Australia vs United States, 2021 Women's International Friendly
· Women's International FriendlyUSWNT hand Matildas reality check
The United States Women's National Team defeated Australia after scoring in 24 seconds, but the Matildas were left to lament missed chances.
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
USA |
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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
Venue: Accor Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 36,109
Line-Ups
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 |
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 |
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