FIFA banned fake-grass fields at the Women's World Cup last summer. In wet Seattle, a synthetic field pays the bills.
The next stop for the Wave? Seattle — where the Reign’s defense is real, the grass is fake and the San Diego is winless in four matches, scoring just once. “They’re a tough team to score against at home or on the road,” coach Casey Stoney said ahead of Friday’s 7 p.m. match. “They don’t concede many goals. It’s kind of one-goal margins that you come by.
forbade fake-grass fields at the Women's World Cup last summer. In wet Seattle, a synthetic field pays the bills. 'The surface is tough,” Stoney said. “We don’t want to play on turf. No team wants to play on turf. It’s not a surface that’s kind on the body. But, we’re here, we’ve played enough times. We know how it runs now.” Echoed Wave forward Makenzy Doniak: “Whatever the surface is, we’re going to come out swinging. That’s the most important part.
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