Spain Defeats England 1-0 on Final Match Day of 2020 SheBelieves Cup​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‍‌‍​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‍​​‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍​‌‌​​‌‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌​​‌​‍‌​​‌‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌​‌​‍‌​‍‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‍‌‍​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‍​​‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‍‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍​‌‌​​‌‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌​​‌​‍‌​​‌‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌​‌​‍‌​‍‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‌

FRISCO, TEXAS (March 11, 2020) – In a battle between two of the top women’s national teams in Europe, Spain rallied in the second half to down England 1-0 on an 83^rd-minute header goal from substitute Alexia Putellas in first match of the final doubleheader in the 2020 SheBelieves Cup.

 

Putellas, who came on in the 58^th minute, powerfully headed home from 10 yards out off a corner kick that was served from the right side by Jennifer Hermoso, herself a substitute, who came into the game in the 68^th minute. It was the second goal of the tournament for Putellas, tying her for the tournament lead with teammate Lucía García, who scored twice vs. Japan.

 

England had a slight edge in creating danger in the attacking third in a first half that featured only three total shots, all from the Lionesses.

 

Perhaps the most dangerous chance came in the 32^nd minute as midfielder Jordan Nobbs got behind the defense on the right side and crossed on the ground from the edge of the penalty area. Under duress from a Spanish defender, forward Ellen White couldn’t get a foot on the ball as she tumbled to the ground, but it bounced to forward Nikita Parris, whose shot was blocked in a goalmouth scramble and Spain was able to clear.

 

Spain picked up its attacking energy in the second half – firing all nine of its shots after the break -- and in the 60^th minute had its best scoring chance to that point as defender Ainhoa Moraza stepped in to win a ball at midfield and took off on a long run, blazing past one England defender before cutting centrally on the last England defender near the top of the penalty area. That gave her space for a one-on-one chance with England goalkeeper Carly Telford, who rushed out of her goal to stuff the shot just in front of the six-yard line to keep the match scoreless.

 

After Spain scored, England pushed for an equalizer and had several half-chances but could not tie the game and last year’s SheBelieves Cup champion finished 1-2-0 (3 points) for the tournament. Spain finished 2-1-0 (6 points) with a plus-2 goal difference meaning a U.S. loss to Japan in the final game of the tournament could give Spain the title.

 

 

- 2020 SHEBELIEVES CUP MATCH REPORT -

 

Match: England vs. Spain

Date: March 11, 2020

Competition: 2020 SheBelieves Cup

Venue: Toyota Stadium; Frisco, Texas

Attendance: 10,507

Kickoff: 4:15 p.m. ET

Weather: 87 degrees, Mostly Sunny

 

Scoring Summary:  1          2          F

ENG                            0          0          0                          

ESP                            0          1          1

 

ESP - Alexia Putellas (Jennifer Hermoso)              83^rd minute

Lineups:
ENG: 1-CarlyTelford; 2-Rachel Daly, 15-Abbie McManus, 6-Millie Bright (5-Stephanie Houghton, 46), 3-Alex Greenwood; 8-Jill Scott (4-Keira Walsh, 87), 14-Leah Williamson, 7-Nikita Parris, 10-Jordan Nobbs (16-Georgia Stanway, 62), 11-Toni Duggan (19-Alessia Russo, 76); 18-Ellen White (22-Chloe Kelly, 70)

Substitutes Not Used: 12-Demi Stokes, 13-Ellie Roebuck, 17-Lucy Staniforth, 21-Sandy MacIver, 23-Grace Fisk

Head coach: Phil Neville

 

ESP: 13-Sandra Paños; 3-Ainhoa Maraza, 20-Andrea Pereira, 16-Mapi Leon, 15-Leila Ouahabi (7-Marta Corredera, 58); 19-Amanda Sempedro (10-Jennifer Hermoso, 68), 8- Mariona (11-Alexia Putellas, 58), 6-Aitana Bonmati, 18-Angela Sosa (9-Marta Cardona, 60), 12-Patricia Guijarro (14-Virginia Torrecilla, 57); 17- Lucia Garcia (22-Alba Redondo, 90+4)

Substitutions Not Used: 1-Lola Gallaro, 2-Ona Batlle, 4-Irene Paredes, 5-Ivana Andres, 21- Sheila Garcia, 23-M. Asuncion Quinones

Head coach: Jorge Vilda

 

Stats Summary: ENG / ESP

Shots: 6 / 9

Shots on Goal: 0 / 3

Saves: 2 / 0

Corner Kicks: 4 / 2

Fouls: 8 / 13

Offside: 3 / 4

 

Misconduct Summary:

ESP - Leila Ouahabi (Caution)         12^th minute

ENG - Jill Scott (Caution)                 72

ENG - Leah Williamson Caution)     78

 

Officials: 

Referee: Danielle Chesky (USA)

Assistant Referee 1: Kathryn Nesbitt (USA)

Assistant Referee 2: Jennifer Garner (USA)

4th Official: Katja Koroleva (USA)

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