P.S. Again, this group of USWNT players has been fantastic. I should have added, however, that as a group they have one important unfulfilled goal. Becky Sauerbrunn, who is now 35, needs to score at least one goal before she retires. She has been one of the best defenders in the world since forever. She is also a throwback player, a pure defender who at this point has probably forgotten how to shoot if she ever knew. I don’t care if the team has to beat Trinidad & Tobago 23-0 to do it; they need to get Becky a goal. They can apologize to T&T afterwards.
(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