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In this week’s edition of Anatomy of a Goal, we’re taking a bit of a different approach. We’re not just breaking down the Seattle Reign’s second goal against Bay FC here — we’re also going to dissect the defensive breakdown that made it possible.
Before we get into the nitty gritty, let’s put some context around the goal. Brittany Ratcliffe iced the game for the Reign in the 90+3’, finding the back of the net just four minutes after subbing into the match. Seattle was already up 1-0 thanks to a 53rd minute penalty kick that Sofia Huerta buried.
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