cameras did not let us see their faces. What were their players thinking? What were they feeling as they watched all the American flags?’” (The Global Game – July 18, 2009), (The Global Game – 19 July 2009) [...]

]]> By: lawrence http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2009/07/womens-football-the-wrong-footed-soccer-maiden-who-bridged-manhattan-and-beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-79857 lawrence Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:20:54 +0000 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=2386#comment-79857 Thanks, John, for bringing this back! Great stuff. Thanks, John, for bringing this back! Great stuff.

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