Posted on 04/10/2021 8:57:14 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Off to a strong start in 2021 with a 5-0-0 record and a championship at the 2021 SheBelieves Cup in Orlando, the U.S. Women’s National Team returns to the pitch on April 10 against Sweden for the first match of its highly-anticipated two-game European tour. The match against Sweden will be played at Friends Arena in Stockholm (1 p.m. ET/7 p.m. local on FOX) and pits the USA – the top-ranked team in the world – against fifth-ranked Sweden in its first game on foreign soil this year.
Following the match against Sweden, the USA will travel to Le Havre to take on third-ranked France. That match will be played at Stade Océane in Le Havre at 3 p.m. ET / 9 p.m. local on ESPN2 on April 13.
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(Link) Match: U.S. Women’s National Team vs. Sweden
Date: April 10, 2021
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Friends Arena; Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance: No Fans Allowed
Kickoff: 1:10 p.m. ET / 7:10 p.m. ET
Weather: 44 degrees, sunny
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 0 1 1
SWE 1 0 1
SWE – Lina Hurtig (Kosovare Asllani) 38th minute
USA – Megan Rapinoe (Penalty Kick) 87
Lineups:
USA: 1-Alyssa Naeher; 5-Kelley O’Hara, 4-Becky Sauerbrunn, 12-Tierna Davidson, 19-Crystal Dunn; 8-Julie Ertz, 16-Rose Lavelle (3-Samantha Mewis, 65), 9-Lindsey Horan; 6-Lynn Williams (15-Megan Rapinoe, 57), 10-Carli Lloyd (Capt.) (13-Alex Morgan, 65), 23-Christen Press (22-Kristie Mewis, 85)
Substitutes Not Used: 18-Jane Campbell, 14-Emily Sonnett, 25-Alana Cook
Head coach: Vlatko Andonovski
SWE: 12-Jennifer Falk; 5-Nilla Fischer, 3-Linda Sembrant, 6-Magdalena Eriksson; 4-Hanna Glas, 9-Kosovare Asllani, 17-Caroline Seger (Capt.), 2-Jonna Andersson; 10-Sofia Jakobsson, 8-Lina Hurtig (11-Stina Blacksenius, 77), 18-Fridolina Rolfö (19-Filippa Angeldal, 61)
Substitutes Not Used: 21-Zecira Musovic, 7-Madelen Janogy, 13-Amanda Ilestedt, 15-Jessica Wik, 16-Emma Kullberg, 20-Hanna Bennison, 22-Olivia Schough, 23-Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, 24-Rebecka Blomqvist, 25-Filippa Curmark
Head Coach: Peter Gerhardsson
Stats Summary: USA / SWE
Shots: 20 / 9
Shots on Goal: 6 / 2
Saves: 1 / 5
Corner Kicks: 9 / 5
Fouls: 8 / 11
Offside: 5 / 2
Misconduct Summary: USA-Kelley O’Hara (caution)
69th minute Officials:
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (FIN)
AR1: Tonja Weckström (FIN) AR2: Heini Hyvönen (FIN)
4th Official: Ifeoma Kulmala (FIN)
U.S. Soccer Insiders Woman of the Match: Julie ErtzSWE: 12-Jennifer Falk; 5-Nilla Fischer, 3-Linda Sembrant, 6-Magdalena Eriksson; 4-Hanna Glas, 9-Kosovare Asllani, 17-Caroline Seger (Capt.), 2-Jonna Andersson; 10-Sofia Jakobsson, 8-Lina Hurtig (11-Stina Blacksenius, 77), 18-Fridolina Rolfö (19-Filippa Angeldal, 61)
Substitutes Not Used: 21-Zecira Musovic, 7-Madelen Janogy, 13-Amanda Ilestedt, 15-Jessica Wik, 16-Emma Kullberg, 20-Hanna Bennison, 22-Olivia Schough, 23-Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, 24-Rebecka Blomqvist, 25-Filippa Curmark
Head Coach: Peter Gerhardsson
Stats Summary: USA / SWE
Shots: 20 / 9
Shots on Goal: 6 / 2
Saves: 1 / 5
Corner Kicks: 9 / 5
Fouls: 8 / 11
Offside: 5 / 2
Misconduct Summary:
USA-Kelley O’Hara (caution) 69th minute
Officials:
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (FIN)
AR1: Tonja Weckström (FIN)
AR2: Heini Hyvönen (FIN)
4th Official: Ifeoma Kulmala (FIN)
U.S. Soccer Insiders Woman of the Match: Julie Ertz
They were very impressive. Olympics bound for sure.
"this was a 'friendly game' to shake out and find which team dynamics worked; for that reason, that alone makes it a winner !"
Bullseye! 🎯🎯
I look forward to not watching a flection of America hating females chase a ball around.
Sweden played aggressively and didn’t turtle in front of the goal like usual. Maybe we didn’t expect that from them.
See you here for France in a couple of days.
It’s going to be wild!
Can’t wait!
Build from the battles 💪 pic.twitter.com/sQG69oaJWz— U.S. Soccer WNT (@USWNT) April 11, 2021
Go USA!
The Devil scored a penalty shot,
USA 1-0!
WooHoo!
Morgan at this point is almost more valuable as a playmaker and decoy as she is as a scorer. She is always marked and often double teamed. She draws fouls.
Princess goal,
USA 2-0!
WooHoo!
I thought it was just outside the box.
But I’ll take it because of bad calls against us it evens out.
That’s sports.
GO USA!!
Whoo-hoo!
Looks like France is imploding with that crazy arm yanking foul.
France is getting uppity but only 2minutes left in first half.
Oh my goodness!
Go USA!
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