England vs Brazil, 2018 Women's International Friendly, Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
England
  • 2': Fran Kirby
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1 - 0
Brazil

    Fran Kirby goal gives England women impressive victory over Brazil

    England's women's team beat Brazil 1-0 at Meadow Lane on Saturday with Fran Kirby scoring the only goal of the game.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Foul by Isobel Christiansen (England).
    • 1': Marta (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Thaisa (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 2': Goal! England 1, Brazil 0. Francesca Kirby (England) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nikita Parris.
    • 5': Foul by Alex Greenwood (England).
    • 5': Ludmila (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Offside, Brazil. Bárbara tries a through ball, but Debinha is caught offside.
    • 6': Camila (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Nikita Parris (England).
    • 9': Attempt missed. Isobel Christiansen (England) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Francesca Kirby.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Rachel Daly (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Francesca Kirby.
    • 12': Offside, Brazil. Formiga tries a through ball, but Debinha is caught offside.
    • 13': Andressa Alves (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by Lucy Bronze (England).
    • 14': Attempt missed. Debinha (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Francesca Kirby (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nikita Parris with a cross.
    • 15': Corner, England. Conceded by Leticia Santos.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Stephanie Houghton (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Toni Duggan with a cross following a corner.
    • 17': Foul by Leticia Santos (Brazil).
    • 17': Toni Duggan (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Andressa Alves (Brazil) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 20': Alex Greenwood (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Andressa Alves (Brazil).
    • 22': Substitution, Brazil. Raquel replaces Marta because of an injury.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Debinha (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leticia Santos.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Rachel Daly (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nikita Parris.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Nikita Parris (England) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Nobbs.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Nikita Parris (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high.
    • 29': Foul by Millie Bright (England).
    • 29': Raquel (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Rachel Daly (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Francesca Kirby.
    • 34': Camila (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Foul by Nikita Parris (England).
    • 34': Foul by Bruna Benites (Brazil).
    • 34': Millie Bright (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Jordan Nobbs (England).
    • 35': Ludmila (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Delay in match Ludmila (Brazil) because of an injury.
    • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Andressa Alves (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 37': Delay in match Bruna Benites (Brazil) because of an injury.
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Alex Greenwood (England) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordan Nobbs.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Nikita Parris (England) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 40': Delay in match Bruna Benites (Brazil) because of an injury.
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Substitution, Brazil. Daiane replaces Bruna Benites because of an injury.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Nikita Parris (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Francesca Kirby.
    • 44': Corner, England. Conceded by Mônica.
    • 44': Foul by Lucy Bronze (England).
    • 44': Thaisa (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Lucy Bronze (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Camila (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jordan Nobbs (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': Corner, England. Conceded by Daiane.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, England 1, Brazil 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins England 1, Brazil 0.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Toni Duggan (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rachel Daly.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Isobel Christiansen (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nikita Parris with a headed pass.
    • 49': Foul by Formiga (Brazil).
    • 49': Rachel Daly (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Stephanie Houghton (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 50': Daiane (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Nikita Parris (England).
    • 52': Foul by Isobel Christiansen (England).
    • 52': Raquel (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Thaisa (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Formiga.
    • 57': Substitution, Brazil. Kerolin replaces Debinha.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Andressa Alves (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 60': Substitution, England. Beth Mead replaces Toni Duggan.
    • 63': Formiga (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Foul by Nikita Parris (England).
    • 64': Hand ball by Formiga (Brazil).
    • 64': Foul by Raquel (Brazil).
    • 64': Stephanie Houghton (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Raquel (Brazil).
    • 66': Jordan Nobbs (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Substitution, Brazil. Tamires replaces Camila.
    • 66': Andressa Alves (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Rachel Daly (England).
    • 67': Foul by Raquel (Brazil).
    • 67': Jordan Nobbs (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Substitution, England. Fara Williams replaces Jordan Nobbs.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Francesca Kirby (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucy Bronze.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Rachel Daly (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Beth Mead.
    • 74': Substitution, England. Lucy Staniforth replaces Nikita Parris.
    • 75': Substitution, England. Melissa Lawley replaces Francesca Kirby.
    • 75': Substitution, Brazil. Kathellen replaces Mônica because of an injury.
    • 77': Substitution, Brazil. Andressinha replaces Formiga.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Lucy Staniforth (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucy Bronze with a cross.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Fara Williams (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Beth Mead.
    • 78': Corner, England. Conceded by Daiane.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Beth Mead (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephanie Houghton.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Rachel Daly (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Greenwood with a cross.
    • 87': Corner, England. Conceded by Kathellen.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Beth Mead (England) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Kerolin (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raquel.
    • 88': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Alex Greenwood.
    • 88': Andressa Alves (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Foul by Beth Mead (England).
    • 90': Foul by Fara Williams (England).
    • 90': Raquel (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Fara Williams (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Tamires (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Kerolin (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andressa Alves.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, England 1, Brazil 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, England 1, Brazil 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 14
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    1 Corner Kicks 5
    7 Saves 3
    42.3 Possession 57.7
    11 SHOTS 23
    3 ON GOAL 8
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    304 Accurate Passes 460
    421 Passes 570
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 5
    4 Crosses 19
    0.0 Cross % 0.3
    59 Long Balls 69
    21 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    5 Blocked Shots 5
    11 Effective Tackles 14
    18 Tackles 21
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    10 Interceptions 9
    23 Effective Clearances 13
    23 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: Women's International Friendly

    Venue:
    Location: ,
    Attendance: 7,864

    Line-Ups

    ENG England (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Carly Telford (GK)
    6 Millie Bright
    5 Steph Houghton
    3 Alex Greenwood
    2 Lucy Bronze Yellow Card
    10 Fran Kirby
    4 Jordan Nobbs
    8 Isobel Christiansen
    9 Rachel Daly
    11 Toni Duggan
    7 Nikita Parris
    England Substitutes:
    Hannah Blundell, Fara Williams, Gabby George, Siobhan Chamberlain, Abbie McManus, Melissa Lawley, Beth Mead, Mary Earps, Lucy Staniforth, Leah Williamson, Keira Walsh.

    BRA Brazil (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Bárbara (GK)
    21 Monica
    3 Bruna Benites
    22 Camila
    14 Leticia Santos
    5 Thaisa
    8 Formiga
    7 Andressa
    9 Debinha
    10 Marta
    19 Ludmila
    Brazil Substitutes:
    Poliana, Kathellen, Darlene, Raquel Fernandes, Aline, Andressinha, Rilany, Tamires, Daiane, Kerolin, Geyse.

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