San Diego Wave FC have made good use of their “game changers” — also known as substitutes — in the 2022 season, and that continued in Sunday’s NWSL playoff clash against the Chicago Red Stars.
After a lackluster first half for Wave FC, Sofia Jakobsson came off the bench at halftime and pretty much transformed the game, setting up both goals in a comeback 2-1 win for San Diego.
The final product was obviously most important, but Jakobsson was influential throughout her time on the pitch. After San Diego seemed to repeatedly try to hit a floated cross to the far post in the first half, which was unsuccessful, head coach Casey Stoney brought on the Swede, whose verticality on the left flank gave the Red Stars fits for the rest of the match.