Sofia Jakobsson and Makenzy Doniak score to lift the San Diego Wave to a 2-0 win over Alyssa Thompson and Angel City in front of a sellout crowd.
The future of U.S. women’s soccer met the sport’s present Sunday in a late-afternoon matinee at BMO Stadium. And Alex Morgan, the sport’s current leading lady, showed she’s not ready to step aside just yet, helping the San Diego Wave to a 2-0 win over Angel City and teenager Alyssa Thompson, her possible heir apparent.
The game, played in front of a sellout crowd of 22,000, was the first between Morgan, an 11-year NWSL veteran, and Thompson, who was making her third league start, though the two played side by side on the national team earlier this month. Thompson hardly needed an introduction: Prominent in the decor in the childhood bedroom she shared with sister Gisele was a poster of the 2015 U.S. national team, meaning she woke every morning to Morgan’s smiling face.That visage has become the face of U.S.
“Many times the media and U.S. soccer try to pick a player or two who are the ‘face’ of the team, but sometimes that can hurt a player if they aren’t able to live up to the hype,” she said. “Alyssa definitely has the qualities to make the WNT, but it may be in Alyssa and the soccer world’s best interest to let Alyssa be an 18-year-old pro player and enjoy her journey.”“I’m not here trying to put pressure on an 18-year-old,” she said. “It takes time as a professional to find your feet.
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