Nawnt provides a video in the finals of Shebelieves Cup with a 2-1 victory over Australia

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AND United States The women’s team now has the opportunity to win another trophy this week. The Americans won Australia 2-1 on goals than Lynn Biyndolo (earlier Williams) and Michelle Cooperand now they will get Japan ua Shebelieves Cup Final calculation on Wednesday.

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Naswnt seemed to have another turnout while Michelle Heyman Headed home Hayley Raso’s Cross the 80th minute. It was a goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn The second start for the US, and Matildas tested it during the day. Americans tried to extend the lead from the chances late Korbin Albert And Ally Sennor, but she failed to finish and escape with a narrow W.

In the meantime, Japan cruised through this tournament, breaking Australia 4-0 in his first match last Thursday, and then defeated Colombia 4-1 earlier on Sunday afternoon.

As expected, trainer Emma Hayes threw out a completely different lineup. There were 11 changes from the group that started in a 2-0 victory of 2-0 over Colombia, which is only the sixth time in the history history that the line changed every single initiator in consecutive games. And according to American football, this is the first time that happened in 25 years.

Of course, this is not surprising given Hayes’ instruction to provide more young players while she and her staff are still expanding and evaluating the pool on the eve of the next 2027 World Cup.

“This was a lot of new players playing together,” said Tierna Davidson, who wore a captain’s ribbon on Sunday, for the show after the game. “This combination was not really seen before, so we knew it would not be perfect, but the resistance of everyone on the ground to continue working hard and rejected two goals something that I am really proud of this group for.”

This was a particularly young and inexperienced group. He included another debut, this time, 19-year-old midfielder Claire Hutton, which Hayes believes he could “have a great future for the national team.” The Alyssa and Gisele Thompson sisters first started together (Gisele earned her first drop against Colombia). It is only the fourth time in Nawnt history that the sisters have started the match together and for the first time since July 2021. When they were alone and Kristie Mewis They were in a line against Mexico.

Here’s a match from the match:

Game games:

In the 68th minute, Cooper only scored her second cap to bring Nawnt a 2-0 lead. Hutton controlled the ball near the top of the box and sent a low passage to Sentor from the inside. Through multiple defenders, until she got a little tangled, and then Cooper entered and scored a shot at the back of the net, because he was in the end the winning goal of the game.

“I looked at Ally and said,” I’m so sorry! “Because I basically stole it from you,” Cooper joked on broadcasting after the game.

Cooper also told Hayes, who told the young player he never apologized for scoring.

“She was like,” I was so excited to have scored a goal that I took the ball from the Allies, “Hayes said, smiling.” I said, “Never apologize. This is a job. I thank you that you both want to help each other , but we want to win and you may have been in the best position to do it, and you have achieved it, so celebrate it.

“And I’m sure Ally Sentrnor will score many goals in the Napi T -shirt.”

Turn:

It only took 42 seconds for Biyndolo to score and give Nawnt a fast 1-0 lead.

Emma Sears landed down her left wing and cut inside before she found Jaedyn Shaw who ran behind her. Shaw took a few touches before transferring the cross to Biyndolo waiting in front of the goal. There were thoughts that Biyndolo may have been offside, but there is no variety in the Shebelieves Cup, so the goal was stood.

Biyndolo almost had another goal eight minutes later, but she ruled in the offside.

This was her first goal by Nawnt using her married name – she married her husband Marley, who is from Australia, in December.

Key Stat:

Hayes repeated the goal for this camp is “deepening a toy pool by providing the possibilities of less experienced players in high -pressure situations”.

This was certainly reflected on a youthful lineup that included only three veterans (Biyendolo, Davidson and Crystal Dunn):

What follows for Nawnt?

Now they are going to San Diego to play Japan in the final of Shebelieves Cup on Wednesday, February 26.

The last time this side met was in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games in Paris last summer. Then Trinity Rodman She showed her single shine by scoring the winning goal in an additional time to secure the place of Nawnt semi -finals. This time, Rodman is not on the list because he is still recovering from the injury ahead of the NWSL season. But as we have learned through two games, Hayes builds depth so that when Rodman and the rest of the “triple espresso” are not available, there will still be an option of quality.

Americans are well aware of what it means facing Japan: their opponent will be in a well -organized low block that is always difficult to break. It will be a disciplinary test for this group of players, many of which were not at the Olympic Games and did not play against this Japanese team.

“Well, it’s just a perfect game. It’s just what you want,” Hayes said about the match. “And I think Japan, you can see their current shape, achieve a lot of goals, the quality of their game is so high. I think they are one of the best, best, best teams in the world.

“This is the perfect game for a place where we learn a lot about ourselves, because I am sure we will have to suffer because the way they dominate the ball, the way they progress during the rotations (i) their dynamic advantages I make me happy because I am Japan anyway , excited about the challenge.

Laken Litman covers college football, basketball and football for Fox Sports. She had previously written for Sports Illustrated, USA Today and The Indianapolis Star. She is the author “Strong Like A Woman”, published in the spring of 2022 to mark the 50th anniversary of the title IX. Follow her on @Lakenlitm.

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