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USA knocks off the World Champions Germany in overtime and advances to Final

USA 2 Germany 1

Semi-final

Monday August 23, 2004

Pankrito Stadium, Heralkio

 

Scoring

 

USA 13. Lilly (Wambach) , 33

Germany 14. Bachor 90+

USA 17. O'Reilly (Hamm)

 

USA

1 Scurry, Briana

3 Rampone, Christie

5. Tarpley, Lindsay

6  Chastain, Brandi (4 Reddick, Cat, 51)

7  Boxx, Shannon (17  O'Reilly, Heather)

9  Hamm, Mia

11 Foudy, Julie (10 Wagner, Aly, 64)

13 Lilly, Kristine

14 Fawcett, Joy

15  Markgraf, Kate

16  Wambach, Abby

 

Substitutes not used

2  Mitts, Heather

8. Hucles, Angela

12. Parlow, Cindy

18  Luckenbill, Kristin

Head Coach April Heinrichs

 

 

 

Germany

1        Rottenberg, Silke

2        Stegemann, Kerstin

3        Garefrekes, Kerstin

4       Jones, Steffi

6       Odebrecht, Viola (15. Fuss, Sonja, 71)

7       Wunderlich, Pia (14. Bachor, Isabell, 39)

16. Pohlers, Connie (11. Mueller, Martina, 56)

 

9       Prinz, Birgit

10     Lingor, Renate

13     Minnert, Sandra

17    Hingst, Ariane

 

Substitutes not used

5. Guenther, Sarah 

8   Wimbersky, Petra

12  Omilade, Navina

18   Angerer, Nadine

 

Head Coach Tina Theune-Meyer

 

 

 

 

Officials

Referee Krystina Szokolai (Australia)

Ref.Assts.

Airlie Keen (Australia)

Jacqueline Leleu (Australia)

 

 

 

Statistical USA Germany
Shots on goal 8 2
Saves 1 6
Corner Kicks 7 5
Fouls 14 13
Offside 4 3

 

Game report

Easily the best game of the tournament as the USA contained the always dangerous German players who were lucky to reach overtime with a deflected goal in the five minutes of extra time awarded in regular time. Germany never looked like coming back after O'Reilly's goal in overtime. Some strange decisions by the Australian sub-par officiating lso made it tough for the U.S. Team. Superb play by all the U.S. Players, a real team effort.