GBR (2-2) 1 2 2 0 — 5
USA (0-3-1) 1 1 0 0 — 2
GBR: Sophie Hamilton, fg, 4th
USA: Abby Tamer (Ashley Hoffman, Maddie Zimmer), laptop, eighth
GBR: Tess Howard (Lily Owsley), fg, nineteenth
GBR: Tess Howard (Sarah Robertson, Giselle Ansley), laptop, twenty fifth
USA: Abby Tamer, fg, twenty ninth
GBR: Hannah French (Sophie Hamilton), fg, thirty fifth
GBR: Sarah Jones (Howard, Robertson), fg, thirty ninth
Photographs — GBR: 6; USA: 10 Saves: GBR: Miriam Pritchard 7; USA: Kelsey Bing 1
POSTGAME That’s all for now; good day, good hockey
POSTGAME And like 12 years in the past, Saturday’s sport in opposition to South Africa can be to keep away from being on the backside of Pool B at this Olympics
POSTGAME Another likelihood for the United Eagles of their Olympic expertise; this can be a day in opposition to which they are going to be measuring themselves for the following 4 years till Los Angeles 2028
POSTGAME The States did all the pieces they might, attacking off the entrance foot, getting a pair of objectives from Abby Tamer, and pulling the goalkeeper to attempt to get no less than a degree out of the sport
FULL TIME The horn goes; Nice Britain wins the sport 5-2 and secures a top-four slot in Pool B and can begin their medal hunt early subsequent week; the U.S., with one level out of their first 4 matches, won’t be within the knockout stage
59:05 Sarah Robertson feeds the ball into the center and it virtually deflects in for GB
58:00 A little bit of helter-skelter play within the midfield; the U.S. making an attempt to get circle penetration, however the skilled Staff GB facet is ready to shut the Eagles down
57:10 VAR CHECK The USA is searching for a harmful clearance from the goalkeeper; the referral is denied and the U.S. loses their proper of additional staff referrals
57:00 Tamer searching for house and a proximity purpose, however tackled off her stick; 23M free-in for the Eagles
55:50 The Lionesses possessing the ball within the offensive right-wing nook and are bleeding the clock
54:55 Sessa rounds the left facet and tries a shot that goes extensive!
54:00 Staff GB bleeds the clock; is that this slightly early to do this?
53:47 The U.S. teaching workers is throwing the cube right here; needing three objectives to maintain getting in these Olympics, Kelsey Bing is pulled in favor of an eleventh outfielder. As has been the case for a while in FIH play, the additional participant doesn’t have goalkeeper or “kicking again” privileges
52:33 Brooke DeBerdine rounds the left facet and finds Sessa within the circle, however the ball is deflected extensive of a yawning purpose as Pritchard had left the purpose line
48:40 GBR GREEN Sarah Jones is off for scything down Zimmer and can sit for 2 minutes; a dim ray of hope right here?
47:45 USA PC Abby Tamer, who has had quite a few probabilities of getting an Olympic hat trick, scuffs a shot which misses the cage
47:36 Howard bowls Sessa over from behind and GB concedes an affordable nook
46:30 Megan Valzonis takes the ball in on a 50-yard run and lances a backhander that Pritchard stops; that’s her seventh save so far
45:00 Fourth quarter is below method; quarter-hour to find out the Eagles’ destiny on this competitors
END THIRD The horn sounds and Nice Britain holds a commanding 5-2 win after that brace within the third. This sport can flip so rapidly while you assume you may have momentum
42:30 Amanda Golini’s hopeful ball can’t discover Gladieux, who might need had an open likelihood from about 9 yards
40:31 GBR PC The Lionesses run a variation which deflects over the endline for a 23M free-in
40:25 GBR PC Low shot goes off the physique of Hoffman; we’ll reset
40:19 VAR CHECK The query is whether or not there’s a harmful play within the circle on the U.S.; the ball was deflected off the U.S. stick and virtually proper into Hoffman’s face. A penalty nook is the outcome
38:24 USA PC Ashley Hoffman tries to run the Hello-Lo to Ashley Sessa, the inserter, however the ball squirts over the tip line; 16Y for Staff GB
38:03 GBR GOAL Sarah Jones is on the spot right here, taking a lateral move and batting it into the mesh, making the Nice Britain lead three; is that this quarter to be the dagger in American hopes for this Olympic match?
36:30 Owsley drives up the left wing, setting off the alarm bells for the U.S. protection; Tessa Howard chops it extensive — that would have been her third of the sport
34:38 GBR GOAL Sophie Hamilton enters the circle from the left wing off her take, and she or he lances a backhander to an open Hannah French, who deflects the ball into the purpose, boosting the Lionesses’ result in 4-2
31:30 Ashley Sessa, working from the left facet, finds Tamer in the midst of the placing circle, however her shot is deflected by a GB defender. Tamer virtually had the hat trick once more
HALFTIME As we talked about yesterday, objectives within the last 5 minutes in a half can depend for greater than the purpose on the scoreboard, however psychologically. Staff GB’s teaching workers now have to vary the staff speak due to Tamer’s second purpose. Think about what would have occurred if she had put away Zimmer’s move within the last minute
END HALF The horn goes at Yves-du-Manoir Stadium with Nice Britain solely forward by one
29:15 Zimmer operates in her right-wing workplace and places it within the neighborhood of Tamer, however she can’t join; which may have been a first-half hat trick for the Michigan ahead
28:22 USA GOAL An enterprising Abby Tamer beats three GB defenders along with her abilities and slams a backhand into the cage! It’s an influence play purpose! Nice Britain’s lead is halved
27:56 GBR GREEN A slash by Sophie Hamilton has made her sit down for 2 minutes. It’s fascinating on this match how few playing cards are being handed out compared to another competitions that I’ve witnessed over time. I assume it’s as a result of the Olympics, however we did see a state of affairs within the USA’s opener when the Eagles had a 10-on-7 benefit for a brief time period in opposition to Argentina, however didn’t rating
24:30 GBR PC and GOAL A 3-way move play throughout the center finds Tess Howard along with her second of the quarter, Nice Britain leads 3-1
24:20 Anna French places the ball off a U.S. foot simply outdoors the circle, and a penalty nook the outcome
23:18 Staff GB will get the ball within the circle, however the move is minimize down by the U.S. protection
21:00 Hoffman cheats ahead and tries to feed a ball into the circle, however the move is wanting, and 5 U.S. gamers are caught behind the ball. Staff GB, nevertheless, retains the ball as a substitute of urgent ahead
20:25 Staff GB with a barely elevated clear which just about definitely has a component of hazard, however the umpire retains the whistle
19:05 GBR GREEN Owsley takes a two-minute penalty for a foul stick deal with
18:12 GBR GOAL Tess Howard, taking a move from Lily Owsley on the left wing, is ready to discover the close to put up behind Bing, and the Brits take the lead 2-1
17:00 Tess Howard with the half-chance in opposition to Bing from deep on the left wing, and she or he parries it apart
15:00 The second quarter is below method, with all to play for
END FIRST The horn sounds with the perimeters degree at 1-1. It’s notable that, for the second sport working, the U.S. concede a purpose within the first 5 minutes. Nevertheless it’s creditable that Abby Tamer, scorer of the game-winning purpose within the semifinal spherical of the FIH qualifier in India final January, opens her account
14:20 Meredith Sholder’s by means of move finds a streaking Sessa within the midfield. She’s pushed down from behind; no card for the breakdown foul?
12:15 Sophie Hamilton finds herself with the ball simply inside the sting of the D however sprays her backhander about 4 inches extensive proper
10:14 USA PC Yeager’s shot is saved once more! What a spell for the States, however Pritchard is enjoying extraordinarily properly
10:06 USA PC Yeager’s flick is deflected by the GB nook flyer however off her foot; the umpire calls one other nook for the States
9:56 USA PC Yeager with the dragflick once more; Staff GB defenses it however proper onto Gladieux’s stick. Backhand shot saved once more by Pritchard! We’ll re-rack
9:27 USA PC Yeager with the low flick; Staff GB with the nook deflection
8:18 Whoa! Sophia Gladieux with a backhand laser that Pritchard saves; she didn’t know a lot about it
7:05 USA PC and GOAL Abby Tamer is ready to take the rebound from Ashley Hoffman’s struck shot and deposits it over the purpose line! The chase is joined! It’s 1-1 right here in Paris!
6:40 Zimmer creating havoc within the assault finish once more; a hopeful move is minimize out by the Britons, and a follow-up results in a free hit in a promising place
3:32 Hamilton is a participant who used to play for the College of Connecticut, becoming a member of reserve Grace Balsdon (Maryland) as NCAA representatives on Staff GB
3:32 GBR GOAL Sophie Hamilton opens her account for the Lionesses, taking a bouncing ball off a unfastened clear that beat a number of U.S. defenders and Bing; Staff GB leads 1-0
2:05 USA PC Hoffman with the dragflick; Miriam Pritchard with the save
1:50 Aerial ball finds Sessa within the attacking third, however is double-teamed. Ball goes out for a side-in to the States
0:00 The sport is on
PREGAME The USA, for the fourth sport working, are of their conventional purple kits; Nice Britain are in white with purple numerals and darkish navy socks and kilts
PREGAME And, because it seems, U.S. head coach David Passmore of the U.S. and goalie coach Maddie Hinch (yep, the Maddie Hinch of the gold-medal squad at Rio 2016) are from the UK
PREGAME It took 42 years earlier than the States had been capable of get no less than a draw in opposition to the English nationwide staff
PREGAME The historical past between these two groups runs deep. The USA performed its first worldwide ladies’s match in 1920 in Richmond (yep, the London suburb made well-known within the sequence Ted Lasso). The last of one of many video games of their sequence was England 16, USA 0
PREGAME The Lionesses are led by midfielders Lily Owsley and Laura Roper, fullback Holly Pearne-Webb, and ahead Hannah French. The Staff GB workers have made an fascinating selection in purpose with Wimbledon’s Miriam Pritchard, who got here into this week with solely a few dozen worldwide caps to her credit score
PREGAME Staff GB is an amalgamation of gamers from the Residence Nations on the sphere hockey facet, together with gamers from Wales and Scotland. However the overwhelming majority of gamers on this group are from the English nationwide facet
PREGAME The USA, after shedding to Australia 3-0 yesterday, should be a wounded facet. Can they get away of their attacking funk? The States have scored precisely two objectives so far on this match and want extra output to have the ability to compete
PREGAME The United Eagles are 0-2-1 so far within the Olympics, Staff GB is 1-2
PREGAME Good day, and welcome alongside to Stade Yves-du-Manoir for this fourth-round pool match within the 2024 Olympics that includes the US and Nice Britain