Women's International Friendly

FT Saturday, September 3, 2022
Nigeria WLWLD 0
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United States WWWWW 4
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Match Report

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USWNT routs Nigeria 4-0 as Sophia Smith scores twice

Sophia Smith scored a pair of first-half goals and the U.S. women's national team defeated Nigeria 4- 0 on Saturday..

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
3
5
Saves
4
43.6
Possession
56.4
8
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
9
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
258
Accurate Passes
363
342
Passes
432
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
8
Crosses
24
0.3
Cross %
0.1
64
Long Balls
30
24
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
1
14
Effective Tackles
13
24
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
15
13
Effective Clearances
3
13
Clearances
3

Head to Head

USA leads series 4-0

Lineups

USA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alyssa NaeherG
  2. 3Alana CookCD-L
  3. 4Becky SauerbrunnCD-R
  4. 19Emily FoxLB
  5. 8Sofia HuertaRB
  6. 10Lindsey HeapsCM
  7. 17Andi SullivanLM
  8. 16Rose LavelleRM
  9. 13Alex MorganF
  10. 9Mallory SwansonLF
  11. 11Sophia WilsonRF

NGA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Chiamaka NnadozieG
  2. 4Glory OgbonnaCD-L
  3. 3Osinachi OhaleCD-R
  4. 7Toni PayneLB
  5. 12Michelle AlozieRB
  6. 15Rasheedat AjibadeAM
  7. 13Christy UcheibeLM
  8. 19Deborah AbiodunRM
  9. 9Ifeoma OnumonuF
  10. 2Gift MondayAM-L
  11. 6Uchenna KanuAM-R

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! USA 1, Nigeria 0. Sophia Smith (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 25' Goal! USA 2, Nigeria 0. Lindsey Horan (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sophia Smith.
  3. 28' Deborah Abiodun (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 40' Osinachi Ohale (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+1' Goal! USA 3, Nigeria 0. Sophia Smith (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emily Fox with a cross.
  6. 45' Substitution, Nigeria. Nicole Payne replaces Deborah Abiodun.
  7. 45' Substitution, Nigeria. Rofiat Imuran replaces Uchenna Kanu.
  8. 45' Substitution, Nigeria. Amanda Mbadi replaces Gift Monday.
  9. 52' Goal! USA 4, Nigeria 0. Alex Morgan (USA) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  10. 56' Substitution, Nigeria. Blessing Demehin replaces Glory Ogbonna because of an injury.
  11. 64' Substitution, USA. Megan Rapinoe replaces Mallory Pugh.
  12. 64' Substitution, USA. Ashley Sanchez replaces Lindsey Horan.
  13. 65' Substitution, USA. Midge Purce replaces Sophia Smith.
  14. 65' Substitution, Nigeria. Vivian Ikechukwu replaces Ifeoma Onumonu.
  15. 70' Substitution, USA. Ashley Hatch replaces Alex Morgan.
  16. 70' Substitution, USA. Kristie Mewis replaces Rose Lavelle.
  17. 70' Substitution, USA. Hailie Mace replaces Emily Fox.
  18. 76' Substitution, Nigeria. Akudo Ogbonna replaces Osinachi Ohale because of an injury.

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