In our planning, we could see a difference in how Leuven do things in the first half compared to the second where they come out strong, aggressive, more opportunistic, create more chances and score more goals in the second half. They had that spell but we managed that. It was a team performance because when new players come on, we got new energy and new ideas It's not an easy place to come.
Local women's soccer team Bay FC played its first game at Oracle Park Saturday against Washington Spirit. Despite the team's loss of 2-3, the game drew the most attendees in the history of US professional women's sports, prompting discussions of moving to SF. As the Chronicle reports, the excitement among fans at Saturday's game was palpable. The game drew a record-breaking 40,091 attendees, which the Chronicle notes was triple the size of Bay FC's usual draw of around 13,400 fans.