Australia vs United States, 2021 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
Australia
    FT
    0 - 3
    United States
    • 1': Ashley Hatch
    • 49': Rose Lavelle
    • 68': Lindsey Heaps (P)

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    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Goal! Australia 0, USA 1. Ashley Hatch (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lynn Williams with a headed pass.
    • 2': Ashley Hatch (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Foul by Courtney Nevin (Australia).
    • 5': Attempt missed. Rose Lavelle (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Sam Kerr (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emily van Egmond.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Rose Lavelle (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 12': Foul by Caitlin Foord (Australia).
    • 12': Rose Lavelle (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Kyah Simon (Australia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tameka Yallop.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Ashley Hatch (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lindsey Horan.
    • 21': Ashley Hatch (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 21': Foul by Jessika Nash (Australia).
    • 22': Attempt missed. Emily Sonnett (USA) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Lynn Williams.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Lindsey Horan (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emily Sonnett with a cross.
    • 32': Corner, USA. Conceded by Jessika Nash.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Kyah Simon (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Sam Kerr.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Sam Kerr (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tameka Yallop.
    • 33': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
    • 34': Offside, USA. Andi Sullivan tries a through ball, but Margaret Purce is caught offside.
    • 36': Courtney Nevin (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Ashley Hatch (USA).
    • 38': Attempt missed. Kyah Simon (Australia) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Caitlin Foord.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Mary Fowler (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Caitlin Foord.
    • 41': Hand ball by Caitlin Foord (Australia).
    • 43': Foul by Andi Sullivan (USA).
    • 43': Mary Fowler (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Emily Fox (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Kyah Simon (Australia).
    • 45': Attempt saved. Sam Kerr (Australia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mary Fowler with a through ball.
    • 45': Caitlin Foord (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Foul by Emily Sonnett (USA).
    • 45': Attempt saved. Caitlin Foord (Australia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Stephanie Catley with a cross.
    • 45': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Australia 0, USA 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Australia 0, USA 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Australia. Charlotte Grant replaces Jessika Nash.
    • 45': Substitution, Australia. Hayley Raso replaces Kyah Simon.
    • 45': Substitution, USA. Sofia Huerta replaces Emily Fox.
    • 46': Foul by Emily Sonnett (USA).
    • 46': Hayley Raso (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Goal! Australia 0, USA 2. Rose Lavelle (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Margaret Purce.
    • 50': Foul by Andi Sullivan (USA).
    • 50': Hayley Raso (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Offside, USA. Rose Lavelle tries a through ball, but Lynn Williams is caught offside.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Ashley Hatch (USA) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Lindsey Horan with a cross.
    • 53': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Tierna Davidson.
    • 56': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Alana Cook.
    • 57': Hand ball by Sam Kerr (Australia).
    • 58': Emily van Egmond (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Lindsey Horan (USA).
    • 59': Attempt saved. Sam Kerr (Australia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Charlotte Grant with a cross.
    • 60': Foul by Caitlin Foord (Australia).
    • 60': Lindsey Horan (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Lynn Williams (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Hatch with a headed pass.
    • 62': Foul by Andi Sullivan (USA).
    • 62': Tameka Yallop (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Ellie Carpenter (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Margaret Purce (USA).
    • 63': Substitution, Australia. Kyra Cooney-Cross replaces Sam Kerr.
    • 63': Hand ball by Emily Sonnett (USA).
    • 66': Foul by Hayley Raso (Australia).
    • 66': Sofia Huerta (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Penalty USA. Lindsey Horan draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 67': Penalty conceded by Ellie Carpenter (Australia) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 68': Goal! Australia 0, USA 3. Lindsey Horan (USA) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Margaret Purce (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Mary Fowler (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 69': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
    • 70': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Margaret Purce.
    • 74': Ashley Hatch (USA) is shown the yellow card.
    • 74': Substitution, USA. Morgan Weaver replaces Ashley Hatch.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Lindsey Horan (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Weaver.
    • 78': Substitution, USA. Bethany Balcer replaces Margaret Purce.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Lynn Williams (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Weaver.
    • 80': Andi Sullivan (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Caitlin Foord (Australia).
    • 80': Substitution, Australia. Remy Siemsen replaces Caitlin Foord.
    • 81': Substitution, Australia. Angela Beard replaces Stephanie Catley.
    • 81': Substitution, Australia. Clare Wheeler replaces Mary Fowler.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Lindsey Horan (USA) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
    • 84': Substitution, USA. Kristie Mewis replaces Rose Lavelle.
    • 84': Substitution, USA. Becky Sauerbrunn replaces Andi Sullivan.
    • 84': Substitution, USA. Ashley Sanchez replaces Lynn Williams.
    • 85': Ashley Sanchez (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Hayley Raso (Australia).
    • 86': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Emily Sonnett.
    • 90'+1': Corner, USA. Conceded by Charlotte Grant.
    • 90'+4': Offside, USA. Tierna Davidson tries a through ball, but Kristie Mewis is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Kyra Cooney-Cross (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emily van Egmond.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Australia 0, USA 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Australia 0, USA 3.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Australia 0, USA 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Australia 0, USA 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Australia 0, USA 3.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 7
    8 Saves 3
    38.9 Possession 61.1
    14 SHOTS 11
    6 ON GOAL 8
    0.4 On Target % 0.7
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    223 Accurate Passes 401
    334 Passes 513
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    10 Crosses 22
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    64 Long Balls 84
    18 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 0
    11 Effective Tackles 14
    19 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    20 Interceptions 14
    24 Effective Clearances 8
    24 Clearances 8

    Game Information

    Competition: Women's International Friendly

    Venue: Accor Stadium
    Location: Sydney, Australia
    Attendance: 36,109

    Line-Ups

    AUS Australia (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    12 Teagan Micah (GK)
    3 Courtney Nevin
    24 Jessika Nash
    10 Emily van Egmond
    7 Steph Catley
    21 Ellie Carpenter
    11 Mary Fowler
    13 Tameka Yallop
    9 Caitlin Foord
    17 Kyah Simon
    20 Sam Kerr
    Australia Substitutes:
    Kyra Cooney-Cross, Lydia Williams, Hayley Raso, Charlotte Grant, Angela Beard, Remy Siemsen, Karly Roestbakken, Charlize Rule, Clare Wheeler.

    USA United States (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    18 Casey Murphy (GK)
    12 Tierna Davidson
    5 Alana Cook
    23 Emily Fox
    14 Emily Sonnett
    17 Andi Sullivan
    10 Lindsey Heaps
    16 Rose Lavelle
    7 Ashley Hatch
    6 Lynn Biyendolo
    11 Midge Purce
    United States Substitutes:
    Ashley Sanchez, Morgan Weaver, Kristie Mewis, Bethany Balcer, Jane Campbell, Becky Sauerbrunn, Sofia Huerta.

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