Same team played in NPL and CRL. When Legends Riverside beat Galaxy SD 5-0 everyone realized they added some talented girls. No one should beat Galaxy SD 5-0, Galaxy SD actually beat the talented Natl Cup winners Arsenal 1-0 earlier in the year.
Know matter what side you come out on Legends Riverside additional players that team had some talent that was fun to watch. My DD plays on IE Surf and we pulled off the major upset. While we have some girls that can hang they were clearly the more talented team. We lost to them 3-0 the week before, we couldn't match their talent but we did match their intensity in the upset. One area that helped us is when we got pinned in by them and the wind in the first half we were able to move to ball out on the ground a few times and our defenders blocked most of their shots, when we pinned them in a few times due to the wind in the second half the balls they cleared got held up by the wind and we were able to win some 50/50 balls off goal kicks that eventually led to our goal with only a few mins left.
Anyway you look at it, the Legends Riverside team should steamroll through NPL, as they stand now they could be the best team in Sou Cal. Our girls were fortunate and proud to compete against them.
I hope they bring home the NPL crown to Sou Cal!