England vs Haiti, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group Stage

· FIFA Women's World Cup

England

29': Georgia Stanway (P)

FT
1 - 0

Haiti

England 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

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

England (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Mary Earps (GK)
16	Jess 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

England Substitutes:

Rachel Daly, Esme Morgan, Bethany England, Jordan Nobbs, Hannah Hampton, Niamh Charles, Laura Coombs, Lauren James, Katie Zelem, Ellie Roebuck, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Katie Robinson.

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

Haiti Substitutes:

Esthericove Joseph, Chelsea Surpris, Darlina Joseph, Milan Pierre-Jerome, Roseline Éloissaint, Danielle Étienne, Ruthny Mathurin, Shwendesky Joseph, Maudeline Moryl, Nahomie Ambroise, Noa Ganthier, Lara Larco.

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