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Two philosophies had been on show on Friday evening in Seattle as OL Reign defeated Angel Metropolis FC 1-0 in a Nationwide Girls’s Soccer League playoff quarterfinal. On one facet of the touchline, you had OL Reign head coach Laura Harvey, who had just lately reworked her pulse-quickening staff right into a reactive group defending deep in its personal half, scratching its head at the way to create probabilities in open play.

On the opposite facet, you had Angel Metropolis interim head coach Becki Tweed, who was tossed into the deep finish halfway by means of the season after Freya Coombe was fired. Six wins, 4 attracts and one loss later, Angel Metropolis made the playoffs whereas by no means giving opponents the identical tactical look.

Each coaches performed the hits on Friday: Harvey stored her facet’s deep reactivity, whereas Tweed performed one other tactical card. In the long run, the coach who stayed the course pulled out the victory.