Lema, Bailey and Bay’s patient build – Equalizer Soccer

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There hasn’t been too much love for Bay FC lately. You can check here for some of the gory details. And while they did not finish the job in Portland last Saturday, they did take the lead through a solid team goal in which Karlie Lema earned the assist. Her greater contribution though, came during the buildup.

For starters, this was an exceedingly patient sequence. Below the ball has been played back to the goalkeeper, Jordan Silkowitz. In a season, and in an era, during which so many goals are conceded by force feeding balls through the keeper, this was a fine time to use Silkowitz. The Thorns were not in a press and this gave Bay an opportunity to survey the scene.