Olympic Games London 2012
London, Great Britain - July 29 - 10, 2012
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GER V USA ( Pool B ) Olympic Games London 2012

GER
2 - 1
USA

Match Review GER - USA 2-1

Goals

Team Minute Shirt # Player Action Score
GER 8 16 RINNE Fanny PC 1 - 0
GER 21 18 HAHN Lisa FG 2 - 0
USA 56 27 CRANDALL Lauren PC 2 - 1

Cards

Team Minute Shirt # Player Type
GER 25 24 STÖCKEL Maike G
GER 56 13 OTTE Katharina Y

GER

Minute Shirt # Name Goals Green Yellow Red
X
 1 FRANK Yvonne
X
 4 HAASE Mandy
X
 7 KELLER Natascha
X
 8 SCHÜTZE Christina
Bench
 9 HILLMANN Kristina
X
 10 HASSELMANN Nina
Bench
 13 OTTE Katharina 1
X
 16 RINNE Fanny 1
X
 18 HAHN Lisa 1
X
 19 PLASS Jennifer
Bench
 23 MÄVERS Marie
X
 24 STÖCKEL Maike 1
X
 25 MÜLLER-WIELAND Janne
Bench
 26 WILDE Celine
Bench
 27 BROCKMANN Anke
X
 28 MÜLLER Julia

USA

Minute Shirt # Name Goals Green Yellow Red
Bench
 5 GONZALEZ Melissa
X
 8 DAWSON Rachel
X
 9 VITTESE Michelle
X
 11 TAYLOR Shannon
X
 12 REINPRECHT Julia
X
 13 PUZO Keli
X
 14 REINPRECHT Katie
X
 16 O'DONNELL Katie
Bench
 18 KASOLD Michelle
Bench
 19 NICHOLS Caroline
Bench
 20 SELENSKI Paige
X
 21 LAUBACH Claire
X
 23 FALGOWSKI Katelyn
X
 25 TRAN-SWENSEN Amy
Bench
 26 BASHORE Kayla
X
 27 CRANDALL Lauren 1

DNP = Did not participate
S = Suspended
DSQ = Disqualified

Match Officials

Role Official
Umpire 1 METCHETTE Carol
Umpire 2 STEWART Wendy
Reserve Umpire MIAO Lin
Judge 1 PETITJEAN Sylvie
Judge 2 PARKS Paula
Technical Officer BROWN Sheila

Germany scraped to victory over the USA but they were hugely relieved as the USA had them on the ropes for the majority of the second half, Yvonne Frank just about keeping the three points in tact. They looked to be cruising when Fanny Rinne’s drag-flick and a classy Lisa Hahn finish had them 2-0 up at half-time. But the US earned four second half corners, one of which Lauren Crandall scrambled home.

It set up a grandstand closing quarter in which the Americans looked the more likely to score next but Frank ensured no more goals came. Like many of the other fancied tournament challengers today, Germany appeared to have the game wrapped up at half-time. They forced Amy Swensen into two brilliant early saves, the latter a sliding effort to deny Lisa Hahn’s corner deflection at the right post. But she was powerless to deny the second corner, Fanny Rinne emphatically picking out the top corner eight minutes in.

Pure German class saw them move 2-0 up. A swift diagonal attack from right to left saw Janne Muller-Wieland locate Hahn drifting left and away from goal. She was unmarked but still had plenty to do from a narrow angle but unleashed a rocket on her reverse.

There were plenty of signs in the first half that the US were keen for the fight, though, and they returned after the break fired up. Laubach drew an excellent touch from Frank after a successful video referral appeal won their second corner.

Kayla Bashore-Smedley was bossing midfield at this stage and her incisive pass found Michelle Vitesse with a golden chance to get one back but she dithered too long when Frank was prone.

A corner did ensue, though, and Laubach’s drag took a couple of deflections before injector Crandall dived on it to pull one back. Katie O’Donnell thought she had a leveller only for Julia Reinprecht to intervene with a foot before the ball rolled in before Frank smothered another O’Donnell volley.

It was just not to be and Germany held on for what could be a vital three points.

(Stephen Findlater)

  • Match 6
  • Date Sun, 29 Jul 2012
  • Time 21:15
  • Pool/Class Pool B
  • Venue
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