England vs Haiti, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA Women's World CupEngland edge past Haiti in WWC thanks to Stanway penalty
Georgia Stanway made sure her retaken penalty counted to give England a 1-0 victory over debutants Haiti in a dramatic World Cup opener in Brisbane.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Haiti. Conceded by Jess Carter.
- 3': Corner, England. Conceded by Jennyfer Limage.
- 4': Attempt missed. Lucy Bronze (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chloe Kelly with a cross following a corner.
- 4': Corner, England. Conceded by Batcheba Louis.
- 4': Attempt saved. Chloe Kelly (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 5': Foul by Ella Toone (England).
- 5': Sherly Jeudy (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 7': Foul by Alessia Russo (England).
- 7': Melchie Dumornay (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Delay in match because of an injury Melchie Dumornay (Haiti).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Batcheba Louis (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Georgia Stanway (England).
- 13': Attempt missed. Georgia Stanway (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ella Toone.
- 14': Attempt missed. Roselord Borgella (Haiti) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Melchie Dumornay with a through ball.
- 15': Foul by Alessia Russo (England).
- 15': Tabita Joseph (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': VAR Decision: No Penalty England.
- 17': Delay in match (Haiti). VAR checking.
- 17': VAR Decision: Penalty Haiti.
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Dayana Pierre-Louis (Haiti) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Foul by Alessia Russo (England).
- 21': Kerly Théus (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Corner, England. Conceded by Jennyfer Limage.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Jennyfer Limage (Haiti).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Penalty conceded by Batcheba Louis (Haiti) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 26': VAR Decision: Penalty England.
- 28': VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
- 29': Goal! England 1, Haiti 0. Georgia Stanway (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 31': Dayana Pierre-Louis (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Georgia Stanway (England).
- 31': Substitution, Haiti. Ruthny Mathurin replaces Jennyfer Limage because of an injury.
- 32': Batcheba Louis (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Lauren Hemp (England).
- 36': Chloe Kelly (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Ruthny Mathurin (Haiti).
- 38': Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Greenwood.
- 40': Attempt saved. Lauren Hemp (England) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Georgia Stanway.
- 41': Foul by Millie Bright (England).
- 41': Roselord Borgella (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Lucy Bronze (England).
- 42': Nérilia Mondésir (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Alessia Russo (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Greenwood with a cross.
- 44': Corner, Haiti. Conceded by Millie Bright.
- 45'+2': Betina Petit-Frère (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Lauren Hemp (England).
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Roselord Borgella (Haiti) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Melchie Dumornay.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Roselord Borgella (Haiti) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Melchie Dumornay.
- 45'+7': Foul by Keira Walsh (England).
- 45'+7': Melchie Dumornay (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+8': Attempt blocked. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keira Walsh.
- 45'+8': Foul by Roselord Borgella (Haiti).
- 45'+8': Jess Carter (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+9': Dayana Pierre-Louis (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+9': Foul by Georgia Stanway (England).
- 45'+9': Georgia Stanway (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+10': First Half ends, England 1, Haiti 0.
- 45': Second Half begins England 1, Haiti 0.
- 50': Attempt saved. Melchie Dumornay (Haiti) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 51': Foul by Lauren Hemp (England).
- 51': Nérilia Mondésir (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Lauren Hemp (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Nérilia Mondésir (Haiti).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Attempt missed. Nérilia Mondésir (Haiti) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Nérilia Mondésir (Haiti).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 58': Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Georgia Stanway.
- 58': Corner, England. Conceded by Kerly Théus.
- 59': Corner, England. Conceded by Ruthny Mathurin.
- 61': Substitution, England. Lauren James replaces Lauren Hemp.
- 62': Offside, Haiti. Melchie Dumornay tries a through ball, but Nérilia Mondésir is caught offside.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Chloe Kelly (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Millie Bright.
- 64': Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Georgia Stanway with a cross.
- 64': Corner, England. Conceded by Kerly Théus.
- 64': Attempt missed. Millie Bright (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 67': Alessia Russo (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Batcheba Louis (Haiti).
- 70': Attempt missed. Chloe Kelly (England) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 76': Alex Greenwood (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Foul by Melchie Dumornay (Haiti).
- 76': Substitution, England. Rachel Daly replaces Alessia Russo.
- 78': Substitution, Haiti. Roseline Éloissaint replaces Roselord Borgella.
- 79': Attempt saved. Rachel Daly (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucy Bronze with a cross.
- 81': Attempt saved. Chloe Kelly (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Georgia Stanway.
- 81': Attempt saved. Roseline Éloissaint (Haiti) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nérilia Mondésir.
- 82': Attempt saved. Rachel Daly (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chloe Kelly with a cross.
- 83': Attempt missed. Georgia Stanway (England) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 84': Betina Petit-Frère (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Rachel Daly (England).
- 85': Betina Petit-Frère (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Lauren James (England).
- 85': Corner, England. Conceded by Roseline Éloissaint.
- 87': Foul by Alex Greenwood (England).
- 87': Melchie Dumornay (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ella Toone.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Rachel Daly (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucy Bronze with a cross.
- 90': Corner, Haiti. Conceded by Jess Carter.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Roseline Éloissaint (Haiti) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Haiti. Darlina Joseph replaces Batcheba Louis.
- 90'+3': Foul by Georgia Stanway (England).
- 90'+3': Melchie Dumornay (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Delay in match (England).
- 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, England 1, Haiti 0.
- 0': Match ends, England 1, Haiti 0.
- 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, England 1, Haiti 0.
- 0': Match ends, England 1, Haiti 0.
Statistics
 HAI |
ENG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 10 | Saves | 2 |
| 25.2 | Possession | 74.8 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 128 | Accurate Passes | 559 |
| 224 | Passes | 650 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 13 |
| 5 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 23 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA Women's World Cup
Venue: Suncorp Stadium
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Attendance: 44,369
Venue: Suncorp Stadium
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Attendance: 44,369
FIFA Women's World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | China | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 4 | Haiti | 3 | -4 | 0 |
Line-Ups
England (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Earps (GK) |
| 16 | Jessica Carter |
| 6 | Millie Bright |
| 5 | Alex Greenwood |
| 2 | Lucy Bronze |
| 4 | Keira Walsh |
| 10 | Ella Toone |
| 8 | Georgia Stanway |
| 23 | Alessia Russo |
| 11 | Lauren Hemp  |
| 18 | Chloe Kelly |
Haiti (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kerly Théus (GK) |
| 4 | Tabita Joseph |
| 3 | Jennyfer Limage |
| 20 | Kethna Louis |
| 13 | Betina Petit-Frère |
| 6 | Melchie Dumornay |
| 19 | Dayana Pierre-Louis |
| 9 | Sherly Jeudy |
| 22 | Roselord Borgella |
| 10 | Nérilia Mondésir |
| 7 | Batcheba Louis |
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