Australia's national women's soccer team loses 7-0 to under 15s boys team (1 Viewer)

[James Daulton]

The Australian women's team currently ranked 5th in the world lost a warm up match to an under 15s boys team 7 - 0.  And not even the national under 15 team, just Newcastle's. Under 15 is like 9th graders.

 

[Baloney Sandwich]

I'm surprised it was that close

 

[Parrothead]

did they make the boy's some sandwiches after the match?

 

[McGarnicle]

That's so cute that the girls tried to play soccer with the boys.

 

[jonessed]

This may surprise some women, but it shouldn't.  There is a vast difference between men and women with regard to physical capability.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Why is this a surprise?  The US women, who are significantly better than Australia, regularly scrimmage any U17 team they can find and typically get beat fairly easily but they find it very useful in their preparations.

 

[James Daulton]

Why is this a surprise?  The US women, who are significantly better than Australia, regularly scrimmage any U17 team they can find and typically get beat fairly easily but they find it very useful in their preparations.

I just thought it was really interesting that the #5 ranked Women's team in the world got shellacked by a bunch of non-elite boys barely in puberty.  I thought that soccer had more "skill" that elite women would possess to offset some of the boys physicality advances.  In fact, you can't even really use your upper body in soccer, so are the boys that much faster than the women?  I guess just don't quite understand why the women are at such a disadvantage against such young boys.  

 

[NewlyRetired]

I just thought it was really interesting that the #5 ranked Women's team in the world got shellacked by a bunch of non-elite boys barely in puberty.  I thought that soccer had more "skill" that elite women would possess to offset some of the boys physicality advances.  In fact, you can't even really use your upper body in soccer, so are the boys that much faster than the women?  I guess just don't quite understand why the women are at such a disadvantage against such young boys.  

Upper body strength is important in soccer.  Almost every shoulder to shoulder tackle or 50-50 ball involves strength and also plays a part in shielding the ball.

But more to the point Soccer is full of sprinting and jumping as primary activities.  The boys simply have too big an advantage in this area.

 

[SHIZNITTTT]

This is why the women get paid #### compared to the men.  Women's soccer is just an inferior product compared to the men's game.  Women's soccer would be equal to a rec baseball teams, where Men's soccer is equal to elite travel baseball teams.   Apples and Oranges. 

 

[tdoss]

Did the boy's coach make them take their foot off the gas or something?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I'm surprised most by the fact that they only gave up one touchdown.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

This is crazy but believable - I have a friend who played MLS and Mexico and he always said that the US women's national team could lose to many a high school boys team. I guess that's true.