Hi everyone! We wanted to give you guys a recap on the SheBelieves Cup and all of the games that were played. Let's get started!
February 18
Argentina v Brazil- This was a fun game to watch! Both teams were getting shots off but neither team could score. This all changed in the thirtieth minute when Marta from Brazil scored a beautiful penalty kick with her left foot into the bottom right corner! Neither team scored for the rest of the first half, the second half though, that's a different story. In the forty seventh minute Debinha from Brazil received a beautiful through ball just outside the box and scored! Brazil was now up two to zero. Then later on in the fifty-fourth minute Adriana from Brazil scored a beautiful goal putting Brazil up 3-0! Six minutes later in the sixtieth minute Mariana Larroquette from Argentina headed the ball into the far left side of the goal! The score was now Brazil 3 Argentina 1. Later on in the eighty second minute Geyes from Brazil scored an amazing goal! The final score was Brazil 4 Argentina 1.
US v Canada- This game was an interesting one. You could tell the US and Canada were very evenly matched. It was a very back and forth game and no one was able to score until the end of the game. There were some nice shots but neither team was able to get the ball into the back of the net. Rose Lavelle from the United States scored a beautiful goal in the seventy ninth minute after being subbed in, putting the US up with almost less than ten minutes left in the game. Neither team was able to score again so the final score ended up being US 1 Canada 0.
February 21
Argentina v Canada- It was looking like the game was going to end up scoreless but then in over time after Canada got a free kick and a lot of bobbling of the ball inside the box Sarah Stratigakis was able to tap it in which lead to Canada winning the game 1-0!
US v Brazil-This was the match everyone was looking forwards too. Marta vs Morgan. It didn't take a long time for the US to get going though. In the 11th minute after Lindsey Horan passed to Christen Press who cut in and but the ball far post and into the back of the net! It took a little while for the team to score again but after a cross into the box all Megan Rapinoe needed to do to tap it in. The US won the game 2-0 in the end.
February 24
Canada v Brazil- Brazil came out fast in this game. With an early goal in the 11th minute from Debora Cristiane de Oliveira Brazil was up 1-0 with in the first 15 minutes of the game!! Another goal came from Brazil just before half in the 39th minute from Julia Bianchi. This goal sealed the win for Brazil. Brazil ended up finishing in 2nd place to the USWNT.
USA v Argentina- This was a high scoring game. Megan Rapinoe started the game off right for the US by scoring in the 16th minute, putting the US up 1-0. About ten minutes later in the 26th minute Megan Rapinoe scored again! She was on a role! In the 35th minute Carli Lloyd scored putting the US up 3-0, but they weren't done there. In the 41st minute Kristie Mewis scored! The first half ended with the US up 4-0. Towards the end of the game Alex Morgan scored in the 84th minute, and four minutes later Christen Press scored! That was the final goal of the match. The US had won 6-0 and won the SheBelieves Cup!
Congratulations to Marta!! The state of Rio de Janerio has declared February 19 as Women's Football day in honor of her!
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