USA_vs_Germany_Extended_Highlights___Pre-Match_Women_s_Football
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00:0093. Germany's in green, they take the kickoff, USA is in white, ball played into space, decent ball, not decent enough, but it's followed through, oof, it's Magul, sending it up there, just over Casey Murphy
00:26Back of the ball to the right side, tucked in to Weil, cutting it back, Weigand couldn't get it, and the ball is tucked ahead to Buell
00:40Germany's on the front foot, they have, that's blocked, Buell again, left side, it falls to Magul, looking, shooting, went near post, and trying to beat Casey Murphy
00:55And this is a really good look at what Germany wants to do, they're getting a 3v3 in the wide channel, but it's Magul's movement out of midfield
01:02Ball played into space, Morgan and Smith are up, and Pugh to the right, played in, and saved by Froomes
01:14It's Mal, Pugh, Smith, and Morgan all up there
01:19Buell the other way, as Germany attacks on the right, they've got numbers forward, USA scrambling back, ball needed to be better, goes to Magul and it's to Fox
01:32Emily Fox with the cross, headed up, second ball, cleared by Pugh, US will send it in off the deflection, safe play by Froomes
01:41But better from the US, it is, and you can see, Smith, Morgan, Pugh, Lavelle are all forward, Smith, outside the box, sending it in well wide of Froomes
01:58I mean, as this pace, it also creates comfort for her, because the front three are allowed to place change along that front line, and so she can pop up in any one of those gaps
02:07US pressing, winning the ball, Pugh has help, trying to plan a cross, it's deflected, that took too long
02:17She's got to go herself there, yeah
02:20But Morgan was open, if you're going to make that pass, it's got to be quicker
02:28Germany Rotman as well, part of the youth movement of this team
02:33Goalkeeper out, holds, waits for the help, it's coming, Magul, always available at teams, give him go, in front, well
02:43Go out of the playoffs, you know, highlighted some of the issues that the US hasn't done
02:49Well, playing it in, that net was open
02:53US is giving up a lot of room here, last few times up the field for Germany
02:57And it's, yeah, nobody wants to play this weekend, I can tell you that
03:05On the right side, Smith with a step behind, playing it back, again unselfishly, giving up a scoring chance
03:13Horan collects it, left side, end line, playing it across, Girma
03:19Let's go, let's go, let's go
03:21Moved at the middle by Smith, offside flag is up again
03:25Might have been for a foul, if not for an offside
03:29Unselfishly, giving up a scoring chance, Horan collects it, left side, end line, playing it across
03:37The interior
03:38Oh, Nusken gives it away, here's the US with Lavelle, leading it, Smith, over the bar
03:48Let's go, let's go, let's go
03:53Germany's been shaking their build out, it's just a really bad ball out
03:57Lavelle, holding, dropping it back, Fox, to the right, Smith, overlap coming, plays it in front
04:05They rushed it, looked like things were developing there
04:10Huerta
04:13Down the right
04:15Teammate of Coach Girma, moving it left
04:20Driven into the box, headed down
04:24Now, 16 and white
04:27Huerta, free to cross, delivers, header
04:34It was there for Lindsay Horan
04:36It certainly was
04:39Oh, and you see that movement out of midfield, you see the time and space that Huerta has in this right channel
04:46And you're thinking this is going to be picked out of the back of the net by Germany
04:51Lavelle kept it in, what a move there
04:53Lavelle catching up, cooks it, and a second one is a US goal
04:59Or not
05:01Looked like it had crossed the line
05:04On a quick look
05:06How did that stay out?
05:09And again, Lavelle the creator
05:13I gotta see this myself
05:14I know, pure art, I mean just draws in the defender, sizes her up, nutmegs her
05:20Pass to the left, Morgan, in his face
05:23Drive, stays down
05:25US on the attack, chance, saved by Bruton
05:30Terrific save as Pugh is breaking in and Smith was there to help if needed
05:36Incredible save
05:40Rose Lavelle drives it back up the left foot, into the box
05:44It's loose, thought there was a foul there
05:47Germany held the player down
05:50But that's the second time the US has
05:53US is ready, delivered by Pugh, back post area
05:57And it missed a couple of targets
06:01Both teams with chances
06:03On that left side, here's the US
06:06Three on the attack, a foul or not? Yes
06:09Right outside the box
06:16On the whistle, Horan is ready to strike
06:20Horan with a shot and hit off the wall
06:22His number 11 for Germany
06:25She's making her move, played short off the treading ground to Magul
06:29And fortunately Germany attackers on the move
06:32Joining the group, Buell, pushing it forward
06:35Kurt Bigger, he's in, save it
06:38Career year for her, with the Chicago Red Stars
06:41Putting it up for grabs, Horan, off the post
06:45Putting it up for grabs, Horan, off the post
06:48As that hat wore on and they were able to pressure her
06:51And make her go away to a certain extent
06:53Lavelle for Morgan
06:55And it's taken away by Dorsen
06:59Straight up to Pop
07:02Pop receiving a tough ball there
07:08Should drive it, towards the middle
07:10Headed to Lavelle
07:12Turned over to Sullivan
07:14US on it
07:17On the roof
07:19Smith, he's in, saved by Murphy
07:24Buell again, shooting, off the post
07:28And in, Germany has scored
07:311-0 for Germany
07:45After a spectacular Murphy save
07:48Nothing to do with that last one
07:51And just end-to-end stuff for both these sides
07:54United States had such a good opportunity here
07:56Lindsay Horan, she's on her bike
07:58That one pings off the post, Fortune not favoring her
08:01And the re-service ends up being the counter-attack moment
08:05For Germany, Sofia Huerta pounces on that
08:08But it ends up at the feet of the Germans
08:10And they're now surging going from the other direction
08:12This is a really well-constructed counter-attack
08:14Because you bite those two defenders into the near side
08:17And then you release the far
08:19Murphy does so well to get down to the ground
08:21Parry that one out of danger, we think
08:23But this shot is something special
08:25Just curling in towards that back post
08:27Murphy laying her...
08:29Right now, US needs one to draw Lavelle
08:32Sofia Smith, over the shoulder, looking for help
08:35Took the shot, and it's wide
08:37But why not, give it a go
08:39She didn't need the help
08:42Just using that as a decoy, draw the attention
08:44Last time Germany had a known goal against the USA
08:461999 Women's World Cup quarter-final
08:53Puts it back across, headed once
08:55Morgan
08:57It's loose
08:59Smith
09:03Smith, trying to square that
09:06Break down
09:08On that far side
09:11There's the US looking
09:13Smith, in the box
09:15Setting it in, but right to go
09:18Finding Magul
09:20Germany with five in the attack here
09:22Magul setting one up there
09:24Cleared the right
09:26To Zapago, who sent it over
09:28High and wide, on her first
09:30Good touch
09:34And it's well done by Germany, they go in to go out
09:37Forcing it ahead
09:39Maybe a chance here
09:41Worked up, second ball
09:43Germany gets to it, it's deflected wide
09:45Dunn is after it
09:49Kept it in play
09:51Dunn who played
09:53Up for grabs, in the middle
09:56Brooms came out, didn't get it
09:58But the ball was over the bar anyway
10:00We know who's gonna take the free kicks now
10:02With Rapinoe in, here's Kromigel
10:04On the right
10:06Played across, hit it
10:08Double of R by Murphy
10:10Robbing Fragon
10:12US is still in it, thanks to Murphy
10:16It's a good save from her, here comes Germany
10:18They release this near side
10:20Again there's space for Kromigel
10:22And she bobs them to the center backs
10:26Pogos pass to the left
10:28Rao
10:30That time it looked like it was on frame
10:34I think she's asking about a deflection
10:39And you look at the players that
10:41Vosteklenberg has brought in and they've had an impact on the game
10:43Kromigel being one of them and since the insertion
10:45It's the rest, it's blocked
10:47Gwenter was there
10:49And Neomi pushing it back
10:51Overdose pass
10:53And then pick it
10:55Sanchez
10:57Lays it off
10:59Now
11:01That's intercepted
11:05Throw some block, Morgan
11:07Tuck it in
11:09Shot it at all sides
11:11Rapinoe
11:29The United States
11:31The counter press
11:33In this situation
11:35Is what
11:37Ultimately gets the United States
11:39Freed up inside the 18 yard box
11:41Alex Morgan just closes in on that
11:43Gets a deflection
11:45And then picks out the delayed run
11:47Of Megan Rapinoe who's joining in
11:49Here it is, the lengthy touch
11:51Alex Morgan drives in on it
11:53And then picks out
11:55A perfect pass and finds Megan Rapinoe
11:57We talk about the injection of youth
11:59Rapinoe
12:01On the outside, pushing it right
12:03Guerta
12:05Into the box, but let it
12:07Restart
12:09But Overdose, well done
12:11Broad on the left
12:13In the box, has an angle
12:15In front, Kromigel
12:172-1 Germany
12:28Incredible ending
12:30Or seemingly
12:32Ending goal
12:34By Kromigel
12:36And it's just a heads up play by Overdose
12:38She puts her hands on it, it's the quick restart
12:40And this is the pace of brand
12:42Not only does she get the edge on Alana Cook
12:44But she also bodies her off, holds her off that pressure
12:46And lays a perfect ball across that
12:48Back line of the United States
12:50Who is still trying to recover
12:52And get back into position
12:54And then it's just the easy put away from Kromigel
12:57For the first time since 1993
12:59It's a 2-1 final
13:01Germany with the win
13:03Over the United States