Women's Olympic Soccer Tournament

FT Saturday, July 24, 2021
United States WWWWL 6
–
New Zealand LLLLL 1
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NZL011
Saitama Stadium 2002

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

USA leads series 5-0

Lineups

NZL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Anna LeatG
  2. 8Abby ErcegCD-L
  3. 5Meikayla MooreCD-R
  4. 7Ali RileyLB
  5. 4C.J. BottRB
  6. 14Katie BowenAM
  7. 2Ria PercivalLM
  8. 15Daisy CleverleyRM
  9. 17Hannah WilkinsonF
  10. 11Olivia ChanceAM-L
  11. 12Betsy HassettAM-R

USA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alyssa NaeherG
  2. 12Tierna DavidsonCD-L
  3. 17Abby DahlkemperCD-R
  4. 2Crystal DunnLB
  5. 14Emily SonnettRB
  6. 8Julie ErtzCM
  7. 9Lindsey HeapsLM
  8. 16Rose LavelleRM
  9. 10Carli LloydF
  10. 15Megan RapinoeLF
  11. 7Tobin HeathRF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 63' Own Goal by Abby Erceg, New Zealand. New Zealand 0, USA 3.
  4. 65' Substitution, New Zealand. Paige Satchell replaces Olivia Chance.
  5. 68' Substitution, USA. Samantha Mewis replaces Rose Lavelle.
  6. 68' Substitution, USA. Christen Press replaces Megan Rapinoe.
  7. 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.
  8. 74' Substitution, USA. Alex Morgan replaces Carli Lloyd.
  9. 80' Substitution, New Zealand. Gabrielle Rennie replaces Daisy Cleverley.
  10. 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.
  11. 84' Substitution, USA. Catarina Macario replaces Lindsey Horan.
  12. 84' Substitution, USA. Casey Krueger replaces Crystal Dunn.
  13. 87' Substitution, New Zealand. Annalie Longo replaces Betsy Hassett.
  14. 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.
  15. 90'+3' Own Goal by Catherine Bott, New Zealand. New Zealand 1, USA 6.

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