FIFA Women's World Cup

FT Monday, June 22, 2015
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Norway LLWDW 1
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Lansdowne Stadium · 19,829 att.

Match Report

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England rally to beat Norway 2-1 on Lucy Bronze winner

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
8
4
Saves
1
49
Possession
51
12
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
214
Accurate Passes
246
310
Passes
356
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
8
Accurate Crosses
6
20
Crosses
23
0.4
Cross %
0.3
67
Long Balls
78
25
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
1
14
Effective Tackles
26
21
Tackles
33
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
40
Effective Clearances
26
40
Clearances
26

Lineups

NOR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Ingrid HjelmsethG
  2. 3Marita Skammelsrud LundCD-L
  3. 7Trine RonningCD-R
  4. 13Ingrid Moe WoldLB
  5. 6Maren MjeldeRB
  6. 17Lene MykjalandCM
  7. 4Gry Tofte ImsLM
  8. 8Solveig GulbrandsenRM
  9. 9Isabell HerlovsenF
  10. 21Ada HegerbergLF
  11. 19Kristine MindeRF

ENG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Karen BardsleyG
  2. 6Laura BassettCD-L
  3. 5Steph HoughtonCD-R
  4. 3Claire RaffertyLB
  5. 12Lucy BronzeRB
  6. 16Katie ChapmanAM
  7. 4Fara WilliamsLM
  8. 11Jade MooreRM
  9. 18Toni DugganF
  10. 22Fran KirbyAM-L
  11. 10Karen CarneyAM-R

Timeline

  1. 46' Substitution, Norway. Maria Thorisdottir replaces Trine Rønning.
  2. 54' Substitution, England. Jill Scott replaces Francesca Kirby.
  3. 54' Goal! Norway 1, England 0. Solveig Gulbrandsen (Norway) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lene Mykjåland with a cross following a corner.
  4. 61' Goal! Norway 1, England 1. Stephanie Houghton (England) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fara Williams with a cross following a corner.
  5. 63' Substitution, England. Jodie Taylor replaces Toni Duggan.
  6. 70' Substitution, Norway. Elise Thorsnes replaces Kristine Minde.
  7. 76' Goal! Norway 1, England 2. Lucy Bronze (England) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jodie Taylor.
  8. 87' Substitution, Norway. Lisa-Marie Karlseng Utland replaces Ingrid Moe Wold.

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