Women's International Friendly

FT Saturday, April 11, 2026
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Match Report

Lavelle leads USWNT past Japan in San Jose friendly

Rose Lavelle had a goal and an assist and the United States won the first of three matches against Japan 2-1 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
5
38.9
Possession
61.1
11
SHOTS
9
6
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
294
Accurate Passes
485
366
Passes
585
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
16
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.3
39
Long Balls
38
21
Accurate Long Balls
9
0.5
Long Balls %
0.2
3
Blocked Shots
3
6
Effective Tackles
17
16
Tackles
17
0.4
Tackle %
1.0
17
Interceptions
7
23
Effective Clearances
24
23
Clearances
24

Highlights

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Head to Head

USA leads series 4-1

Lineups

USA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Claudia DickeyG
  2. 25Kennedy WesleyCD-L
  3. 4Naomi GirmaCD-R
  4. 22Gisele ThompsonLB
  5. 23Emily FoxRB
  6. 17Sam CoffeyCM-L
  7. 10Lindsey HeapsCM-R
  8. 21Alyssa ThompsonLM
  9. 2Trinity RodmanRM
  10. 16Rose LavelleCF-L
  11. 11Sophia WilsonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Ally SentnorSUB
  2. 8Jaedyn ShawSUB
  3. 13Olivia MoultrieSUB
  4. 20Michelle CooperSUB
  5. 24Phallon Tullis-JoyceSUB
  6. 26Jameese JosephSUB
  7. 15Claire HuttonSUB
  8. 5Lilly RealeSUB
  9. 19Emma SearsSUB
  10. 6Emily SamsSUB
  11. 3Avery PattersonSUB
  12. 7Lily YohannesSUB

JPN · 4-3-3

  1. 1Ayaka YamashitaG
  2. 3Moeka MinamiCD-L
  3. 6Toko KogaCD-R
  4. 13Hikaru KitagawaLB
  5. 5Hana TakahashiRB
  6. 10Fuka NaganoCM
  7. 14Yui HasegawaLM
  8. 19Momoko TanikawaRM
  9. 20Manaka MatsukuboF
  10. 7Hinata MiyazawaLF
  11. 15Aoba FujinoRF

Substitutes

  1. 21Miyabi MoriyaSUB
  2. 4Saki KumagaiSUB
  3. 23Akane OkumaSUB
  4. 24Maya HijikataSUB
  5. 17Maika HamanoSUB
  6. 22Remina ChibaSUB
  7. 12Chika HiraoSUB
  8. 18Honoka HayashiSUB
  9. 2Risa ShimizuSUB
  10. 9Riko UekiSUB
  11. 11Mina TanakaSUB
  12. 16Yuzuki YamamotoSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! USA 1, Japan 0. Rose Lavelle (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trinity Rodman following a set piece situation.
  2. 45' Substitution, Japan. Miyabi Moriya replaces Hikaru Kitagawa.
  3. 45' Substitution, Japan. Riko Ueki replaces Manaka Matsukubo.
  4. 48' Goal! USA 2, Japan 0. Lindsey Heaps (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rose Lavelle.
  5. 59' Substitution, Japan. Maika Hamano replaces Aoba Fujino.
  6. 60' Substitution, Japan. Remina Chiba replaces Hinata Miyazawa.
  7. 60' Substitution, Japan. Mina Tanaka replaces Momoko Tanikawa.
  8. 60' Substitution, Japan. Honoka Hayashi replaces Fuka Nagano.
  9. 61' Goal! USA 2, Japan 1. Riko Ueki (Japan) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Honoka Hayashi with a headed pass.
  10. 67' Substitution, USA. Ally Sentnor replaces Sophia Wilson.
  11. 67' Substitution, USA. Michelle Cooper replaces Trinity Rodman.
  12. 80' Substitution, Japan. Saki Kumagai replaces Moeka Minami.
  13. 85' Substitution, USA. Claire Hutton replaces Lindsey Heaps.
  14. 85' Substitution, USA. Emma Sears replaces Alyssa Thompson.
  15. 86' Substitution, Japan. Risa Shimizu replaces Hana Takahashi.
  16. 90'+1' Substitution, Japan. Maya Hijikata replaces Yui Hasegawa.

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