United States vs New Zealand, 2019 Women's International Friendly, Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
  • 35': Tobin Heath
  • 40': Rose Lavelle
  • 61': Carli Lloyd
  • 83': Carli Lloyd
  • 84': Sam Mewis
FT
5 - 0

United States dominate New Zealand in pre-Women's World Cup friendly

Carli Lloyd came off the bench to score a pair of goals as the U.S. women eased past New Zealand 5-0 in a pre-World Cup friendly in St. Louis.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Rosie White (New Zealand).
  • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Rosie White (New Zealand) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 5': Corner, USA. Conceded by Meikayla Moore.
  • 9': Corner, USA. Conceded by Abby Erceg.
  • 9': Offside, USA. Tobin Heath tries a through ball, but Megan Rapinoe is caught offside.
  • 11': Corner, USA. Conceded by Katie Bowen.
  • 14': Foul by Lindsey Horan (USA).
  • 14': Rosie White (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Offside, USA. Crystal Dunn tries a through ball, but Alex Morgan is caught offside.
  • 19': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Crystal Dunn.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Alex Morgan (USA) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kelley O'Hara with a headed pass.
  • 23': Foul by Alex Morgan (USA).
  • 23': Katie Duncan (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Alex Morgan (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Crystal Dunn with a cross.
  • 27': Corner, USA. Conceded by Erin Nayler.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Rose Lavelle (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Megan Rapinoe with a cross.
  • 30': Offside, USA. Kelley O'Hara tries a through ball, but Tobin Heath is caught offside.
  • 31': Kelley O'Hara (USA).
  • 31': Sarah Gregorius (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Offside, USA. Rose Lavelle tries a through ball, but Tobin Heath is caught offside.
  • 33': Foul by Anna Green (New Zealand).
  • 33': Rose Lavelle (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Anna Green (New Zealand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Goal! USA 1, New Zealand 0. Tobin Heath (USA) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Megan Rapinoe with a cross.
  • 37': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ali Riley.
  • 37': Offside, USA. Megan Rapinoe tries a through ball, but Tobin Heath is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Tobin Heath (USA).
  • 38': Katie Duncan (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Goal! USA 2, New Zealand 0. Rose Lavelle (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lindsey Horan with a cross.
  • 44': Corner, USA. Conceded by Abby Erceg.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Julie Ertz (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rose Lavelle.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Crystal Dunn (USA) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Alex Morgan (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rose Lavelle.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, USA 2, New Zealand 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins USA 2, New Zealand 0.
  • 45': Substitution, USA. Samantha Mewis replaces Lindsey Horan.
  • 47': Foul by Katie Bowen (New Zealand).
  • 47': Megan Rapinoe (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Samantha Mewis (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 47': Offside, USA. Samantha Mewis tries a through ball, but Rose Lavelle is caught offside.
  • 48': Corner, USA. Conceded by Meikayla Moore.
  • 51': Corner, USA. Conceded by Erin Nayler.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Megan Rapinoe (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Samantha Mewis.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Crystal Dunn (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Alex Morgan (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Crystal Dunn.
  • 56': Corner, USA. Conceded by Erin Nayler.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Crystal Dunn (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Becky Sauerbrunn.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Megan Rapinoe (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 59': Offside, USA. Kelley O'Hara tries a through ball, but Rose Lavelle is caught offside.
  • 60': Substitution, New Zealand. Olivia Chance replaces Katie Duncan.
  • 60': Substitution, USA. Carli Lloyd replaces Megan Rapinoe.
  • 60': Substitution, USA. Ali Krieger replaces Kelley O'Hara.
  • 61': Goal! USA 3, New Zealand 0. Carli Lloyd (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tobin Heath.
  • 63': Foul by Carli Lloyd (USA).
  • 63': Meikayla Moore (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Samantha Mewis (USA).
  • 64': Rosie White (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Carli Lloyd (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tobin Heath with a cross.
  • 69': Substitution, New Zealand. Paige Satchell replaces Anna Green.
  • 72': Substitution, USA. Mallory Pugh replaces Tobin Heath.
  • 73': Substitution, USA. Allie Long replaces Alex Morgan.
  • 73': Substitution, USA. Christen Press replaces Julie Ertz.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Carli Lloyd (USA) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Crystal Dunn with a cross.
  • 75': Substitution, New Zealand. Hannah Wilkinson replaces Sarah Gregorius.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Mallory Pugh (USA) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Crystal Dunn with a cross.
  • 76': Allie Long (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Rosie White (New Zealand).
  • 78': Offside, New Zealand. Meikayla Moore tries a through ball, but Hannah Wilkinson is caught offside.
  • 83': Goal! USA 4, New Zealand 0. Carli Lloyd (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Christen Press.
  • 84': Carli Lloyd (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Ria Percival (New Zealand).
  • 84': Goal! USA 5, New Zealand 0. Samantha Mewis (USA) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christen Press.
  • 86': Foul by Crystal Dunn (USA).
  • 86': Rosie White (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Christen Press (USA) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rose Lavelle.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Samantha Mewis (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mallory Pugh.
  • 90': Foul by Allie Long (USA).
  • 90': Olivia Chance (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Carli Lloyd (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mallory Pugh.
  • 90'+1': Corner, USA. Conceded by Meikayla Moore.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Allie Long (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Carli Lloyd (USA) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Crystal Dunn with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, USA 5, New Zealand 0.
  • 90'+3': Match ends, USA 5, New Zealand 0.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 7
1 Corner Kicks 10
4 Saves 0
35 Possession 65
1 SHOTS 25
0 ON GOAL 9
0.0 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
217 Accurate Passes 484
326 Passes 579
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 13
4 Crosses 31
0.0 Cross % 0.4
90 Long Balls 49
32 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 4
6 Effective Tackles 13
16 Tackles 18
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
14 Interceptions 11
32 Effective Clearances 6
32 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: Women's International Friendly

Venue: Busch Stadium
Location: St. Louis,
Attendance: 35,761

Line-Ups

USA United States (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alyssa Naeher (GK)
4 Becky Sauerbrunn
7 Abby Dahlkemper
19 Crystal Dunn
5 Kelley O'Hara
8 Julie Ertz
9 Lindsey Heaps
16 Rose Lavelle
13 Alex Morgan
15 Megan Rapinoe
17 Tobin Heath

NZL New Zealand (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Erin Nayler (GK)
8 Abby Erceg
5 Meikayla Moore
3 Anna Green Yellow Card
14 Katie Bowen
10 Annalie Longo
2 Ria Percival
16 Katie Duncan
11 Sarah Gregorius
7 Ali Riley
13 Rosie White

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