United States vs Portugal, 2019 Women's International Friendly, Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
United States
  • 22': Carli Lloyd
  • 32': Carli Lloyd (P)
  • 83': Lindsey Heaps
FT
3 - 0
Portugal

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    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Foul by Mónica Mendes (Portugal Women).
    • 4': Tobin Heath (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Foul by Ana Borges (Portugal Women).
    • 8': Tobin Heath (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Foul by Julie Ertz (USA).
    • 9': Tatiana Pinto (Portugal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Andreia Norton (Portugal Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vanessa Marques.
    • 13': Offside, Portugal Women. Andreia Norton tries a through ball, but Carolina Mendes is caught offside.
    • 15': Foul by Andreia Norton (Portugal Women).
    • 15': Samantha Mewis (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Foul by Samantha Mewis (USA).
    • 16': Vanessa Marques (Portugal Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Foul by Carolina Mendes (Portugal Women).
    • 17': Morgan Brian (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Carli Lloyd (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Abby Dahlkemper.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Carli Lloyd (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Jessica McDonald (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tobin Heath.
    • 22': Goal! USA 1, Portugal Women 0. Carli Lloyd (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
    • 23': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ana Borges.
    • 24': Jessica McDonald (USA) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Tobin Heath with a cross following a corner.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Samantha Mewis (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 25': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ana Borges.
    • 26': Andreia Norton (Portugal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Julie Ertz (USA).
    • 29': Attempt saved. Samantha Mewis (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Tobin Heath (USA) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 31': Penalty USA. Tobin Heath draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 31': Penalty conceded by Ana Borges (Portugal Women) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 32': Goal! USA 2, Portugal Women 0. Carli Lloyd (USA) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Jessica McDonald (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tobin Heath with a cross.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Carli Lloyd (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Carli Lloyd (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emily Sonnett with a cross.
    • 39': Foul by Carolina Mendes (Portugal Women).
    • 39': Samantha Mewis (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Morgan Brian (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Morgan Brian (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, USA 2, Portugal Women 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins USA 2, Portugal Women 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Portugal Women. Matilde Fidalgo replaces Ana Borges.
    • 45': Substitution, USA. Casey Short replaces Emily Sonnett.
    • 45': Substitution, USA. Christen Press replaces Tobin Heath.
    • 45': Substitution, USA. Lindsey Horan replaces Becky Sauerbrunn.
    • 45': Substitution, USA. Tierna Davidson replaces Crystal Dunn.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Christen Press (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carli Lloyd with a through ball.
    • 50': Offside, Portugal Women. Diana Gomes tries a through ball, but Diana Silva is caught offside.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Christen Press (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 52': Jessica McDonald (USA) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box.
    • 52': Corner, USA. Conceded by Fátima Pinto.
    • 53': Carolina Mendes (Portugal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Casey Short (USA).
    • 53': Foul by Lindsey Horan (USA).
    • 53': Mónica Mendes (Portugal Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 56': Corner, USA. Conceded by Matilde Fidalgo.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Samantha Mewis (USA) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Christen Press with a cross following a corner.
    • 57': Substitution, USA. Mallory Pugh replaces Samantha Mewis.
    • 61': Substitution, Portugal Women. Jéssica Silva replaces Carolina Mendes.
    • 61': Substitution, Portugal Women. Cláudia Neto replaces Andreia Norton.
    • 61': Substitution, Portugal Women. Dolores Silva replaces Vanessa Marques.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Lindsey Horan (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Brian.
    • 64': Hand ball by Fátima Pinto (Portugal Women).
    • 66': Attempt missed. Lindsey Horan (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mallory Pugh.
    • 70': Corner, USA. Conceded by Matilde Fidalgo.
    • 71': Diana Silva (Portugal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Lindsey Horan (USA).
    • 72': Foul by Jéssica Silva (Portugal Women).
    • 72': Tierna Davidson (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Jéssica Silva (Portugal Women).
    • 74': Lindsey Horan (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Diana Silva (Portugal Women).
    • 76': Mallory Pugh (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 76': Substitution, USA. Kristen Hamilton replaces Jessica McDonald.
    • 78': Foul by Carli Lloyd (USA).
    • 78': Fátima Pinto (Portugal Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Carli Lloyd (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Foul by Dolores Silva (Portugal Women).
    • 81': Julie Ertz (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Dolores Silva (Portugal Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Substitution, Portugal Women. Ana Leite replaces Diana Silva.
    • 83': Corner, USA. Conceded by Mónica Mendes.
    • 83': Goal! USA 3, Portugal Women 0. Lindsey Horan (USA) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Christen Press with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Casey Short (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Foul by Ana Leite (Portugal Women).
    • 88': Cláudia Neto (Portugal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Lindsey Horan (USA).
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, USA 3, Portugal Women 0.
    • 0': Match ends, USA 3, Portugal Women 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 8
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    0 Corner Kicks 6
    7 Saves 0
    38.1 Possession 61.9
    1 SHOTS 21
    0 ON GOAL 10
    0.0 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    205 Accurate Passes 383
    315 Passes 488
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 7
    3 Crosses 27
    0.0 Cross % 0.3
    69 Long Balls 55
    20 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
    1 Blocked Shots 1
    17 Effective Tackles 13
    25 Tackles 16
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    16 Interceptions 9
    45 Effective Clearances 3
    45 Clearances 3

    Game Information

    Competition: Women's International Friendly

    Venue: Allianz Field
    Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
    Attendance: 19,600

    Line-Ups

    USA United States (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Alyssa Naeher (GK)
    4 Becky Sauerbrunn
    7 Abby Dahlkemper
    19 Crystal Dunn
    14 Emily Sonnett
    8 Julie Ertz
    3 Sam Mewis
    6 Morgan Gautrat
    10 Carli Lloyd
    17 Tobin Heath
    22 Jessica McDonald
    United States Substitutes:
    Christen Press, Kristen Hamilton, Allie Long, Lindsey Heaps, Adrianna Franch, Mallory Swanson, Casey Krueger, Tierna Davidson.

    POR Portugal (4-1-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Inês Pereira (GK)
    4 Sílvia Rebelo
    19 Diana Gomes
    11 Tatiana Pinto
    2 Mónica Mendes
    9 Ana Borges
    6 Andreia Norton
    13 Fátima Pinto
    17 Vanessa
    18 Carolina Mendes
    16 Diana Silva
    Portugal Substitutes:
    Ágata Filipa Pinto Coelho Pimenta, Joana Marchão, Ana Leite, Cláudia Neto, Matildec Fidalgo, Ana Rute Costa, Jéssica Silva, Raquel Infante, Patrícia Morais, Mélissa Gomes, Maria Maia, Dolores Silva.

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