CONCACAF Soccer, an Underwhelming Experience
by Doredad on 10/20/14Sporting Park - Kansas CitySoccer Review (only attended US Women's Game on 10/15/14): 1. US women dominant as expected, but they played like Sporting KC and showed an embarrassing inability to finish. Trinidad & Tobago goalie was very good, but we still missed several easy scoring opportunities. 2. Hope Solo stupidly gave the ball away 2 or 3 times; will come back to haunt us against better competition. 3. The state of women's soccer is, unfortunately, pretty bad after the top 5 or 6 teams in the world. I watched Martinique play Thursday night on TV; I've seen better high school teams. Allowing teams like Martinique into this tournament demeans the entire event. Event Review: 1. Only 1 concession stand open for burgers, which was not unexpected due to the very small crowd. But we stood in line for 20+ minutes and missed a good chunk of the game, mainly because the service at the concession stand was terrible. Unacceptable. 2. While standing along the railing near Section 101 trying to call my wife on my cell phone, with literally NO OTHER PERSON WITHIN 20 YARDS OF ME, I was told by some employee that I couldn't stand there and I had to move. Seriously? There couldn't have been 2,500 people in the entire stadium. I can understand not standing near that railing when Sporting Park is sold out or when there's a need to keep that portion of the concourse clear because of the nearby concession stand, but there was nobody near me on either the concourse or in the seats below the railing. 3. Spent a LOT of money for tickets to watch pretty mediocre soccer after the US WNT. Would only recommend this event in the future with major qualifications.