United States vs Republic of Ireland, 2019 Women's International Friendly, Women's International Friendly
· Women's International FriendlyU.S. women beat Ireland to kick off Victory Tour
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The United States women kicked off their World Cup Victory Tour with a 3-0 win over Ireland in Pasadena, California, on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Lindsey Horan (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abby Dahlkemper with a cross.
- 3': Corner, USA. Conceded by Louise Quinn.
- 7': Attempt missed. Carli Lloyd (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kelley O'Hara with a cross.
- 8': Corner, USA. Conceded by Jessica Gargan.
- 9': Attempt missed. Julie Ertz (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Christen Press with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Attempt missed. Carli Lloyd (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Lindsey Horan (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julie Ertz.
- 14': Corner, USA. Conceded by Diane Caldwell.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Crystal Dunn (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 15': Corner, USA. Conceded by Jessica Gargan.
- 15': Attempt saved. Carli Lloyd (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christen Press with a cross.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Samantha Mewis (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abby Dahlkemper.
- 16': Goal! USA 1, Republic of Ireland Women 0. Tobin Heath (USA) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Christen Press.
- 18': Attempt saved. Samantha Mewis (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 19': Corner, USA. Conceded by Jessica Gargan.
- 20': Attempt missed. Lindsey Horan (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 22': Attempt missed. Amber Barrett (Republic of Ireland Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Katie McCabe.
- 25': Attempt saved. Christen Press (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lindsey Horan with a cross.
- 25': Attempt missed. Christen Press (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Samantha Mewis (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tobin Heath.
- 31': Goal! USA 2, Republic of Ireland Women 0. Lindsey Horan (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christen Press.
- 36': Attempt missed. Christen Press (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Julie Ertz.
- 37': Attempt saved. Carli Lloyd (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Crystal Dunn.
- 37': Corner, USA. Conceded by Marie Hourihan.
- 39': Foul by Niamh Fahey (Republic of Ireland Women).
- 39': Julie Ertz (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Goal! USA 3, Republic of Ireland Women 0. Carli Lloyd (USA) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kelley O'Hara with a cross.
- 43': Corner, Republic of Ireland Women. Conceded by Julie Ertz.
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland Women).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Attempt missed. Louise Quinn (Republic of Ireland Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Niamh Farrelly with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Attempt saved. Carli Lloyd (USA) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, USA 3, Republic of Ireland Women 0.
- 45': Second Half begins USA 3, Republic of Ireland Women 0.
- 45': Substitution, Republic of Ireland Women. Rianna Jarrett replaces Amber Barrett.
- 45': Substitution, USA. Ashlyn Harris replaces Alyssa Naeher.
- 45': Substitution, USA. Emily Sonnett replaces Kelley O'Hara.
- 45': Substitution, USA. Jessica McDonald replaces Tobin Heath.
- 46': Foul by Christen Press (USA).
- 46': Heather Payne (Republic of Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Corner, Republic of Ireland Women. Conceded by Becky Sauerbrunn.
- 48': Corner, USA. Conceded by Louise Quinn.
- 49': Corner, USA. Conceded by Heather Payne.
- 50': Attempt saved. Julie Ertz (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christen Press with a cross.
- 52': Attempt missed. Christen Press (USA) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jessica McDonald with a cross.
- 53': Attempt missed. Samantha Mewis (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Crystal Dunn.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Carli Lloyd (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lindsey Horan.
- 55': Corner, USA. Conceded by Niamh Fahey.
- 54': Harriet Scott (Republic of Ireland Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Attempt missed. Abby Dahlkemper (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 56': Substitution, USA. Ali Krieger replaces Carli Lloyd.
- 56': Foul by Niamh Fahey (Republic of Ireland Women).
- 56': Samantha Mewis (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Delay in match (USA).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Corner, USA. Conceded by Louise Quinn.
- 59': Attempt missed. Lindsey Horan (USA) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Christen Press with a cross.
- 60': Substitution, USA. Allie Long replaces Samantha Mewis.
- 62': Substitution, USA. Rose Lavelle replaces Christen Press.
- 66': Corner, USA. Conceded by Claire O'Riordan.
- 66': Attempt missed. Becky Sauerbrunn (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rose Lavelle following a corner.
- 68': Corner, USA. Conceded by Jessica Gargan.
- 69': Attempt missed. Allie Long (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ali Krieger with a cross.
- 69': Substitution, Republic of Ireland Women. Eabha O'Mahony replaces Heather Payne.
- 70': Foul by Julie Ertz (USA).
- 70': Niamh Fahey (Republic of Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Corner, USA. Conceded by Niamh Fahey.
- 72': Hand ball by Julie Ertz (USA).
- 77': Attempt blocked. Allie Long (USA) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Crystal Dunn with a cross.
- 82': Corner, USA. Conceded by Harriet Scott.
- 86': Attempt missed. Jessica McDonald (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Crystal Dunn with a cross.
- 89': Substitution, Republic of Ireland Women. Claire Walsh replaces Louise Quinn.
- 89': Corner, USA. Conceded by Eabha O'Mahony.
- 89': Attempt missed. Allie Long (USA) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abby Dahlkemper following a corner.
- 90': Second Half ends, USA 3, Republic of Ireland Women 0.
- 0': Match ends, USA 3, Republic of Ireland Women 0.
Statistics
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2 | Fouls | 3 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 15 |
6 | Saves | 0 |
19.8 | Possession | 80.2 |
2 | SHOTS | 30 |
0 | ON GOAL | 9 |
0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
69 | Accurate Passes | 583 |
171 | Passes | 664 |
0.4 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 15 |
3 | Crosses | 45 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
77 | Long Balls | 55 |
10 | Accurate Long Balls | 43 |
0.1 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
25 | Tackles | 11 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
8 | Interceptions | 4 |
40 | Effective Clearances | 2 |
40 | Clearances | 2 |
Game Information
Competition: Women's International Friendly
Venue: Rose Bowl
Location: Pasadena, California, USA
Attendance: 37,040
Venue: Rose Bowl
Location: Pasadena, California, USA
Attendance: 37,040
Line-Ups
United States (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
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1 | Alyssa Naeher (GK) |
4 | Becky Sauerbrunn |
7 | Abby Dahlkemper |
19 | Crystal Dunn |
5 | Kelley O'Hara |
8 | Julie Ertz |
9 | Lindsey Heaps |
3 | Sam Mewis |
10 | Carli Lloyd |
23 | Christen Press |
17 | Tobin Heath |
Republic of Ireland (5-4-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | Marie Hourihan (GK) |
4 | Louise Quinn |
15 | Claire O'Riordan |
7 | Diane Caldwell |
3 | Harriet Scott ![]() |
13 | Jessica Gargan |
5 | Niamh Fahey |
17 | Niamh Farrelly |
11 | Katie McCabe |
2 | Heather Payne |
9 | Amber Barrett |
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