USWNT & Canada
Once again the real world got in the way of my catching the whole game as dealing with the houses ran long.
Many a mention has been and will continue to be made of the new players brought into the fold by Emma. I had in a recent press conference asked her about all the NY players of late, lo and behold a first time player from upstate NY, Hutton gets a headed goal, the 2nd off a restart for this team this game, from the corner by Lavelle. A lot was made of the youngsters on the US team and them doing so well against the veteran Canadian side, the better players will win the experience does only but so much for you.
A ball in by Canada turned away gets carried into the area by Thompson in the other area she seeks out Cooper, losing it but the US regain at the bottom of the center circle. . Now into their backfield. A short number of passes have Coffey, also of upstate looking wide into the area and knocked away. Back below for Rose, returns to Sam and back by Hutton to the other half. Rose gives it a go and it goes high and wide. Canada trades 2, Zadorsky and Prince for Lawrence and Huitema. Rose is open just into the area, had a shot and passed on it. Lynn draped by a defender in the area gets off a shot but right at Sheridan, a past GK for her last team. Patterson whistled for a foul. Hayes set to bring in Sentanor and Sears. The restart from the bottom of the circle, into the area partially cleared by a pair of US headers, Canada holds just beyond the area and taken by Patterson as she goes to Cooper well across and forward, she then pulls it back. Rose is off at 68’ as is Cooper. Sentanor with a restart headed over the endline for a corner. Sentanor again it gets to Patterson and again deflected over the endline. Defended out and Thompson feeds Patterson, Reale of Gotham goes outside and out of touch. A lead ball by Canada, Grima gets her body between the attacking payer and the ball, turns only to be put to the ground by Prince after giving to Coffey. Canada get endline, the ball in finds itself atop the goal. Canada has Awujo in for Fleming. Coffey for Sears who cannot find the handle and Canada has it going forward and errant pass into the area. A bit of a press by Canada and the US has not broken it until now, as Paterson has it on the wing, into the area, cannot pass it past a quartet of defenders. US recovers. Coffey for Lynn and she rocks the frame of the goal. One touch to go away from the defender with the bouncing goal and was just a tad under the ball as she struck it. Ryan in as Lynn is out for her also in is Meza for Hutton. Thompson carries feeds it left and defended away. Canada in to the area, Girma partially clears, Sears gets it on the touchline for Meza, over the half for a Ryan shot, the block sent in again and the US still holds. Now to midfield. Backfield for the second time this possession. Again into the US defensive half and out, now forward by Coffey, a shot near the penalty mark is blocked and Canada into the US end. Down the line gets past the defender and it is direct to the US goal, the GJ takes care of that. Levassseur and Ward are up for Carle and Aludou and a birthday is celebrated as McKewon is in for Patterson, Irish for Irish. Canada had a pair of players, both of who did not take the open shot. McKewon finds Ryan at the top of the area, 3-0 at 89”. From midfield and a give and go, Ryan with a bit of a feint and buries it to the corner with a nutmeg on the way into the net. McKeown with a wall pass she gets back but well off the mark. Ryan a newcomer to the US side has goals now in consecutive games. The assist a nice bday gift By McKewon to herself. Dickey with a save on a Prince effort, Thompson winds up with it over the half, she carries, then lays it back and it goes below the circle. A play on off a potential PK for Canada.