A National Women's Soccer League match between the Western New York Flash and Seattle Reign was played Saturday on an unusually narrow field, drawing criticism from some players on the U.S. women's national team.
With the Flash's regular field hosting a music festival, the match was moved to Frontier Field in Rochester, New York, the home of a minor league baseball team.
The Flash said the field measured 100 feet by 58 feet, which meets FIFA minimum standards. But NWSL standards call for a width of 70 feet.
National team midfielder Carli Lloyd called the field "shocking and embarrassing" on Twitter. Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe also weighed in, calling it unacceptable.
NWSL Commissioner Jeff Plush said in a statement that the league signed off on the move, but admitted it was the wrong decision in retrospect.
