United States vs Canada, 2020 Olympic Women's Soccer, Semifinals

· Women's Olympic Soccer Tournament
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  • 75': Jessie Fleming (P)

Canada stuns USWNT to reach Olympic final

Gold Cup

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Nichelle Prince (Canada).
  • 3': Rose Lavelle (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Ashley Lawrence (Canada).
  • 3': Lindsey Horan (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Corner, USA. Conceded by Allysha Chapman.
  • 7': Foul by Lindsey Horan (USA).
  • 7': Janine Beckie (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, USA. Conceded by Vanessa Gilles.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Rose Lavelle (USA) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelley O'Hara.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Julie Ertz (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kelley O'Hara with a cross following a corner.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Tobin Heath (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 11': Foul by Rose Lavelle (USA).
  • 11': Quinn (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Tierna Davidson.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Ashley Lawrence (Canada) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 17': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Lynn Williams.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Nichelle Prince (Canada) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jessie Fleming.
  • 19': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Crystal Dunn.
  • 30': Substitution, USA. Adrianna Franch replaces Alyssa Naeher because of an injury.
  • 32': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Tierna Davidson.
  • 32': Kelley O'Hara (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Nichelle Prince (Canada) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Janine Beckie following a corner.
  • 37': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Tierna Davidson.
  • 39': Corner, USA. Conceded by Desiree Scott.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Alex Morgan (USA) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kelley O'Hara with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Christine Sinclair (Canada).
  • 45'+1': Lindsey Horan (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Tobin Heath (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lynn Williams.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Alex Morgan (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lynn Williams with a cross.
  • 45'+5': Corner, USA. Conceded by Kadeisha Buchanan.
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Julie Ertz (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tierna Davidson with a cross.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, USA 0, Canada 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins USA 0, Canada 0.
  • 47': Ashley Lawrence (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Crystal Dunn (USA).
  • 52': Offside, USA. Tobin Heath tries a through ball, but Lynn Williams is caught offside.
  • 53': Foul by Desiree Scott (Canada).
  • 53': Rose Lavelle (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Corner, USA. Conceded by Desiree Scott.
  • 57': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ashley Lawrence.
  • 58': Corner, USA. Conceded by Quinn.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Lindsey Horan (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tierna Davidson with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Substitution, Canada. Julia Grosso replaces Quinn.
  • 60': Substitution, Canada. Deanne Rose replaces Nichelle Prince.
  • 60': Substitution, USA. Christen Press replaces Lynn Williams.
  • 60': Substitution, USA. Megan Rapinoe replaces Tobin Heath.
  • 60': Substitution, USA. Carli Lloyd replaces Alex Morgan.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Christen Press (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rose Lavelle.
  • 64': Foul by Rose Lavelle (USA).
  • 64': Julia Grosso (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Carli Lloyd (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 65': Corner, USA. Conceded by Stephanie Labbé.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Julie Ertz (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Megan Rapinoe with a cross.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Rose Lavelle (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lindsey Horan.
  • 67': Foul by Ashley Lawrence (Canada).
  • 67': Megan Rapinoe (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Corner, USA. Conceded by Julia Grosso.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Julie Ertz (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Megan Rapinoe with a cross.
  • 68': Corner, USA. Conceded by Stephanie Labbé.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Lindsey Horan (USA) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tierna Davidson with a headed pass.
  • 70': Foul by Ashley Lawrence (Canada).
  • 70': Lindsey Horan (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Christen Press (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 72': Penalty Canada. Deanne Rose draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 72': Penalty conceded by Tierna Davidson (USA) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 72': VAR Decision: Penalty Canada.
  • 75': Goal! USA 0, Canada 1. Jessie Fleming (Canada) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 80': Substitution, USA. Samantha Mewis replaces Kelley O'Hara.
  • 81': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ashley Lawrence.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Christen Press (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samantha Mewis with a headed pass.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Janine Beckie (Canada) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Allysha Chapman.
  • 84': Deanne Rose (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Megan Rapinoe (USA).
  • 86': Carli Lloyd (USA) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Megan Rapinoe with a cross.
  • 87': Substitution, Canada. Jordyn Huitema replaces Christine Sinclair.
  • 89': Dangerous play by Rose Lavelle (USA).
  • 89': Desiree Scott (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Substitution, Canada. Adriana Leon replaces Deanne Rose.
  • 90'+2': Adriana Leon (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Julie Ertz (USA).
  • 90'+3': Corner, USA. Conceded by Janine Beckie.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, USA 0, Canada 1.
  • 0': Match ends, USA 0, Canada 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 12
6 Saves 1
44.3 Possession 55.7
5 SHOTS 17
2 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
236 Accurate Passes 315
346 Passes 411
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 12
8 Crosses 36
0.1 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 48
21 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 5
17 Effective Tackles 12
24 Tackles 19
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 9
41 Effective Clearances 13
41 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: Women's Olympic Soccer Tournament

Venue: mercari Stadium
Location: Kashima, Japan

Line-Ups

USA United States (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alyssa Naeher (GK)
12 Tierna Davidson
4 Becky Sauerbrunn
2 Crystal Dunn
5 Kelley O'Hara Yellow Card
8 Julie Ertz
9 Lindsey Heaps
16 Rose Lavelle
13 Alex Morgan
21 Lynn Biyendolo
7 Tobin Heath

CAN Canada (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
1 Stephanie Labbe (GK)
3 Kadeisha Buchanan
14 Vanessa Gilles
11 Desiree Scott
2 Allysha Chapman
10 Ashley Lawrence
12 Christine Sinclair
5 Quinn
17 Jessie Fleming
15 Nichelle Prince
16 Janine Sonis

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