SheBelieves Cup

FT Saturday, April 6, 2024
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Match Report

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USWNT beats Japan in SheBelieves Cup before record friendly crowd

Lindsey Horan converted a penalty kick in the 77th minute and the United States came from behind to defeat Japan 2-1 to open the SheBelieves Cup before a record crowd on Saturday.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
4
47.3
Possession
52.7
6
SHOTS
18
5
ON GOAL
7
0.8
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
359
Accurate Passes
416
452
Passes
505
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.3
56
Long Balls
32
21
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
5
16
Effective Tackles
7
26
Tackles
9
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
12
Interceptions
19
19
Effective Clearances
10
19
Clearances
10

Head to Head

USA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

USA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alyssa NaeherG
  2. 12Tierna DavidsonCD-L
  3. 4Naomi GirmaCD-R
  4. 3Jenna NighswongerLB
  5. 23Emily FoxRB
  6. 10Lindsey HeapsAM
  7. 17Sam CoffeyLM
  8. 8Jaedyn ShawRM
  9. 13Alex MorganF
  10. 9Mallory SwansonAM-L
  11. 22Trinity RodmanAM-R

JPN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ayaka YamashitaG
  2. 3Moeka MinamiCD-L
  3. 4Saki KumagaiCD-R
  4. 5Miyabi MoriyaLB
  5. 2Risa ShimizuRB
  6. 14Yui HasegawaAM
  7. 10Fuka NaganoLM
  8. 19Momoko TanikawaRM
  9. 9Riko UekiF
  10. 15Aoba FujinoAM-L
  11. 17Kiko SeikeAM-R

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! USA 0, Japan 1. Kiko Seike (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Momoko Tanikawa following a fast break.
  2. 18' Substitution, USA. Abby Dahlkemper replaces Naomi Girma because of an injury.
  3. 21' Goal! USA 1, Japan 1. Jaedyn Shaw (USA) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Coffey.
  4. 29' Moeka Minami (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+1' Riko Ueki (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Japan. Toko Koga replaces Momoko Tanikawa.
  7. 45' Substitution, Japan. Hina Sugita replaces Miyabi Moriya.
  8. 45' Substitution, Japan. Maika Hamano replaces Kiko Seike.
  9. 63' Substitution, USA. Emily Sonnett replaces Jaedyn Shaw.
  10. 63' Substitution, USA. Casey Krueger replaces Emily Fox.
  11. 63' Substitution, USA. Sophia Smith replaces Trinity Rodman.
  12. 70' Substitution, Japan. Mina Tanaka replaces Riko Ueki.
  13. 77' Goal! USA 2, Japan 1. Lindsey Horan (USA) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  14. 78' Substitution, USA. Catarina Macário replaces Alex Morgan.
  15. 78' Substitution, USA. Korbin Albert replaces Sam Coffey because of an injury.
  16. 78' Substitution, USA. Crystal Dunn replaces Mallory Swanson.
  17. 87' Substitution, Japan. Hinata Miyazawa replaces Aoba Fujino.

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