March 10, 2008

USA blank Norway on way to 2008 Algarve Cup Final against Denmark

Restinga Stadium; Alvor, Portugal

USA 4 Norway 0

Scoring

USA Kai (unassisted) 55th minute.
USA Wambach (Lloyd) 57th..
USA O’Reilly (Osborne) 65th..
USA Rodriguez ( Wambach) 90th..

U.S.National Team

:
24 Barnhart; Nicole

26 Buehler, Rachel

15 Markgraf, Kate

3 Rampone Christie– Captain (4-Whitehill,Cat 75),

17 Chalupny Lori (14-Cox, Stephanie 75);

7 BoxxShannon (12Osborne-Leslie , 63),

11 Lloyd, Carli

10 WoznukAngie (5-Tarpley,Lindsay 46),

9 O’ReillyHeather (13-Heath,Tobin 70);

6 KaiNatasha (19-RodriguezAmy 63),

20-Wambach.Abby

Substitutes not used: 8-Cheney, Lauren 16- HuclesAngela 18-Solo. Hope

Head Coach: Pia Sundhage

Norway National Team:

1 -Hjelmseth,Ingrid :

2 Horpestad,Ane

3 FølstadGunhild (15-MaritaLund, 58),

5 Nordby,Siri

18 Vikestad; Runa

4 Stensland, Ingvild

6 Knutsen, Marie

7 Storløkken, Lene

9Herlovsen, Isabell

10 Wiik, Melissa

11 Kaurin, Leni (14-Knutsen,Guro 68).

Substitutes not used 1-Skarbø Erika 8-Gulbrandsen Solveig 13 Nielsen, Christine 16-Thorsnes,Elise 17-Mykjaland,Lene 19-Chistensen,Marit 20- Lie. Kristin
Head Coach Bjarne Berntsen

Officials
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

Asst. Refs:

Vivian Peeters (Nederlands)
Alejandra Cercato (Argentine)
4th Official:

Alexandra Ihingova (England)