United States vs Canada, 2020 Olympic Women's Soccer, Semifinals
· Women's Olympic Soccer TournamentCanada stuns USWNT to reach Olympic final
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Gold Cup
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Nichelle Prince (Canada).
- 3': Rose Lavelle (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Ashley Lawrence (Canada).
- 3': Lindsey Horan (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Corner, USA. Conceded by Allysha Chapman.
- 7': Foul by Lindsey Horan (USA).
- 7': Janine Beckie (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, USA. Conceded by Vanessa Gilles.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Rose Lavelle (USA) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelley O'Hara.
- 9': Attempt missed. Julie Ertz (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kelley O'Hara with a cross following a corner.
- 10': Attempt missed. Tobin Heath (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 11': Foul by Rose Lavelle (USA).
- 11': Quinn (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Tierna Davidson.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Ashley Lawrence (Canada) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 17': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Lynn Williams.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Nichelle Prince (Canada) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jessie Fleming.
- 19': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Crystal Dunn.
- 30': Substitution, USA. Adrianna Franch replaces Alyssa Naeher because of an injury.
- 32': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Tierna Davidson.
- 32': Kelley O'Hara (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Attempt missed. Nichelle Prince (Canada) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Janine Beckie following a corner.
- 37': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Tierna Davidson.
- 39': Corner, USA. Conceded by Desiree Scott.
- 40': Attempt missed. Alex Morgan (USA) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kelley O'Hara with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Foul by Christine Sinclair (Canada).
- 45'+1': Lindsey Horan (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Tobin Heath (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lynn Williams.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Alex Morgan (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lynn Williams with a cross.
- 45'+5': Corner, USA. Conceded by Kadeisha Buchanan.
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Julie Ertz (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tierna Davidson with a cross.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, USA 0, Canada 0.
- 45': Second Half begins USA 0, Canada 0.
- 47': Ashley Lawrence (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Crystal Dunn (USA).
- 52': Offside, USA. Tobin Heath tries a through ball, but Lynn Williams is caught offside.
- 53': Foul by Desiree Scott (Canada).
- 53': Rose Lavelle (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Corner, USA. Conceded by Desiree Scott.
- 57': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ashley Lawrence.
- 58': Corner, USA. Conceded by Quinn.
- 58': Attempt missed. Lindsey Horan (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tierna Davidson with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Substitution, Canada. Julia Grosso replaces Quinn.
- 60': Substitution, Canada. Deanne Rose replaces Nichelle Prince.
- 60': Substitution, USA. Christen Press replaces Lynn Williams.
- 60': Substitution, USA. Megan Rapinoe replaces Tobin Heath.
- 60': Substitution, USA. Carli Lloyd replaces Alex Morgan.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Christen Press (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rose Lavelle.
- 64': Foul by Rose Lavelle (USA).
- 64': Julia Grosso (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt saved. Carli Lloyd (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 65': Corner, USA. Conceded by Stephanie Labbé.
- 66': Attempt saved. Julie Ertz (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Megan Rapinoe with a cross.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Rose Lavelle (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lindsey Horan.
- 67': Foul by Ashley Lawrence (Canada).
- 67': Megan Rapinoe (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Corner, USA. Conceded by Julia Grosso.
- 68': Attempt saved. Julie Ertz (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Megan Rapinoe with a cross.
- 68': Corner, USA. Conceded by Stephanie Labbé.
- 69': Attempt saved. Lindsey Horan (USA) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tierna Davidson with a headed pass.
- 70': Foul by Ashley Lawrence (Canada).
- 70': Lindsey Horan (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Attempt saved. Christen Press (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 72': Penalty Canada. Deanne Rose draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 72': Penalty conceded by Tierna Davidson (USA) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 72': VAR Decision: Penalty Canada.
- 75': Goal! USA 0, Canada 1. Jessie Fleming (Canada) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 80': Substitution, USA. Samantha Mewis replaces Kelley O'Hara.
- 81': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ashley Lawrence.
- 82': Attempt saved. Christen Press (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samantha Mewis with a headed pass.
- 84': Attempt saved. Janine Beckie (Canada) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Allysha Chapman.
- 84': Deanne Rose (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Megan Rapinoe (USA).
- 86': Carli Lloyd (USA) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Megan Rapinoe with a cross.
- 87': Substitution, Canada. Jordyn Huitema replaces Christine Sinclair.
- 89': Dangerous play by Rose Lavelle (USA).
- 89': Desiree Scott (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Canada. Adriana Leon replaces Deanne Rose.
- 90'+2': Adriana Leon (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Julie Ertz (USA).
- 90'+3': Corner, USA. Conceded by Janine Beckie.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, USA 0, Canada 1.
- 0': Match ends, USA 0, Canada 1.
Statistics
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USA![]() |
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6 | Fouls | 8 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
6 | Saves | 1 |
44.3 | Possession | 55.7 |
5 | SHOTS | 17 |
2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
236 | Accurate Passes | 315 |
346 | Passes | 411 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 12 |
8 | Crosses | 36 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
58 | Long Balls | 48 |
21 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
17 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
24 | Tackles | 19 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
13 | Interceptions | 9 |
41 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
41 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Women's Olympic Soccer Tournament
Venue: Kashima Stadium
Location: Kashima, Japan
Venue: Kashima Stadium
Location: Kashima, Japan
Line-Ups
United States (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alyssa Naeher (GK) |
12 | Tierna Davidson |
4 | Becky Sauerbrunn |
2 | Crystal Dunn |
5 | Kelley O'Hara ![]() |
8 | Julie Ertz |
9 | Lindsey Heaps |
16 | Rose Lavelle |
13 | Alex Morgan |
21 | Lynn Biyendolo |
7 | Tobin Heath |
Canada (4-1-2-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Stephanie Labbe (GK) |
3 | Kadeisha Buchanan |
14 | Vanessa Gilles |
11 | Desiree Scott |
2 | Allysha Chapman |
10 | Ashley Lawrence |
12 | Christine Sinclair |
5 | Quinn |
17 | Jessie Fleming |
15 | Nichelle Prince |
16 | Janine Sonis |
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