FIFA Women's World Cup

FT Monday, June 8, 2015
Australia WLWWW 1
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United States WWWWD 3
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AUS101
USA123
Winnipeg Stadium

Match Report

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Megan Rapinoe scores twice as United States win Group D opener

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
17
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
0
2
Saves
5
44
Possession
56
11
SHOTS
12
6
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
219
Accurate Passes
294
323
Passes
365
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
8
Crosses
21
0.1
Cross %
0.2
70
Long Balls
56
25
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
0
11
Effective Tackles
15
12
Tackles
17
0.9
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
15
Effective Clearances
19
15
Clearances
19

Head to Head

USA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

USA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Hope SoloG
  2. 4Becky SauerbrunnCD-L
  3. 19Julie ErtzCD-R
  4. 22Meghan KlingenbergLB
  5. 11Ali KriegerRB
  6. 10Carli LloydCM-L
  7. 12Lauren HolidayCM-R
  8. 15Megan RapinoeLM
  9. 23Christen PressRM
  10. 2Sydney LerouxCF-L
  11. 20Abby WambachCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Amy RodriguezSUB
  2. 3Christie RamponeSUB
  3. 21Alyssa NaeherSUB
  4. 7Shannon BoxxSUB
  5. 6Whitney EngenSUB
  6. 13Alex MorganSUB
  7. 18Ashlyn HarrisSUB
  8. 14Morgan GautratSUB
  9. 16Lori ChalupnySUB
  10. 5Kelley O'HaraSUB
  11. 17Tobin HeathSUB
  12. 9Heather O'ReillySUB

AUS · 4-3-3

  1. 18Melissa BarbieriG
  2. 7Steph CatleyCD-L
  3. 5Laura BrockCD-R
  4. 9Caitlin FoordLB
  5. 6Servet UzunlarRB
  6. 8Elise Kellond-KnightCM
  7. 10Emily van EgmondLM
  8. 19Katrina GorryRM
  9. 23Michelle HeymanF
  10. 20Sam KerrLF
  11. 11Lisa De VannaRF

Substitutes

  1. 17Kyah SimonSUB
  2. 2Larissa CrummerSUB
  3. 14Alanna KennedySUB
  4. 4Clare PolkinghorneSUB
  5. 1Lydia WilliamsSUB
  6. 15Teresa PoliasSUB
  7. 3Ashleigh SykesSUB
  8. 21Mackenzie ArnoldSUB
  9. 16Hayley RasoSUB
  10. 12Leena KhamisSUB
  11. 13Tameka YallopSUB
  12. 22Nicola BolgerSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! USA 1, Australia 0. Megan Rapinoe (USA) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 27' Goal! USA 1, Australia 1. Lisa De Vanna (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michelle Heyman.
  3. 56' Lauren Holiday (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 61' Goal! USA 2, Australia 1. Christen Press (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sydney Leroux.
  5. 64' Megan Rapinoe (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 68' Substitution, USA. Tobin Heath replaces Christen Press.
  7. 69' Substitution, Australia. Kyah Simon replaces Michelle Heyman.
  8. 78' Goal! USA 3, Australia 1. Megan Rapinoe (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carli Lloyd following a fast break.
  9. 79' Substitution, USA. Alex Morgan replaces Sydney Leroux.
  10. 80' Substitution, Australia. Alanna Kennedy replaces Katrina-Lee Gorry.
  11. 83' Substitution, Australia. Ashleigh Sykes replaces Laura Alleway.
  12. 86' Substitution, USA. Morgan Brian replaces Megan Rapinoe.

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