Etc. Vs. Australia: Match Recap & Highlights | 2025 Shebelieves Cup

Glendale, ariz. (February 23, 2025) – Lynn Biyendolos Strik in the first minute and Michelle Cooper's first international goal raised the US women's national team to a 2-1 win against Australia and the threshold of a sixth crown in the Shebelieves Cup in a row.

The United States will compete against Japan, a familiar enemy, when a title is on the pipe, for the Shebelieves Cup Trophy on February 26th at the Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego (7:30 p.m. PT / 10:30 p.m. ET; TBS, Universo , Max, Peacock, Westwood One Sport). Japan defeated Colombia 4-1, formerly on Sunday and thanks to his superior gate difference during the four-team round-robin robin Nadeshiko You only need a tie to win the prestigious annual tournament for the first time. The Americans have to win to claim their eighth overall Shebelieves championship.

The etc. will get this opportunity due to a well -deserved victory over the spirits Matildas Before 25.503 fans, in which coach Emma Hayes achieved a little program history by launching all 11 women who were launched against Colombia on February 20 (and for the first time since 2000) that the starting line -up of etc. contained and it occurred for the first time during the same event/camp that did not include a closed door lover.

The start Xi on Sunday has been the youngest of the United States since March 2001 and showed the international debutant Claire Hutton, the 19-year-old current midfielder of Kansas City, and the first captain Törenna Davidson, who earned her 66th cap. Alyssa and Gisele Thompson were used on the right and were the second group of sisters who started a game of a etc. – Kristie and Samantha Mewis did it three times, most recently on July 5, 2021.

Mandy McGlynn received her second career nod in the goal when he was Crystal Dunn (appeared for the first time since the Olympic final of the last summer) and Biyendolo (formerly Williams, who scored her first goal under her married name), added Add a few big games, which achieved a big game), added a certain big game, and added Certain big game and added a certain big game, added some big games and added a certain game. Family tree.

It only took 41 seconds for this updated list to achieve an effect. The United States quickly built the midfield before Emma Sears dributed towards the penalty area and put on a trio of Australian defenders. Sear's foray gave midfielder Jaedyn Shaw the place and the time to end an intelligent overlapping run, and after receiving a short round, Shaw pushed the ball via the six-yard line to Biyendolo. The simple finish was Biyendolos 22. International goal, the 50th of the United States in the history of Shebelieves and the fastest to start a game since Ashley Hatch was achieved 24 seconds in a friendly against the same opponent in 24 seconds.

While there are two goals in the first minute in the history of US history, for which the exact second of the score is unknown, Biyendolo's goal was the ninth fastest in etc. has.

Biyendolo had an eight-minute tap-in for the offside and then forced a jump from Australia's Teagan Micah in 16 .. The speed and efficiency of the USA in the attack gave fifteenth place Matildas Trouble and the visitor's attempt to build shorter passes to pay the pace invited us to pressure. On the 25th, the midfielder Korbin Albert made the ball and set a shot from Shaw, which sailed directly behind the left post. Although the distance and possession of Australia improved when approaching, none of the five shots in the first half required the intervention of McGlynn.

Davidson's timely recovery, after McGlynn was put under pressure from Australia's Holly McNamara, the US leadership at the beginning of the second half. However, the goalkeeper quickly recovered and hit two threats Matilda Corner fights in the 53rd Biyendolo then almost used an Australian giveaway, but after he had emitted Winonah Heatley's faulty back pass in the 57th, the scorer sent the goal scorer into the side network in the first half.

Hayes made four changes in the 62nd minute and sent Cooper, Defender Tara McKown, striker Yazmeen Ryan and Forward Ally Sentnor. Six minutes later, Cooper and Sentnor combined to double the American leadership. Defender Gisele Thompson recovered in the Australian penalty area and hit the ball to Hutton, who brought back a perfect passage in Sentnor. The 21-year-old then cut the ball past an Australian defender and he rolled directly to Cooper, who did not waste time to deliver a 10 yard shot in the left post. It was the first international goal of 22-year-old Current striker in her second appearance, and it was Sentnor's first senior assist (she scored against Colombia on February 20).

The Matildas Quickly recovered from this blow and halved the deficit with a flash of a goal in the 80th. A long ball from the Australian half found the experienced wing player Hayley Raso on the right and her danger cross was displayed by the replacement striker Michelle Heyman. Thanks to Micah's spectacular rescue of Sentnor in the 88th, Australia remained in a fight, but the United States completed the game without further incident and set up the Sheblieves showdown with Japan.

The Americans have the visitors, 15-7 and they exceeded Matildas“Heyman was only on the goal. The United States now has a 30W-1l 5D advantage in the all-time series against Australia.

Tor scored Rundown

USA – Lynn Biyendolo (Jaedyn Shaw), 1. Minute: The United States went to Australia from its own penalty area in a matter of seconds and Emma Sears pulled the defense on it with a little dribble. She fed the overlapping Shaw on the left side of the penalty area and Shaw hit a low cross over the six yard line so that Biyendolo ends up close. USA 1, from 0

USA – Michelle Cooper (Ally Sentnor), 68th minute: Giselle Thompson sent a pass back to the midfield debutant Claire Hutton, whose ball divided the Australian defense through ball and found Sentnor back into the penalty area. Sendnor cut off the ball sharply to the left to avoid Australia Steph Catley, and Cooper was able to end the game with a first shot into the lower left corner. USA 2, from 0

From – Michelle Heyman (Hayley Raso), 80th minute: Raso knocked down a long pass on the right flank and delivered a perfect cross towards the edge of the six-yard box. Heyman divided the US Center back and was open and sent a low, hard header past the US goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn. USA 2, from 1 final

Additional notes

• The line -up on Sunday contained 11 changes from the line -up in which the EtzwnTs Shebelieves Cup start against Colombia against Colombia on Thursday.
• The 11 changes marked the sixth time in the etc. 758 games to count today's game that the line-up changed all 11 starters from game to game. It is only the second time that it happened during the same event/the same camp, and the first time that it happened during an event/camp that no international game was closed.
• Lynn Biyendolo made her first start of 2025 and scored the score for the etc. in the first minute of the game. It was her 22nd career -international goal, and it came in her 77th appearance. Biyendolo achieved for the first time under her married name against the land of the birth of her husband.
• Biyendolos Tor was the 50th goal of the etc. in the tournament of the Shebelieves Cup.
• Jaedyn Shaw received the support from Biyendolos Opener and collected her first support from 2025 and the second of her etc. career.
• After giving her etc. in Houston last Thursday, striker Michelle Cooper scored her first Senior International Tor on Sunday to increase the leadership of the WNT in the 68th minute. Cooper entered the game as a replacement in the second half and replaced Alyssa Thompson in the 62nd minute.
• After Ally Sentnor scored the second goal of the etc. against Colombia on Thursday, he helped with the etc. on Sunday and registered their first international support in this process. Sendnor entered the match in the 62nd minute together with the top scorer Cooper and came for Crystal Dunn.
• Defender Tierna Davidson headed the United States for the first time tonight and did so in her 66th international appearance.
• Claire Hutton earned her first hat and started her first start. He became the 273rd woman who played for the etc. and the 15th player to debut under head coach Emma Hayes.
• Gisele Thompson received her first etc. only a few days after her international debut on February 20 against Colombia.
• When Gisele Thompson began next to her sister Alyssa, today's game was the fourth time in US history that a few sisters started a match together. All three other cases belong to the Mewis sisters Kristie and Samantha.
• Mandy McGlynn made her second career start on Net and earned her second career after her debut against Argentina on October 30th in the 3-0 victory.
• Hayes won her 15th victory as head coach of the etc. and brought her overall record to 15: 0: 2.

– 2025 Shebelieves Cup Match Report –

Agree: US national team of the US women against Australia women -national team

Date: February 23, 2025

Competition: 2025 Shebelieves Cup

Venue: State Farm Stadium; Glendale, ariz.

Participation:23.503

Start: 3:07 p.m. Local (5:07 p.m. ET)

Weather: 78 degrees, sunny

Constellations:

USA: 18 Mandy McGlynn; 15-gisele Thompson (23-emily-fox, 77), 2-emily sams, 12-tirena Davidson (capt.), 19-crystal dunn (9-aally sentnor, 62); 3-corbine Albert, 16-Claire Hutton (17-Sam Coffey, 70); 7-Alyssa Thompson (21-Michelle Cooper, 62), 8-Jaedyn Shaw, 13-Emma Sears (22-Yazmea Ryan, 62); 6-lynn Biyendolo (4-Tara Mckeown, 62)

Unused

Head coach: Emma Hayes

OUT OF:12-Teagan Micah; 21-elie Carpenter, 14-Alanna Kennedy (5-Natasha Prior, 81), 3-winonah Heatley, 7-Steph Catley (10-emily van Egmond, 74); 22-Charlotte Grant, 23-Kyra Cooney-Cross (20-Laini Freier 81); 16-Hayley Raso, 11-Mary Fowler (6-Alana Murphy, 64), 17-Holly McNamara (2-Michelle Heyman, 64); 9-Caitlin Foord (8-Kaitlyn Torpey, 74)

Unused substitutions: 1-Mackenzie Arnold, 4-Clare-Hunt, 13-Tameka Yallop, 15-Daniela Galic, 18-chloe Lincoln, 19-Katrina Gorry

Head coach: Tom Sermanni

Statistics Summary: USA / OFF

Recordings: 14/7

Gate shots: 6/1

Saved: 0/4

Corner Kicks: 7/7

Fouls: 7/9

Side: 1/0

Misconduct summary:

From – Charlotte Grant (caution) 73th minute

Officer:

Referee: Amairany Garcia (Mex)

Assistant referee 1: Jessica Morales (Mex)

Assistant referee 2: Mayra Mora (Mex)

4. Official: Karen Hernandez (Mex)

2025 Shebelieves Cup rating according to Match Day 2