Women's International Friendly

FT Thursday, April 4, 2019
Australia WWWWL 3
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United States WDDWW 5
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AUS123
USA145
Dick's Sporting Goods Park · 17,264 att.

Match Report

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Matildas lose to United States in eight-goal thriller

The Matildas went down fighting against world champions United States in their friendly ahead of June's World Cup, losing 5-3 in Denver.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
7
1
Corner Kicks
11
6
Saves
0
50.2
Possession
49.8
10
SHOTS
17
3
ON GOAL
11
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
311
Accurate Passes
287
371
Passes
356
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
13
Crosses
26
0.2
Cross %
0.2
44
Long Balls
57
24
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
9
12
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
9
38
Effective Clearances
14
38
Clearances
14

Head to Head

USA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

USA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alyssa NaeherG
  2. 4Becky SauerbrunnCD-L
  3. 7Abby DahlkemperCD-R
  4. 19Crystal DunnLB
  5. 2Emily SonnettRB
  6. 8Julie ErtzCM
  7. 9Lindsey HeapsLM
  8. 16Rose LavelleRM
  9. 13Alex MorganF
  10. 15Megan RapinoeLF
  11. 17Tobin HeathRF

AUS · 4-4-2

  1. 1Lydia WilliamsG
  2. 14Alanna KennedyCD-L
  3. 4Clare PolkinghorneCD-R
  4. 2Gema SimonLB
  5. 21Ellie CarpenterRB
  6. 8Elise Kellond-KnightCM-L
  7. 10Emily van EgmondCM-R
  8. 11Lisa De VannaLM
  9. 13Tameka YallopRM
  10. 20Sam KerrCF-L
  11. 9Caitlin FoordCF-R

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! USA 1, Australia 0. Alex Morgan (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Crystal Dunn.
  2. 29' Goal! USA 1, Australia 1. Lisa De Vanna (Australia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Caitlin Foord.
  3. 45' Substitution, USA. Samantha Mewis replaces Rose Lavelle.
  4. 47' Goal! USA 1, Australia 2. Caitlin Foord (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Kerr.
  5. 49' Megan Rapinoe (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 53' Goal! USA 2, Australia 2. Tobin Heath (USA) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emily Sonnett with a cross.
  7. 57' Substitution, Australia. Emily Gielnik replaces Lisa De Vanna.
  8. 60' Goal! USA 3, Australia 2. Megan Rapinoe (USA) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  9. 64' Substitution, USA. Christen Press replaces Lindsey Horan.
  10. 66' Substitution, USA. Mallory Pugh replaces Megan Rapinoe because of an injury.
  11. 67' Goal! USA 4, Australia 2. Mallory Pugh (USA) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emily Sonnett.
  12. 68' Substitution, Australia. Hayley Raso replaces Elise Kellond-Knight.
  13. 75' Substitution, Australia. Mary Fowler replaces Caitlin Foord.
  14. 79' Substitution, USA. Tierna Davidson replaces Emily Sonnett.
  15. 81' Goal! USA 4, Australia 3. Sam Kerr (Australia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hayley Raso with a cross.
  16. 81' Substitution, USA. Allie Long replaces Alex Morgan.
  17. 84' Clare Polkinghorne (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 85' Substitution, USA. Carli Lloyd replaces Abby Dahlkemper.
  19. 90' Substitution, Australia. Katrina Gorry replaces Tameka Yallop because of an injury.
  20. 90'+1' Allie Long (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 90'+5' Goal! USA 5, Australia 3. Mallory Pugh (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alyssa Naeher.

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