Women's Olympic Soccer Tournament

FT Wednesday, July 21, 2021
United States WWWWW 0
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Sweden WDWWD 3
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Ajinomoto Stadium

Match Report

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
9
6
Saves
5
51.7
Possession
48.3
13
SHOTS
17
5
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
333
Accurate Passes
307
445
Passes
411
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
3
15
Crosses
18
0.1
Cross %
0.2
62
Long Balls
63
23
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
4
8
Effective Tackles
9
13
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
13
Interceptions
12
17
Effective Clearances
15
17
Clearances
15

Head to Head

USA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SWE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hedvig LindahlG
  2. 14Nathalie BjörnCD-L
  3. 13Amanda IlestedtCD-R
  4. 2Jonna AnderssonLB
  5. 4Hanna GlasRB
  6. 9Kosovare AsllaniAM
  7. 17Caroline SegerLM
  8. 16Filippa AngeldahlRM
  9. 11Stina BlacksteniusF
  10. 18Fridolina RolföAM-L
  11. 10Sofia JakobssonAM-R

USA · 4-3-3

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

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! Sweden 1, USA 0. Stina Blackstenius (Sweden) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sofia Jakobsson with a cross.
  2. 45' Substitution, USA. Julie Ertz replaces Samantha Mewis.
  3. 45' Substitution, USA. Carli Lloyd replaces Alex Morgan.
  4. 54' Goal! Sweden 2, USA 0. Stina Blackstenius (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner following a corner.
  5. 63' Substitution, Sweden. Olivia Schough replaces Fridolina Rolfö.
  6. 64' Substitution, Sweden. Lina Hurtig replaces Stina Blackstenius because of an injury.
  7. 64' Substitution, USA. Megan Rapinoe replaces Tobin Heath.
  8. 72' Goal! Sweden 3, USA 0. Lina Hurtig (Sweden) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Hanna Glas with a cross.
  9. 75' Substitution, Sweden. Madelen Janogy replaces Sofia Jakobsson.
  10. 75' Substitution, Sweden. Hanna Bennison replaces Filippa Angeldal.
  11. 80' Substitution, USA. Kristie Mewis replaces Rose Lavelle.
  12. 80' Substitution, USA. Tierna Davidson replaces Crystal Dunn.
  13. 88' Substitution, Sweden. Julia Roddar replaces Jonna Andersson.

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