2010 WPS All-Star Game
| Event | Women's Professional Soccer All-Star Game | ||||||
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| Date | June 30, 2010 | ||||||
| Venue | KSU Soccer Stadium Kennesaw, Georgia | ||||||
| Referee | Margaret Domka | ||||||
| Attendance | 4,610 | ||||||
The 2010 Women's Professional Soccer All-Star Game was the second WPS All-Star Game, taking place on June 30, 2010. Thirty-six players were divided into two teams with the top US vote-getter (Abby Wambach) and the top international vote-getter (Marta) as captains. Marta's XI defeated Abby's XI by five to two.
Atlanta Beat named host
[edit]WPS awarded the 2010 All-Star Game to Atlanta, Georgia in a press release on March 22, 2010. The venue was KSU Soccer Stadium, home of the Atlanta Beat.
Atlanta, with its wonderful new stadium built specifically for WPS, will be a fantastic venue for our second WPS All-Star Game.
— Tonya Antonucci
WPS All-Stars
[edit]Voting
[edit]Twenty-two of the thirty-six WPS All-Stars were chosen by vote. 25% of the total vote came from fans voting online, 25% from media, 25% from coaches (who were prohibited from voting for their team's players), and 25% from players. The results of the voting were released on June 9, 2010. [2]
The top three fan picks this year were Wambach, Marta, and Hope Solo. Three players - Wambach, Marta, and Kelly Smith - topped out the coach's voting with 100% of coaches voting for them. Likewise, two players - Sonia Bompastor and Eniola Aluko - got 100% of the media vote. Along with those six players, Shannon Boxx, Christine Sinclair, Lori Lindsey, and Amy LePeilbet rounded out the top ten.
At-Large Selections
[edit]The remaining fourteen players on the All-Star rosters were selected by WPS Commissioner Tonya Antonucci and the two All-Star coaches Albertin Montoya and Paul Riley, who were the coaches of the two teams topping the standings at the time, on June 14. [3][permanent dead link]
2010 All-Star Rosters
[edit]Bold indicates Starting XI's from pick-'em results
Italic indicates players who missed the All-Star game due to injury
* replacement player
Abby's XI
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Marta's XI
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Match details
[edit]Abby's XI  | 2 - 5 | Marta's XI |
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Aluko  36'Cheney 79' |
Boxscore[permanent dead link] | Marta 7' 8' Sinclair 32'Miyama 75'Rodriguez 81' |
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Statistics
[edit]| ABY | MRT | |
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| Goals scored | 2 | 5 |
| Total shots | 15 | 23 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 8 |
| Total Saves | 3 | 4 |
| Fouls | 2 | 5 |
| Offsides | 5 | 5 |
| Corner kicks | 3 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |