Women's International Friendly

FT Sunday, May 12, 2019
South Africa LLLDD 0
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United States DDWWW 3
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Levi's Stadium · 22,788 att.

Match Report

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United States women beat South Africa on Mewis, Lloyd goals

Samantha Mewis scored goals in both halves and the U.S. women's team began its World Cup send-off series with a 3-0 victory over South Africa.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
0
Corner Kicks
8
4
Saves
2
29.6
Possession
70.4
5
SHOTS
20
2
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
165
Accurate Passes
514
269
Passes
623
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
6
1
Crosses
18
0.0
Cross %
0.3
65
Long Balls
31
17
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
8
14
Effective Tackles
7
17
Tackles
9
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
18
Interceptions
10
20
Effective Clearances
3
20
Clearances
3

Head to Head

USA leads series 1-0

Lineups

USA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alyssa NaeherG
  2. 4Becky SauerbrunnCD-L
  3. 7Abby DahlkemperCD-R
  4. 19Crystal DunnLB
  5. 5Kelley O'HaraRB
  6. 8Julie ErtzCM
  7. 3Sam MewisLM
  8. 16Rose LavelleRM
  9. 13Alex MorganF
  10. 23Christen PressLF
  11. 17Tobin HeathRF

RSA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Andile DlaminiG
  2. 4Noko MatlouCD-L
  3. 5Janine Van WykCD-R
  4. 3Nothando VilakaziLB
  5. 2Lebohang RamalepeRB
  6. 10Sibulele HolweniAM
  7. 15Refiloe JaneLM
  8. 19Kholosa BiyanaRM
  9. 9Amanda MthandiF
  10. 12Jermaine SeoposenweAM-L
  11. 22Rhoda MulaudziAM-R

Timeline

  1. 37' Goal! USA 1, South Africa Women 0. Samantha Mewis (USA) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rose Lavelle.
  2. 45' Substitution, South Africa Women. Karabo Dhlamini replaces Rhoda Mulaudzi.
  3. 45' Substitution, USA. Megan Rapinoe replaces Tobin Heath.
  4. 45' Substitution, USA. Tierna Davidson replaces Kelley O'Hara.
  5. 45' Substitution, USA. Allie Long replaces Abby Dahlkemper.
  6. 53' Substitution, South Africa Women. Bambanani Mbane replaces Noko Matlou because of an injury.
  7. 60' Substitution, USA. Carli Lloyd replaces Alex Morgan.
  8. 60' Substitution, USA. Emily Sonnett replaces Rose Lavelle.
  9. 68' Substitution, South Africa Women. Kaylin Swart replaces Andile Dlamini because of an injury.
  10. 75' Substitution, South Africa Women. Nomvula Kgoale replaces Sibulele Holweni.
  11. 77' Substitution, USA. Mallory Pugh replaces Christen Press.
  12. 78' Goal! USA 2, South Africa Women 0. Samantha Mewis (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  13. 79' Substitution, South Africa Women. Ode Fulutudilu replaces Amanda Mthandi.
  14. 90'+2' Goal! USA 3, South Africa Women 0. Carli Lloyd (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mallory Pugh.

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