United States vs. Canada – Soccer Match Report – July 18, 2022

Alex Morgan scored a penalty late within the second half to information the USA to a 1-Zero victory over Canada within the CONCACAF W Championship remaining in Monterrey, Mexico, on Monday evening.

The sport was a rematch of final summer time’s Olympic semifinal sport, which Canada gained 1-Zero earlier than occurring to win the gold medal in Tokyo, with the victory securing the USWNT a spot within the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

“It at all times feels good to be referred to as a champion, so this sport simply feels good to us,” Morgan mentioned after the match. “Canada gave us a run for our cash, however we prevailed and we be ok with it.”

Vlatko Andonovski’s facet appeared full of life from the outset, with Mallory Pugh’s well-hit volley testing Canada keeper Kailen Sheridan and Morgan firing simply vast of the far put up within the primary 5 minutes.

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Each groups continued to have probabilities in a back-and-forth opening 45 minutes, with Sheridan by some means maintaining Sofia Smith’s shot from point-blank vary out simply earlier than the half ended 0-0.

Smith missed one other golden alternative simply after the hour mark. After outrunning the Canada protection to a wonderfully weighted by way of ball from Morgan, Smith rounded Sheridan however slipped as she went to shoot right into a wide-open purpose, along with her effort ending up within the facet netting.

Canada’s Allysha Chapman fouled Rose Lavelle within the penalty space within the 76th minute and Morgan despatched Sheridan the mistaken approach along with her spot kick to place the U.S. into the lead. It was Morgan’s 118th total profession purpose for the USWNT and she or he completed because the participant of the match on the W Championship.

“I wasn’t with the group the final eight months,” Morgan added. “So I might simply concentrate on San Diego and that helped me mentally and bodily after which coming again to the group my function simply elevated and that felt good.

“I really feel good total, I am joyful, wholesome and assured and really feel like I can contribute precisely what’s being requested of me. So I am in excellent type proper now.”

Canada had a flurry of late alternatives, together with a header from substitute Jordyn Huitema that went vast, as Andonovski’s facet noticed out the consequence.

The win extends the USWNT’s total document in World Cup and Olympic qualifying matches to 60-1-1, with the lone loss coming towards Mexico in 2011.

Within the third-place match, Jamaica beat Costa Rica 1-Zero in additional time with a Kalyssa van Zanten purpose, incomes the fitting to tackle Canada subsequent September for the second CONCACAF place on the Paris Olympics.

All 4 groups — the U.S., Canada, Jamaica and Costa Rica — had already secured spots on the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand by advantage of reaching the semifinals of the W Championship.

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