Highlights.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y-ARXN0WMk?si=sMqxSfBoU6fazvtM

Bay FC shocks Angel City with 1-0 win in first-ever NWSL game

Jason Mastrodonato
PUBLISHED: March 17, 2024

What started last April, with four American women’s soccer legends trying to bring the sport back to the Bay Area, came to an exciting climax on Sunday when Bay FC beat Angel City FC, 1-0, in its inaugural game.

Playing for the first time as an expansion team in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), Bay FC played an inspiring, if also chaotic brand of football as it knocked off a quality Angel City side in Los Angeles.

“We just wanted to enjoy ourselves, have fun and work with each other, and that’s what we did,” said striker Asisat Oshoala. “We worked for each other. That’s what we’ll do until we get it right.”

Oshoala, a Barcelona legend who was twice nominated as a Ballon d’Or Award finalist during her historic run in Europe, scored Bay FC’s first-ever goal with a memorable strike in the 17th minute.

Veteran right back Caprice Dydasco created a turnover in the attacking third and poked it to winger Tess Boade, who found Oshoala streaking through the penalty area. Oshoala took a one-time shot and blasted it upper-90, slamming the ball off the inside of the crossbar that narrowly found netting for Bay FC’s first-ever goal.

“I looked back to make sure I wasn’t offside just to make sure I could go celebrate,” she said. “LA is one of the favorites to win the league and being 1-0 against them gave us a lot of confidence.”

The final stat line will show Angel City held almost 60% of the possession and created double the shots (16 to eight) and triple the corner kicks (12 to four). But Bay FC’s organized defensive shape and Liverpool-style of high-pressing football made it difficult for Angel City to break through.

“The soccer gods were with us,” said head coach Albertin Montoya. “Our players believed in it. Sometimes you get that when you have that extra motivation to do something special.”

Savy King, the No. 2 overall pick in January’s draft, was outstanding in her professional debut as a left back. She didn’t lose a single one-on-one duel and often stepped into gaps to cut off passing lanes and create key interceptions.

“She was world class,” Montoya said.

The veteran center back pairing of Emily Menges and Kayla Sharples were lockdown defenders for 90 minutes, holding an organized back line that never got beat through the middle and routinely recovered to disrupt fastbreak opportunities.

Dydasco, the right back, saved a goal in the 90th minute when a short-range shot from Angel City snuck passed goalie Lysianne Proulx and creeped toward the goal line, but Dydasco got to it just in time and booted it out of the danger area.

Angel City had plenty of such moments where loose balls bounced around Bay FC’s penalty area, but as much as Bay FC bent, it never broke.

“It was not the style of play we want to play,” Montoya said. “Angel City did a very good job defending us, creating problems for us. We were trying to solve them. That’s a work in progress. I told our organization and players, it’ll take time for us to dominate the ball. We want to dictate how we play but that takes time.”

Goalkeeper Lysianne Proulx had a heck of a NWSL debut. After playing professionally in Australia, Proulx joined Bay FC as the likely backup to Melissa Lowder, but Lowder suffered a season-ending knee injury earlier this month, giving Proulx a chance to step into the spotlight.

A goalie for the Canadian national team, Proulx made a ridiculous save in the 35th minute as Meggie Dougherty Howard found a wide open look from the penalty marker and guided it right to the lower right corner, but Proulx poked it wide for a corner kick. She made another stunning block from point-blank range in the 51st minute.

“She was our MVP today,” Oshoala said.

Proulx, 24, finished with eight saves on the night, tying the record for goalies in their NWSL debuts.

“It was tough, we just held onto it,” Proulx said. “This win means everything.”

Oshoala was a feisty presence as the lone striker in a 4-3-3 formation that should also feature Racheal Kundananji in a few weeks. Kundananji, who came over from Madrid for a record $800,000 transfer free, is out with a knee injury but will soon slide into one of the wing positions, where Tess Boade and Scarlett Camberos played on Sunday.

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Lineup

Photos.

She replicated the Steph Curry golf celebration.

The skills and goal scoring continue.

Asisat Oshoala super fast (Dalian, China).

naptu2:
Asisat Oshoala box to box



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuGQSB_RKl0

Asisat Oshoala dribbling (for Barcelona, Spain).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMydOT2anJg?si=JTxfTMrAyULf_OZa

Oshoala beautiful goal (Arsenal, England).

naptu2:
Asisat Oshoala's beautiful goal and beautiful miss


Arsenal 3-1 Reading

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AL7m13Tqss

Oshoala 4 goals in 1 game (Super Falcons of Nigeria).

naptu2:
2016 African Women's Cup of Nations.

Nigeria 6-0 Mali.

4 goals by Asisat Oshoala.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdm2qRz9irQ?si=2XEWyKv2TiOOsEmR

Asisat Oshoala unstoppable, mazy, dribbling goal (Barcelona, Spain).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcRoCsLwjeI?si=jvCZ71jr9fJgCMFC

Asisat Oshoala power unstoppable goal (Barcelona, Spain).

(I hated Aissatou Tounkara because of this goal. The referee ruled that Oshoala fouled her).

naptu2:

Asisat Oshoala held off several Atletico defenders to score an absolutely beautiful goal, but it was disallowed by the referee. You be the judge, was there anything wrong with this goal?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKQcy1HVuJc

Oshoala assist (Liverpool, England).

naptu2:
Asisat Oshoala volley goal and assist

Liverpool 2-1 Birmingham

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9sZK-HoGXg

Oshoala nutmeg bicycle kick goal (Barcelona, Spain).



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpvq2P3Cg2c?si=tnQL_BZA9A3NeL29

The story continues.


FC Robo (2009-2013)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sN9IEkBUoU

Rivers Angels (2013-2015)

Liverpool (2015-2016)

Arsenal (2016-2017)

Dalian (2017-2019)

Barcelona (2019-2024)

Bay FC (2024)

Barcelona.

Bay FC

1) The golden ball for being the best player at the 2014 FIFA Under 20 World Cup.


2) The golden boot for being the highest goal scorer at the 2014 FIFA Under 20 World Cup.


3) The golden ball for being the best player at the 2014 African Women's Nations Cup. She also won the silver boot for being the second highest goal scorer at the tournament (second to Desire Oparanozie).


4) The golden boot for being the highest goal scorer at the 2016 African Women's Nations Cup. She also won the silver ball for being the second best player at the tournament.

Also

1) highest goal scorer in the Nigerian Women’s League (2013)

2) Winner of the Nigerian Women’s League (with River’s Angels) (2014).

3) Winner of the Nigerian Women’s Cup (2013 and 2014)

4) Winner of the English FA Women’s Cup (2016)

5) Winner of the Chinese Women’s Super League 2017 & 2018.

6) Highest goal scorer in the Chinese Women’s Super League (2017).

7) Winner of the Chinese Women’s Super-Cup (2017)

8 ) Winner of the Copa Catalunya (2019).

9) Winner of the Spanish Women’s Super-Cup (2020).

10) BBC (World) Women’s Player of the Year (2015)

11) African Women’s Player of the Year for a record 6 times (2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2023)

12) Winner of the African Women’s Nations Cup (2014, 2016 & 2018).

13) 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League silver medallist (she scored in the final).

14) Winner of the Spanish Women's League (2020)

15) Second highest goal scorer in the Spanish Women's League 2020 (20 goals)

16) Only African woman to score in 3 world cups (2015, 2019 and 2023).

17) One of only 2 women to score 4 goals in a single African Nations Cup match (Perpetua Nkwocha is the other player)

18 ) Winner of the Spanish Women's League 2021 (Scoring 18 goals)

19) 2020 UEFA Women's Champions League winner (scored 4 goals)

21) Winner of the 2022 Liga Iberdrola

22) Highest goal scorer in the 2022 Liga Iberdrola with 20 goals

23) Only person (man or woman) to be named African Footballer of the Year 6 times

24) First African woman to be nominated for the Ballon d'Or

25) 2023 UEFA Women's Champions League winner

26) First person to score for Bay FC

The story continues.

Oshoala brace and incredible lob (for Super Falcons of Nigeria).

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Watch Asisat Oshoala's second goal.

2 goals by Asisat Oshoala gave Nigeria victory, but watch the 2nd goal (over the head of the keeper).

Nigeria 2-1 South Africa (2014 African Women's Nations Cup in Namibia).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGnPRpxsGTo

Congratulations to her

Agba Baller is doing well... Greater heights to her.


Napoli benching Osimhen against Almighty Inter has to be the joke of the season so far.

That Italian club is ungrateful, unserious and useless.

The way Omoluabis finesse and greatnesse without sweat and noise is just super beautiful.
Joshua doing his stuffs, Oshoala, her stuffs... among others, steady basis, no noise

If you're an Omoluabi and you're not currently doing something to elevate yourself among men, in a legal and honourable way, shame on you.

At the core, scam isn't the way for us, 419 isn't, olosho isn't, drug isn't, baby factory isn't... we learn, seek knowledge, put in our might, use our brawn, use our brain, make no noise, don't show off, strike it, and finesse... that's the way of true Omoluabis. We face adversity and still turn out fine ultimately.

If you're an Omoluabi anywhere, this is me reminding you you need not commit crime to be great, greatness is originally in your DNA, it just remains that you process it and breathe it out. Lobatan.

Never be shy to seek knowledge and support from better others. Ire o

naptu2:
Highlights.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y-ARXN0WMk?si=sMqxSfBoU6fazvtM




https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/03/17/bay-fc-shocks-angel-city-with-1-0-win-in-first-ever-nwsl-game/

One of the Nigerians in diaspora doing us proud anywhere.
Good morning sir Uncle Naptu2.

She's doing well

God's grace just dey follow us everywhere.

Check my signature

Women will still be women however 🤣🤣🤣🤣

More and more awards to be won by thus great soul. But the deep question is, is her future promising, knowing she is a black skin🥺?

Agba baller......keep making African proud..

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Stats.

This babe has practically won all awards that can be won.

Her parents will be so proud of her.

She has done so well.

Record breaking annoiting no dey run dry.

Even when tribalists refuaed to vote for you, that could not stop tou from winning sixth African woman of the year award.

Now, America don begin hear am .