USA

3-0

England

Wambach 48, Boxx 57, Lilly 60

 

World Cup 2007, Quarter Final
1pm (BST), Saturday 22 September 2007
Tianjin Olympic Centre, Tianjin
Watch it live on BBC One


90+3

The referee signals the end of the game, and England's participation in the World Cup as America progress to the semis.

86' Abby Wambach comes off for Natasha Kai.

82' Carli Lloyd comes on in place of Shannon Boxx.

81' Mary Phillip is replaced by Lianne Sanderson.

78

Boxx fires in a stinging shot that Brown is forced to parry, but Anita Asante quickly mops up the chance and clears England's lines.

75

Kelly Smith takes the ball down the left flank but is again well marshalled by her marker Cat Whitehill.

70

Karen Carney shows great industry on the left flank, taking on Rampone and then exchanging passes with Kelly Smith before the ball goes out for a throw in.

69

Rachel Yankey does well down the right flank before cutting in on her left foot and striking at goal. The shot is deflected off Whitehill and drifts out for a corner

64

England win a free kick after Katie Chapman is fouled. From Karen Carney's cross Hope Solo spills the ball but Lopez is able to clear.

60

GOAL! Hope Solo fires a long range effort that deceives Rachel Brown and Kristine Lilly rounds it off with the final touch.

57

GOAL! Shannon Boxx wins the ball from Jill Scott on the edge of the area and fires a shot into the bottom left corner of the goal.

56

Alex Scott turns well on the left flank and delivers a deep cross towards Karen Carney, but Kate Markgraf gets there first and heads the ball clear.

53

Rachel Brown catches a deep cross from Stephanie Lopez superbly under pressure from American attackers on the penalty spot.

48

GOAL! Abby Wambach heads home from close range at the back post to give USA the lead.

46' Rachel Yankey comes on to replace Eniola Aluko

The second half is underway with England making one change from the team that ended the half.

45+1

Jenny Palmqvist calls time on the first period with both sides level at the interval.

43

Kristine Lilly goes close for America, driving infield the USA captain shoots from distance only for Rachel Brown to deny her with a fingertip save.

39

Faye White goes down injured having seemingly caught an unintentional elbow from Abby Wambach.

33

Abby Wambach wins a corner for USA as she forces Faye White to touch the ball before it goes over the line. Kelly Smith clears the ball.

31

Eniola Aluko wins a corner for England on the left flank with a pacy run at Kate Markgraf. Karen Carney's cross is headed wide by Kate Chapman however.

28

Faye White side-foots a deep American corner clear after the cross had evaded everyone at the near post.

26

Karen Carney hits a curling right-footed shot from distance to test Hope Solo. Kelly Smith had won the ball back and switched play intelligently to Carney on the left flank.

24

Rachel Brown gathers a cross from the left at the second attempt with Abby Wambach lurking menacingly in the six yard box.

21

England go very close as a well worked move is rounded off by Karen Carney delivering a teasing cross that sees Alex Scott and Jill Scott both challenging, but the flag is raised for offside.

20

Eniola Aluko goes through on goal only for Kate Markgraf to recover and steal the ball away from her. Kelly Smith had played her through on goal.

19

Pinball in the penalty area as an American corner skittles about before being punted clear by Anita Asante.

16

Alex Scott shows terrific feet to take a pass from Katie Chapman and sidestep Stephanie Lopez, only for the American full back to bring her down. England go close from the resulting free kick.

15

A deep cross by Stephanie Lopez is fortunate not to go into the England net. Faye White heads it clear but it immediately rebounds off Kristine Lilly and goes narrowly wide.

13

Kelly Smith produces a magical turn in the corner of the pitch to beat two American defenders, but just as she reaches the goal she is crowded out and USA win a goal kick.

12

America loft a free kick into the area but Faye White heads it down and then sends a clearance up the field that Alex Scott pounces on.

11

Rachel Brown does brilliantly to dive at the feet of Kristine Lilly and hold on to a loose ball in the six yard box, after a cross had deflected off Karen Carney.

9

Christine Rampone advances down the American right flank, taking on Karen Carney before delivering a near-post cross that Casey Stoney heads clear.

7

England are enjoying most of their play on the right flank with Alex Scott involved early on and Kelly Smith drifting out to the right also.

4

Kelly Smith tries to feed the ball through the American defence but Carney and Aluko are unable to reach it and Hope Solo gathers it in.

2

Both sides have early touches on the ball as Alex Scott takes the ball forward on the right flank but fails to find Karen Carney on the other flank.

England begin the game, Kelly Smith takes an early touch on the ball with the Three Lions playing from right to left.

Teams:

USA:
18 Hope Solo, 3 Christine Rampone, 4 Cat Whitehill, 7 Shannon Boxx (11 Carli Lloyd 82), 9 Heather O'Reilly, 12 Leslie Osbourne, 13 Kristine Lilly (c), 14 Stephanie Lopez, 15 Kate Markgraf, 17 Lori Chalupny, 20 Abby Wambach (6 Natasha Kai 86)

Substitutes: 1 Briana Scurry, 2 Marian Dalmy, 5 Lindsay Tarpley, 8 Tina Ellertson, 10 Aly Wagner, 16 Angela Hucles, 19 Marci Jobson, 21 Nicole Barnhart

Coach: Greg Ryan

England: 1 Rachel Brown, 2 Alex Scott, 3 Casey Stoney, 4 Katie Chapman, 5 Faye White (c), 6 Mary Phillip (18 Lianne Sanderson 81), 7 Karen Carney, 9 Eniola Aluko (11 Rachel Yankey 46), 10 Kelly Smith, 12 Anita Asante, 16 Jill Scott

Substitutes: 13 Siobhan Chamberlain, 14 Rachel Unitt, 15 Sue Smith, 17 Jody Handley, 19 Vicky Exley, 20 Lindsay Johnson, 21 Carly Telford

Coach: Hope Powell