New Zealand vs United States, 2020 Olympic Women's Soccer, Group Stage

· Women's Olympic Soccer Tournament
  • 72': Betsy Hassett
FT
1 - 6
  • 9': Rose Lavelle
  • 45': Lindsey Heaps
  • 63': Abby Erceg (OG)
  • 80': Christen Press
  • 88': Alex Morgan
  • 90'+3': C.J. Bott (OG)

USWNT hit six past New Zealand to bounce back from opening Olympics defeat

USWNT stormed back from their opening defeat in the Olympics to earn an emphatic 6-1 win over New Zealand at the Saitama Stadium on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Tobin Heath (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lindsey Horan.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Rose Lavelle (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tobin Heath.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Hannah Wilkinson (New Zealand) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olivia Chance.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Megan Rapinoe (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Carli Lloyd.
  • 9': Goal! New Zealand 0, USA 1. Rose Lavelle (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tobin Heath.
  • 12': Foul by Carli Lloyd (USA).
  • 12': Ria Percival (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Offside, New Zealand. Catherine Bott tries a through ball, but Abby Erceg is caught offside.
  • 13': Corner, USA. Conceded by Daisy Cleverley.
  • 15': Offside, USA. Emily Sonnett tries a through ball, but Carli Lloyd is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Hannah Wilkinson (New Zealand) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Catherine Bott with a cross.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Rose Lavelle (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lindsey Horan.
  • 23': Corner, USA. Conceded by Catherine Bott.
  • 23': Corner, USA. Conceded by Catherine Bott.
  • 23': Foul by Julie Ertz (USA).
  • 23': Ria Percival (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Offside, USA. Rose Lavelle tries a through ball, but Crystal Dunn is caught offside.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Rose Lavelle (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Megan Rapinoe.
  • 30': Offside, USA. Julie Ertz tries a through ball, but Carli Lloyd is caught offside.
  • 34': Offside, USA. Rose Lavelle tries a through ball, but Lindsey Horan is caught offside.
  • 36': Offside, USA. Julie Ertz tries a through ball, but Carli Lloyd is caught offside.
  • 42': Hand ball by Carli Lloyd (USA).
  • 43': Attempt missed. Hannah Wilkinson (New Zealand) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Catherine Bott.
  • 44': Corner, USA. Conceded by Catherine Bott.
  • 45': Goal! New Zealand 0, USA 2. Lindsey Horan (USA) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julie Ertz with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Corner, USA. Conceded by Catherine Bott.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, New Zealand 0, USA 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins New Zealand 0, USA 2.
  • 48': Foul by Catherine Bott (New Zealand).
  • 48': Lindsey Horan (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Foul by Carli Lloyd (USA).
  • 55': Ria Percival (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Carli Lloyd (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Julie Ertz with a through ball.
  • 63': Own Goal by Abby Erceg, New Zealand. New Zealand 0, USA 3.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Megan Rapinoe (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carli Lloyd.
  • 65': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Emily Sonnett.
  • 65': Substitution, New Zealand. Paige Satchell replaces Olivia Chance.
  • 66': Offside, New Zealand. Ali Riley tries a through ball, but Hannah Wilkinson is caught offside.
  • 67': Foul by Hannah Wilkinson (New Zealand).
  • 67': Tierna Davidson (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Substitution, USA. Samantha Mewis replaces Rose Lavelle.
  • 68': Substitution, USA. Christen Press replaces Megan Rapinoe.
  • 69': Offside, USA. Tobin Heath tries a through ball, but Christen Press is caught offside.
  • 70': Emily Sonnett (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Foul by Betsy Hassett (New Zealand).
  • 71': Foul by Tierna Davidson (USA).
  • 71': Paige Satchell (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Goal! New Zealand 1, USA 3. Betsy Hassett (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Paige Satchell.
  • 74': Hand ball by Carli Lloyd (USA).
  • 74': Substitution, USA. Alex Morgan replaces Carli Lloyd.
  • 77': Offside, USA. Crystal Dunn tries a through ball, but Christen Press is caught offside.
  • 80': Substitution, New Zealand. Gabrielle Rennie replaces Daisy Cleverley.
  • 80': Goal! New Zealand 1, USA 4. Christen Press (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julie Ertz with a cross.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Katie Bowen (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 82': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Julie Ertz.
  • 84': Substitution, USA. Catarina Macario replaces Lindsey Horan.
  • 84': Substitution, USA. Casey Krueger replaces Crystal Dunn.
  • 87': Substitution, New Zealand. Annalie Longo replaces Betsy Hassett.
  • 88': Goal! New Zealand 1, USA 5. Alex Morgan (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christen Press with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Christen Press (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Casey Krueger.
  • 90'+2': Catherine Bott (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Samantha Mewis (USA).
  • 90'+3': Own Goal by Catherine Bott, New Zealand. New Zealand 1, USA 6.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, New Zealand 1, USA 6.
  • 0': Match ends, New Zealand 1, USA 6.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 3
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
7 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 0
61.2 Possession 38.8
12 SHOTS 5
4 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
450 Accurate Passes 231
561 Passes 358
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
8 Accurate Crosses 1
25 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.1
74 Long Balls 75
44 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 0
4 Effective Tackles 7
7 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
17 Interceptions 14
9 Effective Clearances 27
9 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: Women's Olympic Soccer Tournament

Venue: Saitama Stadium 2002
Location: Saitama, Japan

OLY Soccer (W) Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Spain 3 +4 9
2 Japan 3 +2 6
3 Brazil 3 -2 3
4 Nigeria 3 -4 0
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Line-Ups

NZL New Zealand (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
18 Anna Leat (GK)
8 Abby Erceg
5 Meikayla Moore
7 Ali Riley
4 C.J. Bott
14 Katie Bowen
2 Ria Percival
15 Daisy Cleverley
17 Hannah Wilkinson
11 Olivia Chance
12 Betsy Hassett

USA United States (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alyssa Naeher (GK)
12 Tierna Davidson
17 Abby Dahlkemper
2 Crystal Dunn
14 Emily Sonnett
8 Julie Ertz
9 Lindsey Heaps
16 Rose Lavelle
10 Carli Lloyd
15 Megan Rapinoe
7 Tobin Heath

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