Women's Olympic Soccer Tournament

FT Friday, July 30, 2021
Australia DLWLD 4
–
Great Britain WLWWD 3
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mercari Stadium

Match Report

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Sam Kerr strikes twice as Australia dramatically beat Team Great Britain in epic Olympic quarterfinal

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
5
5
Corner Kicks
8
7
Saves
1
45.2
Possession
54.8
14
SHOTS
21
5
ON GOAL
10
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
355
Accurate Passes
460
478
Passes
575
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
7
28
Crosses
38
0.3
Cross %
0.2
62
Long Balls
81
25
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
6
17
Effective Tackles
10
19
Tackles
13
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
24
Interceptions
10
39
Effective Clearances
28
39
Clearances
28

Lineups

GBR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ellie RoebuckG
  2. 16Leah WilliamsonCD-L
  3. 5Steph HoughtonCD-R
  4. 3Demi StokesLB
  5. 2Lucy BronzeRB
  6. 8Kim LittleAM
  7. 11Caroline WeirLM
  8. 4Keira WalshRM
  9. 9Ellen WhiteF
  10. 15Lauren HempAM-L
  11. 12Rachel DalyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Jill ScottSUB
  2. 7Nikita ParrisSUB
  3. 6Sophie IngleSUB
  4. 10Fran KirbySUB
  5. 17Georgia StanwaySUB
  6. 13Carly TelfordSUB
  7. 14Millie BrightSUB

AUS · 3-4-2-1

  1. 18Teagan MicahG
  2. 14Alanna KennedyCD
  3. 5Aivi LuikCD-L
  4. 12Ellie CarpenterCD-R
  5. 13Tameka YallopCM-L
  6. 10Emily van EgmondCM-R
  7. 7Steph CatleyLM
  8. 16Hayley RasoRM
  9. 2Sam KerrF
  10. 9Caitlin FoordCF-L
  11. 17Kyah SimonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Laura BrockSUB
  2. 6Chloe BerryhillSUB
  3. 11Mary FowlerSUB
  4. 3Kyra Cooney-CrossSUB
  5. 15Emily GielnikSUB
  6. 1Lydia WilliamsSUB
  7. 4Clare PolkinghorneSUB

Timeline

  1. 26' Sam Kerr (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 35' Goal! Great Britain Women 0, Australia 1. Alanna Kennedy (Australia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stephanie Catley with a cross following a corner.
  3. 44' Lucy Bronze (Great Britain Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 57' Goal! Great Britain Women 1, Australia 1. Ellen White (Great Britain Women) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
  5. 58' Substitution, Great Britain Women. Fran Kirby replaces Rachel Daly.
  6. 58' Substitution, Great Britain Women. Millie Bright replaces Demi Stokes.
  7. 66' Goal! Great Britain Women 2, Australia 1. Ellen White (Great Britain Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  8. 69' Kyah Simon (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 80' Substitution, Australia. Emily Gielnik replaces Aivi Luik.
  10. 80' Substitution, Australia. Mary Fowler replaces Kyah Simon.
  11. 80' Substitution, Australia. Kyra Cooney-Cross replaces Caitlin Foord.
  12. 80' Substitution, Great Britain Women. Jill Scott replaces Kim Little.
  13. 88' Substitution, Australia. Chloe Logarzo replaces Hayley Raso.
  14. 89' Goal! Great Britain Women 2, Australia 2. Sam Kerr (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alanna Kennedy with a headed pass.
  15. 90'
  16. 96' Substitution, Great Britain Women. Nikita Parris replaces Lauren Hemp.
  17. 96' Substitution, Great Britain Women. Sophie Ingle replaces Keira Walsh.
  18. 102' Penalty saved! Caroline Weir (Great Britain Women) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  19. 103' Goal! Great Britain Women 2, Australia 3. Mary Fowler (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Emily van Egmond with a headed pass.
  20. 105'+2' First Half Extra Time ends, Great Britain Women 2, Australia 3.
  21. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins Great Britain Women 2, Australia 3.
  22. 106' Goal! Great Britain Women 2, Australia 4. Sam Kerr (Australia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tameka Yallop with a cross.
  23. 108' Substitution, Australia. Clare Polkinghorne replaces Kyra Cooney-Cross.
  24. 112' Substitution, Great Britain Women. Georgia Stanway replaces Lucy Bronze.
  25. 115' Goal! Great Britain Women 3, Australia 4. Ellen White (Great Britain Women) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Fran Kirby with a cross following a corner.
  26. 120'+1' Georgia Stanway (Great Britain Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  27. 120'+3'

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