18 min: Ertz, who’s earning her 100th cap tonight, is down in a heap after a rough challenge from Houghton. They had a massive chance when the USWNT chose to zonal mark a corner, which ultimately was thrown over the post by Jill Scott. And there’s the whistle for the intermission. 2020 SheBelieves Cup. The USWNT implemented an identical lineup as the one they used in their previous match against the Lionesses, however, Carli Lloyd replaces Alex Morgan - who is expecting her first child in April. 61 min: Stanway is on the receiving end of a hard foul and she’s down in a heap, but makes it to her feet and will continue. England counter immediately with Toni Duggan coming on for Georgia Stanway. I hope you enjoyed this article, We stumbled over here from a different web March 5 2020 On the Pitch. Their style of play has been an attacking mentality, making their football so exciting to watch. The US have won this trophy twice before, as the Lionesses are the defending champions of the 2019 campaign. 9 min: A marauding Hemp surges down the left and takes on O’Hara, crossing in to an onrushing White. Earned not Given https://t.co/j3xi5yMqNe. 72 min: Lloyd creates a bit of space for herself in the area and rips a rising shot toward the upper right corner that sails over the crossbar by inches. Hemp seemed to be the player to watch out for, meanwhile, Carly Telford was called upon to make multiple great saves when the lionesses’ backline was often shaky. I’m Toby ( @oosawnt ), I’m 19 and you probably know me as the annoying uswnt & chelsea fan on twitter! an Orlando City and Orlando Pride community, USA vs. England, 2020 SheBelieves Cup: Preview, How to Watch, TV Info, Live Stream, Lineups, and Match Thread, Orlando City Plays Well but Draws 0-0 at Atlanta. 87 min: Very ponderous play from England over the last few minutes, kicking it about casually in the back third as if they were the team ahead 2-0 and not the other way around. Here’s a look at tonight’s teams. The United States Women’s National Team will face England today as the 2020 SheBelieves Cup kicks off at Exploria Stadium (7 p.m., ESPN2). U.S. SOCCER. 70 min: Two more subs for the United States and Sam Mewis and Lynn Williams enter for Tobin Heath and Rose Lavelle. The players are on the pitch. The is at !! We should be under way any moment on a clear 82F (28C) evening in Orlando. Presented By Thorne. Hello! 46 min: And we’re back under way in Orlando as England move rapidly into the final third only to be turned away by O’Hara, who’s been typically excellent tonight. All Rights Reserved. The 2020 SheBelieves Cup was the fifth edition of the SheBelieves Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held in the United States. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. The USA in all-blue kits are working from left to right, the Lionesses in all-white strips attacking from right to left. This time the forward is not injured but the US are being careful with the veteran star. But her celebration is correctly muted as the flag is up. Forwards (7): Tobin Heath (Portland Thorns FC; 165;33), Carli Lloyd (Sky Blue FC; 291/122), Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage; 17/4), Christen Press (Utah Royals FC; 135/56), Mallory Pugh (Sky Blue FC; 62/18), Megan Rapinoe (Reign FC; 165/51), Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage; 25/9). The lineswoman ruled it offside anyways. By Michael Citro @ManeLandMichael Mar 5, 2020, 12:00pm EST The 2020 SheBelieves Cup was the fifth edition of the SheBelieves Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held in the United States.. They ended up laughing it off, however, the wrong call was made. XI: Naeher, O’Hara, Dahlkemper, Sauerbrunn, Dunn, Ertz, Lavelle, Horan, Heath, Lloyd, Press, Subs: Pugh, Mewis, Sullivan, Krieger, Davidson, Williams, Sonnett, Rapinoe, Harris, Short, Franch, McDonald, XI: Telford, Greenwood, Walsh, Houghton, Bright, Parris, Scott, Williamson, Stanway, White, Hemp, Subs: Daly, England, Nobbs, Duggan, Stokes, Roebuck, McManus, Staniforth, Russo, MacIver, Kelly, Fisk. 76 min: The US win a free kick from a dangerous area, center of the pitch about 22 yards from goal. 89 min: One more sub for each side as Jessica McDonald comes on for Carli Lloyd and Chloe Kelly replaces Nikita Parris. 90 min: The fourth official signals for three minutes of added time. She picks out Lloyd in the middle but her shot misses the mark. There is a good blend of youth and experience in that team.". Andonovski should reconsider his tactic of defending corners and should turn to man-marking, this way is proven more effective to defend corners and set pieces.Zonal marking just causes more trouble, therefore, It would be a pity to see the US lose points due to set pieces. Feeling like only a matter of time before the Americans break through. Goalkeepers (3): Sandy MacIver (Everton; 0/0), Ellie Roebuck (Manchester City; 4/0), Carly Telford (Chelsea; 24/0). Heath’s deliver finds an onrushing Horan, but the midfielder’s header sails over the crossbar. 78 min: Chelsea star Beth England enters for Ellen White. England look washed. USWNT Begins 2020 SheBelieves Cup vs. England. And the United States have won 2-0 over England behind goals by Press and Lloyd in the SheBelieves Cup opener for both sides. The Yanks and Lionesses are two of the world’s best teams and the winner of this match will take a big step toward winning the annual spring tournament. Rapinoe steps up to take it but crushes it well over the bar into the stands. 30 min: Moments after Naeher calmly saves an Ellen White effort from 25 yards, Lavelle makes a nifty move to beat Walsh and fires in a pass to Lloyd which the veteran strike can’t quite deposit home. Megan Rapinoe opened the scoring for the U.S. but England took the lead on goals from Steph Houghton and Nikita Parris. With the presence of Lucy Bronze and Beth Mead - who are absent due to injury - they could cause a lot of problems this summer, if they play their cards right. In the meantime here’s Suzanne Wrack’s lookahead to today’s match. These teams like to play nail-biters, finishing within a goal of each other four times and drawing once in the last five meetings. This is the first meeting between both teams since the 2019 World Cup semi-final that had everyone sitting at the edge of their seats until the last minute. The USA have won 11 out of 12, conceding just three goals, and haven’t lost in 14 months. Ellen White will be the player the U.S. back line will have to worry about. 38 min: A bit of a quiet patch over the last couple of minutes, by this match’s standards at least. 90 min+2: Relentless pressure from the US, to the last. With Julie Ertz starting, she earned her 100th cap for the national team, the defensive midfielder is the 40th woman to hit this milestone.Meanwhile, The English side could’ve been better. It’s the first meeting between these sides since last year’s cracking World Cup semi-final (a night Ellen White won’t soon forget) and the Lionesses will be out for revenge on opening night of the four-team, round-robin competition. USA vs. England, 2020 SheBelieves Cup: Preview, How to Watch, TV Info, Live Stream, Lineups, and Match Thread The USWNT and Lionesses meet for the first time since the World Cup semifinals. USA vs. England, 2020 SheBelieves Cup: Final Score 2-0 as Strong Second Half Lifts Yanks New, 1 comment The USWNT is unbeaten in 29 straight and takes a big step toward winning the tournament with a victory over England. Their defense hasn’t conceded a goal since their 3-2 victory against Sweden in November, which is impressive to say the least. Five Things to Know: England. 85 min: The US win a corner and take it quickly, but the delivery to Lloyd at the far post is overcooked and it’s out for an England throw-in.