On the Pitch
On the Pitch
On the Pitch
On the Pitch
On the Pitch
Impact 99 presented by New York Life
With President Clinton and his family watching in the stands at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, the U.S. fell behind in the fifth minute on an unfortunate own goal resulting from a Brandi Chastain back pass to goalkeeper Briana Scurry. The Americans responded quickly to the early deficit and forward Tiffeny Milbrett equalized in the 16th minute with a perfectly placed shot into the bottom left corner.
Germany’s Bettina Wiegmann scored in the first minute of stoppage time to put Germany up 2-1 at the half and send the Americans into the locker room trailing for the first - and what would be the only – time in the tournament.
In the 49th minute, Chastain atoned for her earlier own goal as she pulled the U.S. level at 2-2 with a half-volley from the top of the six-yard box. The U.S. took the lead for good in the 66th minute when Shannon MacMillan, just seconds after coming into the match as a substitute, drove in a corner kick to the near post. Defender Joy Fawcett connected on the header to put the Americans in front and send the U.S. through to the semifinals.
In celebration of the 25-year anniversary of the 1999 World Cup, the 1999 Women’s World Cup team will be honored on July 13 at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. prior to kickoff of USWNT vs Mexico in the “Impact 99” legacy match, presented by New York Life.
