Carli Lloyd celebrates with her Atlanta Beat teammates after scoring her first goal of the season to tie the game at 2-2. (via Women’s Professional Soccer :: Atlanta Beat 2 : 2 WNY Flash)
Candace Chapman of the WNY Flash tries to defend against Kristina Larsen of the Atlanta Beat in a 2-2 draw played this weekend.
Marta played her first game for the WNY Flash this weekend, scoring a goal in a 2-2 draw with the Atlanta Beat. MARTA! PLAYING IN BUFFALO! (Well, I should say playing FOR Buffalo as this game was played in Georgia. But she SOON will be playing in Buffalo!)
So excited I was over the debut of the WNY Flash in the WPS on Sunday, I forgot to mention there was a game on Saturday as well as the Atlanta Beat won at home 1-0 over NJ-based FC Sky Blue.
A determined Keelin Winters of the Boston Breakers scores one of their 4 goals in a 4-1 win over Atlana on opening day weekend of the WPS season.
The Atlanta Beat and Boston Breakers walk onto the field for the first game of the WPS season last Saturday in a game won by Boston 4-1.
This a great image for the two teams to be taking the field together and encouraging all the little girls who want to grow up to be soccer players to be right there with them.
Lauren Sesselmann of the Atlanta Beat
A sample image from the women’s soccer tumblr I recc’d today…