Horan’s objective helps U.S. squeeze out 1-1 draw with the Netherlands on the Girls’s World Cup

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Printed Jul 26, 2023  •  3 minute learn

Netherlands' midfielder Danielle van de Donk fights for the ball with USA's midfielder Lindsey Horan during the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women's World Cup Group E football match between the United States and the Netherlands at Wellington Stadium, also known as Sky Stadium, in Wellington on July 27, 2023.
Netherlands’ midfielder Danielle van de Donk fights for the ball with USA’s midfielder Lindsey Horan through the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Girls’s World Cup Group E soccer match between the US and the Netherlands at Wellington Stadium, also referred to as Sky Stadium, in Wellington on July 27, 2023. Photograph by MARTY MELVILLE /AFP through Getty Photographs

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Lindsey Horan, offended over being knocked down minutes earlier by Danielle Van de Donk, scored a revenge objective minutes later within the second half Thursday to assist the US squeeze out a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands on the Girls’s World Cup.

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The Dutch struck first with a objective from Jill Roord within the first-half to shock the People, who remained unbeaten in 19 consecutive matches with Horan’s second-half rating.

Horan’s objective on a header off a nook kick within the 62nd minute adopted a number of minutes of jawing between the 2 groups: Horan was offended after she was knocked off her toes and even cursed within the path of Van de Donk — her teammate for membership workforce Lyon.

The People tried to calm Horan, who responded together with her twenty ninth worldwide objective, fourth within the World Cup, and second consecutive on this match.

Earlier than the ball even crossed the objective line, Horan’s expression confirmed she knew she was on track.

With the draw, neither workforce secured a spot within the knockout spherical but, with one group match remaining. Each the People and the Dutch sit atop the Group E standings with a win and a draw, however the U.S. has the sting for the lead with extra targets.

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The sport was a rematch of the 2019 Girls’s World Cup closing, a 2-0 win for the People in a recreation performed in Lyon, France. It was the People’ second straight trophy within the match, and fourth total.

Roord’s strike from atop the field went although Horan’s legs to place the Dutch forward within the seventeenth minute.

Dominique Janssen had an excellent likelihood from distance within the twenty ninth minute, however U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher jumped for it and the ball skirted above the crossbar and into the netting.

Horan’s header off a cross within the thirty sixth minute went huge left because the tempo grew to become extra frenzied with halftime looming.

Rose Lavelle, who was hampered by a knee damage within the run-up to the World Cup, was subbed in for the US on the half. Lavelle, who scored one of many targets within the World Cup closing 4 years in the past, changed Savannah DeMelo.

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The Netherlands went into halftime with that single objective lead. It was simply the sixth time the US had trailed on the half in 52 World Cup matches, and first time since trailing Sweden on the break within the opening spherical in 2011.

Skies have been sunny however temperatures have been within the 50s in New Zealand’s capital metropolis of Wellington, and there was a stiff breeze for the match. The gang was introduced at 27,312.

The People, vying for a file third consecutive World Cup title , defeated Vietnam 3-0 of their match opener. Sophia Smith scored a pair of targets and Horan added the opposite.

U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski used the identical lineup for the Dutch that he used in opposition to Vietnam. He’s turned to Ju
lie Ertz, usually a midfielder, to play at centre again within the absence of veteran Becky Sauerbrunn, who injured her foot and was not capable of play within the World Cup.

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The Dutch have been with out ahead Lineth Beerensteyn, who was damage early in her workforce’s 1-0 victory over Portugal to open the match. Katja Snoeijs changed her within the beginning lineup in opposition to the US.

The Dutch have been additionally lacking main scorer Vivianne Miedema, who ruptured her ACL whereas taking part in for Arsenal in December. She has 95 profession targets for the Dutch.

The US was undefeated in all however considered one of its conferences with the Dutch — the primary recreation in 1991.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the workforce at their resort on the eve of the match and was on the recreation. Blinken was in Wellington for a proper bilateral assembly with New Zealand Minister of International Affairs Nanaia Mahuta, and he may also meet with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins.

The highest finisher in Group opens the knockout spherical in Sydney in opposition to the second-place finisher in Group G, which incorporates Sweden, South Africa, Italy and Argentina.

The second-place finisher heads to Melbourne in opposition to the highest Group G workforce.

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