“Wild Night”: the incredible goal of a goalkeeper’s cue in the last play of a game in the United States

It was the last play of the game. There were 96 minutes of play and the Portland Thorns FC he needed a goal that would allow him to reach the tie against Angel City. With the breath of her people on a cold night the one who became a hero was the archer Bella Bixby, who played it and went to look for the goal in the rival area. His homeland had results and not only did he get the final equality 3-3, but he also did it with a luxury that will go down in history.

The visiting team won 3-2 and their victory was a fact. But in the sixth additional minute a corner kick came from the right and the goalkeeper Dijana Haracic he could not contain the ball, which was left to his colleague Bixby, who resorted to a cue to send it inside and ended up getting it.

The outburst of the public and the hug that all her teammates gave their captain in an agonizing definition gave an epic setting to a dramatic closure. It was a draw that was worth much more, since in this way Portland Thorns FC maintained the lead in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) of the United States.

With that point, the Bixby team reached 11 units after five disputed dates and for now the current champions remain undefeated with three wins and two draws. With 10 marches the OL Reign, who through Megan Rapinoe came back from 0-2 against Louisville and also achieved equality.

“Wild night, still recovering. I felt a lot of support in the stadium pushing us last night. I love you Rose City Riveters (fans of your team). It’s also great to see a lot of Angel City supporters on the road for their team. Congratulations to Mosaic 1781 (Angel City supporters), great to see this league grow the way it is growing,” Bella wrote on her account. Twitter.

Bixby, 27, grew up in college soccer in Oregon and came to Portland five years ago. He also played in Germany and Israel and was able to recover from a serious injury from a torn cruciate ligament.

In July 2021, he set the NWSL record for most undefeated minutes to start a regular season with 269 ​​consecutive minutes without conceding goals in her first three games, becoming the third goal scorer in league history to achieve that milestone, which earned her the Save of the Week award during the first week of August of that year.

On the next date, the sixth of the regular season, he will visit the Houston Dash on Friday, May 12, according to the league site.

Women’s soccer is very strong in the United States to the point that their team is the most successful at the senior level in the World Cups with four titles. He comes to keep the last two scepters and will seek the fifth crown in the tournament that this year will be held in New Zealand.

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