U.S. Wins Group C of 2016 U-20 World Cup
Monday, November 21, 2016 | Soccer
Gator sophomore Parker Roberts appears in Monday's 1-1 draw with Ghana
See the goals from the match:
Ghana 1-0 (20th minute)
U.S. 1-1 (22nd minute)#U20Femenino REVIVE el gol de Ghana por conducto de Abambila para poner el marcador #USA 0-1 #GHA https://t.co/5z2YOTb33F
— Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) November 21, 2016
#U20Femenino REVIVE el bonito gol de @ussoccer_ynt anotado por @MalPugh, #USA 1-1 #GHA https://t.co/HZw0oBQuXJ
— Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) November 21, 2016
See match highlights
It took several tie-breakers, but the U.S. wins Group C. Both the U.S. (1-0-2, 5 points) and France (1-0-2, 5 pts) finished deadlocked on points, goal difference (+2) and goals scored (4). After the points earned from the group games, the teams went five tie-breakers deep before it came to the "greater number of points obtained in the fair play conduct based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches." The U.S. won that tie breaker as no yellow cards were given to U.S. while France had one issued in the final day of group play.
Next up, the U.S. faces Mexico in U-20 World Cup quarterfinal action at the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby. The match can be seen Friday, Nov. 25, at 1 a.m. ET on FS1 and NBC Universo.
See U.S. Soccer for complete match report
FIFA.com match report
Match: U.S. U-20 Women's National Team vs. Ghana U-20 Women's National Team
Date: Nov. 21, 2016
Competition: 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup – Group C
Venue: Sir John Guise Stadium; Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Kickoff: 1 a.m. ET
Attendance: 3,076
Weather: 88 degrees; humid
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | F |
| USA | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ghana | 1 | 0 | 1 |
GHA – Own goal (Casey Murphy) 20th minute
USA – Mallory Pugh 22
Lineups:
USA: 1-Casey Murphy; 5-Madeline Elliston, 6-Taylor Otto, 3-Kaleigh Riehl, 14-Ellie Jean; 16-Emily Fox (11-Ally Watt, 81), 10-Emily Ogle, 20-Katie Cousins; 9-Mallory Pugh (capt.), 18-Ashley Sanchez (19-Natalie Jacobs, 89), 15-Jessie Scarpa (2-Parker Roberts, 75)
Subs Not Used: 4-Sabrina Flores, 7-Savannah DeMelo, 8-Courtney Petersen, 12-Rose Chandler, 13-Marley Canales, 17-Kelcie Hedge, 21-Brooke Heinsohn
Head Coach: Michelle French
GHA: 16-Victoria Agyei; 3-Jane Ayieyam, 4-Adu Agyemang (12-Vinoria Kuzagbe, 46 (20-Fatima Alhassan, 82)), 5-Belinda Anane, 7-Ernestina Abambila, 8-Wasila Diwura-Soale, 9-Sandra Owusu-Ansah, 10-Princella Adubea (14-Lily Niber-Lawrence, 68), 13-Samira Abdul-Rahman, 15-Faustina Ampah, 18-Rasheda Abdul-Rahman (Capt.)
Subs Not Used: 1-Azume Adams, 2-Vida Opoku, 6-Patience Adjetey, 11-Rita Darko, 17-Veronica Appiah, 19-Sandra Boakye, 21-Rose Baah
Head Coach: Mas-Ud Dramani
Stats Summary: USA / GHA
Shots: 8 / 14
Shots on Goal: 2 / 1
Saves: 0 / 1
Corner Kicks: 3 / 1
Fouls: 9 / 17
Offside: 1 / 3
Misconduct Summary:
GHA – Adu Agyemang 36th minute
GHA – Ernestina Abambila 67
GHA – Belinda Anane 89
Officials:
Referee: Sara Persson (SWE)
Asst. Ref: Michelle O'Neill (IRL)
Asst. Ref: Julie Magnusson (SWE)
4th: Riem Hussein (GER)
Players Mentioned
