U.S. stepped up the stress after halftime
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Whereas the US was comfortable to drag again a degree from the Netherlands, Alex Morgan thought it was “fortunate” her crew did not come manner with all three.
“The second half particularly, our stress was actually good and I believe that created lots of good scoring possibilities,” Morgan mentioned. “I really feel prefer it was unfortunate of us to not get a second one and get the win.”
The Individuals ended up outshooting the Dutch, 17-4.
Actually … they’re good, all is properly between Lyon teammates
Hugging one another and smiling, Lyon teammates Lindsey Horan and Daniëlle van de Donk produced photographic proof they’ve squashed any on-the-pitch beef.
The pair, co-workers in France for his or her 9-to-5 jobs, bought right into a heated alternate moments earlier than Horan’s tying objective.
The Netherlands posted an after-match image of them on its Twitter feed displaying that they are nonetheless friends.
No panic down within the dressing room, down 1-0 at half
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Even after the Netherlands shocked the US by taking an early lead, Lindsey Horan mentioned she and her teammates knew the possibilities to equalize have been on the market.
“I believe lots of the primary half, we have been preventing for the ball, we have been operating lots, the momentum was moving into our favor,” Horan mentioned after the match.
She headed residence the tying objective within the 62nd minute, off a nook kick from Rose Lavelle.
The sub issue
The U.S. made a game-changing substitution at halftime, bringing on crowd favourite (and arguably greatest participant on both crew) Rose Lavelle.
However the U.S. didn’t ship on one other sub all sport.
Substitutions are one of many solely actual methods a coach can affect a sport through the sport. How a coach units up the crew, chooses their lineup, picks the gameplan/technique all have a huge effect — earlier than the sport. However as soon as the sport begins, coaches have little or no means to affect proceedings — besides by way of substitutions.
Most superior analytics present that high-level coaches have a tendency to make use of subs too sometimes, and once they do use them, they do it too late.
Sending in a recent set of legs to run at a drained again line dramatically impacts a crew’s means to attain a objective (or when you’re defending a lead, to defend your objective).
However the U.S. didn’t use any of its remaining subs, regardless of some poor performances throughout the entrance line (notably from teenager Trinity Rodman).
It’ll be attention-grabbing to see if the U.S. coach really avails himself of the depth and high quality in his bench going ahead … or if he goes the way in which of famed Premier League managers Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp, and depart the subs till too late within the sport to make the distinction.
Horan fueled by fireplace earlier than the equalizer
Lindsey Horan bought right into a heated, shoving, finger-pointing alternate together with her Lyon teammate Daniëlle van de Donk earlier than scoring the equalizer, on a header off a Rose Lavelle nook kick.
“Me and Dan at all times go up towards one another, it is a bodily battle, I respect her a lot,” Horan mentioned after the match. “Warmth of the second and I bought just a little pissed at her, however Rose put in absolute dime and I bought on the top of it.”
Moments after the ultimate whistle, the Lyon teammates embraced on the sphere, so any laborious emotions seem to have subsided.
Past the fundamentals
The U.S. is at all times simply higher on the fundamentals. The crew wins first balls, second balls; works more durable; wins duels.
Workforce USA re-seized management in a sport it was utterly outcoached and outplayed as a result of these qualities win video games.
However this can be a warning signal for the following few weeks.
The Netherlands, U.S. searching for blowouts in last group match
Tonight’s 1-1 draw stored the US on high of Group E, however solely by a small margin.
The US and Netherlands each have 4 factors, with the Individuals holding down the highest spot based mostly on a objective differential. The Individuals are plus-3 and the Dutch plus-1.
Nonetheless, within the last match of group play, the Netherlands has a greater likelihood of registering a blowout victory over world No. 32 Vietnam whereas the Individuals will take on No. 21 Portugal.
Match ends in a draw: U.S. 1 – 1 Netherlands
After struggling within the first half, the U.S. pulled even to finish the match with a draw.
Who needs it extra?
The Dutch seem like they’re holding on for a draw. However the U.S. appears to going all in for the win.
5 minutes of added time
With the sport tied 1-1, the third official indicated there shall be a minimum of 5 minutes of added time.
Ertz to the rescue for the Individuals
Esmee Brugts appeared to have a golden alternative to place the Netherlands forward, however veteran American defender Julie Ertz got here out of nowhere to make a sliding block within the eightieth minute.
Not a full home
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Greater than 27,000 followers are tonight’s match.
And though 27, 312 turned out, the stadium will not be full.
A momentum shift?
The athletic and particular person dominance of the U.S. is well-known. The depth and depth the crew can carry on any given sport virtually necessitate an ideal sport from their opponents.
The Dutch had all of it clicking. Defended deep and compactly early, then took management of the midfield and possession for the ultimate 30 of the primary half. The U.S. seemed disjointed and leggy.
However, it’s laborious to see out an ideal sport for the total 90. Might the Dutch stand toe to toe with the legendary U.S. for a full sport?
The U.S. will get the equalizer on a superbly executed set piece punctuated by a thumping header for the objective from Horan.
Workforce USA has reclaimed the momentum. Depth has ratcheted up, and the U.S. appears to be like to wrest management of this sport away from the Dutch.
Possibly they’ll hash it out over a pleasant bottle a wine?
Moments earlier than Lindsey Horan scored the equalizer, she was in a finger- pointing, animated beef with Daniëlle van de Donk.
They’re going to need to patch up and variations after the match, as they’re teammates on the French membership Lyon.
Offsides flag comes up after Alex Morgan called-off objective
Alex Morgan put the ball at the back of the online — however the objective was known as off virtually instantly as a result of she was offsides.
The U.S. and Netherlands stay tied 1-1.
The U.S. scores the equalizer
The U.S. was in a position to rating in 62nd minute — equalizing with the Dutch.
The objective got here from a nook to Lindsey Horan, who moments earlier than had been the topic of an on-field argument with the Dutch.
When Roord scores, Netherlands often wins
It is value noting that the Netherlands has by no means misplaced a match wherein Jill Roord has scored.
She has scored 22 targets for the Netherlands in 16 matches, together with tonight.
Of the earlier 15 video games Roord has scored in, the Netherlands has received 14, drawn 1, misplaced 0.
Solar poking by means of
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The solar is poking by means of right here in Wellington, and the wind is subsiding a bit.
It could possibly be fleeting, but it surely’s definitely welcome within the stands.
Rose Lavelle proven first yellow card within the match
Rose Lavelle was proven the primary yellow card of the match within the 51st minute.
Rose Lavelle subbed in for Savannah Demelo
The U.S. began the second half with a substitution — taking off Savannah Demelo and including Rose Lavelle.
Followers have been clamoring to see Lavelle come on the pitch, who has scored 24 targets in 89 appearances for the U.S. And Demelo had acquired a last warning from the ref simply earlier than the half, placing her at prime danger for a yellow card within the second half.
Dutch defenders protecting U.S. on its toes
The Netherlands taking part in with a again 3 in protection lets the Dutch arrange throughout the entire discipline. Their defenders are switching play quick throughout the road to stretch the U.S. defensive press.
The Dutch are getting by means of centrally and vast as a result of the U.S. has to work so laborious from the entrance to maintain up.
The Dutch moved from sitting deep and defending early to establishing management of the sport, pinging the ball round because the U.S. left chasing shadows.
The U.S. additionally appears to be lacking Ertz within the midfield. Whereas doing an admirable job deputizing as a middle again, the management she reveals on the sport has been sorely missing on this match.
Workforce USA should be attending to know each other
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Reminder: That is solely the second match these 11 U.S. gamers have performed collectively. The primary time, towards Vietnam.
U.S. standing as frontrunners pierced by the Netherlands
It has been greater than a decade because the U.S. girls have trailed at halftime in a World Cup match.
That got here on July 6, 2011, when Sweden went up, 2-0, on its option to a 2-1 victory over the Individuals in Group C play.
The US nonetheless superior to the knockout spherical and went to the title match, dropping to Japan in penalties.
The Individuals additionally trailed within the quarterfinals in that 2011 match, in one of the vital well-known rallies in USWNT historical past.
Brazil led the Individuals, 2-1, earlier than Abby Wambach headed residence a protracted go Megan Rapinoe within the 122nd minute. The USWNT then received in penalties.
U.S. head into halftime down 1-0
The Individuals headed into the locker room in an unfamiliar place — down 1-0.
After giving up a objective within the seventeenth minute, the U.S. struggled to discover a response and have been overwhelmed by Dutch defenders.
Dutch are onto U.S. sport plan
The U.S. traditionally depends on particular person ability and tempo to outclass opponents — tight dribbling, taking up particular person defenders and operating previous defensive traces at pace.
The Dutch clearly know the U.S. sport plan.
The Dutch are comfortable to sit down deep defensively, defend compactly after which escape at pace on the counterattack.
The U.S. has been disjointed in possession and chasing their tails out of possession.
The Dutch are deservedly forward at this juncture.
U.S. has had no solutions on the pitch, and the Dutch coach seems to be outcoaching his U.S. opponent.
Extra fouls known as on the Dutch
There have been eight fouls known as on the Netherlands by the thirty eighth minute, in comparison with three on the Individuals.
However thus far, the U.S. hasn’t been in a position to convert these foul calls into assaults.
Crowd within the field contributed to opening objective
The Netherlands beat U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, however she won’t have had a great take a look at the scoring shot by Jill Roord.
The strike went by means of Lindsey Horan’s legs and Naomi Girma might need additionally been in been in Naeher’s line of imaginative and prescient, because the ball discovered the decrease left-hand nook of the objective.
Crystal Dunn struggling to seek out her teammates
U.S. defender Crystal Dunn is struggling to seek out her teammates and has been tripped up a couple of instances coming down on the sphere.
She’s missed a handful of passes in the course of the pitch, struggling to place the ball between Dutch gamers or flat out lacking her teammates.
After giving up the objective, the U.S. has struggled to maintain possession, conceding management of the ball and the tempo to the Dutch.
Netherlands finds its footing
On the 30-minute mark, the Netherlands is actually rising into the sport. Far more possession, and utilizing it to far larger impact than the U.S.
The U.S. is doing lots of operating, however fairly often to little avail.
The kind of management we’re used to exerting belongs to the Netherlands in the mean time.
Which crew has the louder followers?
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Huge boos from American followers within the stands on that foul name.
By our unscientific evaluation, it appears to be like to be roughly equal numbers Dutch and American followers.
The Individuals are fairly a bit louder with their U-S-A chants throughout factors.
Followers prove for Workforce USA
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The stadium is filling up with Workforce USA followers.
One group from Atlanta is filled with World Cup vets. Elizabeth Whitcomb says this 12 months is her sixth, however that the match feels totally different with “so many extra followers, extra nations displaying up right here than France.”
So why hold coming again? “What could possibly be higher, touring to new nations, assembly followers. It is the perfect!”
The Zak household from Michigan got here decked out. It is their fourth time on the World Cup, and they’re anticipating a repeat.
The U.S. crew bought some love from the locals together with 10-year-old Scout and 6-year-old Digby who confirmed as much as cheer them on, “As a result of they’re the champions! Our second favourite crew after the Ferns.”
A frenetic first 15
On the 15-minute mark, issues are feeling frenetic.
The U.S. has had extra of the ball, and till the seventeenth minute, the one actual scoring alternative. Till the Netherland’s objective, neither crew had been profitable in establishing any modicum of management.
It’s been a sport of counterattacks, and the Netherlands discovered the breakthrough with a greater counterattack.
Up till the objective, the U.S. depth had been excessive, usually urgent properly out of possession, however they got here undone on one stable passage of play from the Netherlands.
The U.S. youth on the entrance line is displaying its age: making an attempt to dribble by means of defenders too typically and dropping possession in tight areas.
Celebrating, Dutch-style
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Dutch flags are flying excessive! The followers are ecstatic.
Orange flags flapping within the wind across the stadium, and there is some wood shoe banging occurring, too.
The Netherlands scores the primary objective to go forward 1-0
The primary objective of the sport was scored by the Dutch within the seventeenth minute.
The Netherlands was in a position to rating from the highest of the field after repeated tries on a press.
Feeling electrical contained in the stadium
U.S. dominates possession for the primary 8 minutes
The Individuals dominated possession within the first 8 minutes. Even when the Dutch have taken possession, they’re largely holding again with the ball and never crossing the midfield.
Crystal Dunn was in a position to ship a harmful go to Alex Morgan within the field, however thus far, unable to show that right into a objective.
USNWT hopes for a cake stroll within the ‘cake tin’
The USWNT and the Netherlands are dealing with off at Sky Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand, a stadium identified by followers because the “cake tin” for its resemblance to a baking pan. The stadium, which seats 34,500, often hosts cricket and rugby.
Followers may simply want their wellies in Wellington: The forecast is chilly and overcast — excessive of 53 levels — with an opportunity of rain.
If historical past is any indication, U.S. has the benefit
Tonight’s match marks the eleventh time the U.S. and Netherlands have confronted off and the third time at a serious match.
Workforce USA has dominated the general sequence with eight wins, one draw and one loss. And that loss, a 4-3 defeat, occurred a long time in the past — in 1991 — within the first match between the groups.
The U.S. could have the profitable document, however a lot of the W’s got here in matches determined by two targets or fewer.
The veterans hold it actual, in response to Carli Lloyd
The U.S. crew options gamers 18 to 38, and that type of variety in expertise could be useful, with veterans protecting youthful gamers targeted, mentioned all-time American nice Carli Lloyd.
The New Jersey native recalled the second within the 2015 match when then-youngster and now-veteran Julie Ertz was in tears after she gave up a penalty within the semifinals towards Germany.
“In that second, Julie Ertz began crying and getting emotional, and I turned to her and — I’m not going to make use of the language I used on the pitch — however I instructed her to ‘snap the [implied expletive] out of it,’” Lloyd instructed Fox. “It was blunt. It was direct.”
Prepared for the Wellington wind
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Hi there from contained in the stadium!
We’re seated simply behind the bench. The wind is whipping across the pitch. It was raining simply an hour in the past.
The temperature says 52, but it surely feels lots colder. A lot of the U.S. gamers are sporting an additional layer or two warming up.
When U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski was requested yesterday concerning the variable climate, he instructed reporters they skilled for all of it. Particularly Wellington’s well-known wind.
Beginning for the U.S. tonight
Workforce USA goes with the identical lineup it began for Friday’s win over Vietnam.
The beginning squad consists of 4 gamers — Naeher, Dunn, Ertz and Morgan — who began towards the Netherlands within the 2019 World Cup last, which the U.S. received, the USWNT mentioned.
Accidents sideline Dutch stars
The Netherlands will most probably be with out ahead Lineth Beerensteyn, who was damage early in her crew’s 1-0 victory over Portugal to open the tournament, when it performs the Individuals on Thursday in New Zealand’s capital metropolis, Wellington.
The Individuals are the two-time reigning World Cup champions, and Netherlands coach Andries Jonker mentioned on the eve of the match that “we would wish a miracle” for Beerensteyn to be able to play.
“And if that doesn’t occur, then she received’t take part,” he mentioned.
The Netherlands got here to the match in Australia and New Zealand already lacking main scorer Vivianne Miedema, who ruptured her ACL taking part in for Arsenal in December. The ahead is the Netherlands’ main scorer, with 95 targets.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to decorate the a part of tremendous fan
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is able to cheer on Workforce USA.
He met with the athletes final night time in Wellington and was given a crew jersey.
(He was given No. 71 — a nod to his being the 71st U.S. secretary of state.)
Blinken’s soccer cease comes as a part of his diplomatic journey to Tonga, New Zealand and Australia.
Spain and Japan transfer on to knockout stage
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — As she has many instances earlier than, Jennifer Hermoso answered the decision for Spain tonight.
She scored twice and assisted in her one centesimal worldwide look to push La Roja previous Zambia 5-0 on Wednesday, a victory that despatched Spain and Japan into the Women’s World Cup knockout spherical.
Spain and Japan are the primary groups to clinch berths in the tournament’s round of 16. They’ll play Monday in Wellington to resolve seeding.
Olympic champion Canada comes again to beat Eire 2-1
PERTH, Australia — After having conceded a objective straight from a nook kick towards Eire, Olympic champion Canada was in bother in the present day in its second sport of the Ladies’s World Cup.
After a disappointing 0-0 draw with Nigeria in its opening match of the match, and with iconic ahead Christine Sinclair on the bench, Canada’s hopes of advancing from the group stage have been underneath menace.
Up towards a decided Eire, an impressed Katie McCabe and torrential rain at Rectangular Stadium, the chances have been stacking up towards the Canadians.
However with the character of Olympic gold medalists, a contact of fortune and a few assist from the bench, Canada recovered. Adriana Leon scored the decisive objective early within the second half to finish a come-from-behind 2-1 win that moved her nation to the highest of Group B and close by of the spherical of 16.
Will vets begin on sidelines once more?
A number of acquainted names didn’t make the American beginning 11 towards Vietnam final week — maybe in hopes of conserving vitality and hiding ways.
Megan Rapinoe, Rose Lavelle and Kelley O’Hara have been among the many veterans who started Friday night time’s match on the sidelines earlier than they have been substituted in later.
Rapinoe, 38, the Golden Ball and Golden Boot winner from the 2019 match, has already said she’ll retire on the finish of the present NWSL season.
Each groups going for a second W
Each groups in tonight’s showdown are searching for World Cup win No. 2. The Netherlands and the U.S. began the match with debut victories.
Technically, the Individuals are forward of the Dutch in Group E by advantage of objective distinction — with the U.S. having beaten Vietnam, 3-0, and the Netherlands having netted a 1-0 win over Portugal.
A win by both facet may give it a giant leg up in profitable Group E and presumably avoiding world No. 3 Sweden within the spherical of 16.
How and when to look at U.S. vs. Netherlands
Up subsequent for the Individuals is a sport towards the Netherlands, who could also be out for revenge tonight. In spite of everything, it’s the crew the Individuals bested in 2019 to seize a second straight World Cup title.
When: 9 p.m. ET (1 p.m. Thursday native time)
The place: Wellington Regional Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand
watch: Match televised on Fox and Telemundo and streamed on Peacock.
