FC 24 - USA W vs Canada W 08/9/2024 - INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY - Gameplay PS5

hello and I must say it's always a real pleasure to be broadcasting from this part of the USA we're at Lumen field my name is Derek Ray and ready with his tactics forward to provide all the analysis is Stuart Robson and no question this ought to be a game that gets pulses racing how do you see it panning out Stuart well Derek we can talk about coaches and their methods but it's now down to the players which ones are going to stand out who will affect the game and who will have the greater desire it should be a cracking game though [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and the game begins and the lineup for the homide well it's great to see a team playing with Wingers in a 4-33 but they've got to be effective both with their dribbling and their real chance and she's kept it out [Applause] corner kick played in danger reversed for [Applause] now how about the cross the inside route looks promising must be well she certainly CA all of that one but the accuracy leaving a bit to be [Applause] desired Alex Morgan Swanson determined defending Christine Sinclair The Defenders know you can't really allow space like that and him with a real chance well when it's you against the goalkeeper I'm sorry you've got to do better oh the threat is there genuine chance well a wild attempt and she's bound to be disappointed well I think the cut back was the better option the angle was always against her that's not a great effort Gro Sinclair it's looking promising well somehow the goalkeeper got to [Applause] it who's going to get on the end of it superb defending Sophia Smith LEL Fox they were playing flow football but then the foul and now you would anticipate a yellow [Applause] card fox really is a lovely example of how to pass the ball [Music] Andy Sullivan juliot well pass after pass maybe they can chisel an [Applause] opportunity mallerie Swanson electing to shoot sto to Sure Fire goal oh the referee points to the sport penalty this to open the scoring here goal take a game from the spot and finding the [Applause] Target and back on the way one nil it [Applause] is Christine singair do they mean business on this occasion oh that's a really good run and the keeper making sure nothing on to happened Morgan Sophia Smith fo real defensive Brazilians and a goal this time applying the finishing touch just what the doctor ordered well here it is again and the defending simply isn't good enough they have to react quicker deal with the danger and show more urgency none of which they did and that's the result they back underway with the KN standing at 2-0 Christine Sinclair Jordan HIDs him up [Applause] Leon hea Gro and winning it [Applause] back lavel a terrific defending to stop them progressing promising looking attack plays it back and there is the goal wow that changes the equation and they have the momentum now so there we have it [Music] 21 Sullivan now with hers haran Morgan well showing everyone her abilities in possession Morgan and boiled only by the crossbar well that would certainly have put them in a great position but with only a one goal lead they're never going to be out to relax yes in possession again and maybe another opportunity developing here what was the chance they could get caught out on the break here well that is how to break up a counter [Applause] attack Jordan heer could play it in and behind it's gone for a [Applause] corner and danger still oh buny in the way crucially and the referee's verdict is penalty kick and now to level the game and she's done it converting from the sports utterly confident well here it is again and just watch The Keeper she stands still hoping it's hit down the middle unfortunately for her she's got it [Applause] wrong well it has taken a Herculean effort for them to get back to level pegging under these trying circumstances [Applause] and a good challenge to bring that attack to an end making a bit of Headway not a very complicated catch for the keeper well it wasn't first class [Applause] distribution has a go tremendous block and a goal to reestablish their advantage just look at the [Applause] celebrations well here you can see it again good run great strength and a composed finish Under Pressure that's a top class [Applause] goal you can't really say defens are on top 32 Quinn good looking sequence but they took care of the situation defensively Alex Morgan Rose lavel and Morgan Rose lavel well that's how to hit them not quite accurate enough though [Applause] Quinn onto Sinclair and a lot to like about this attack gives it a go and the keeper getting a cross to stop [Applause] it over it comes and that's very confident goalkeeping in not easy [Music] circumstances committed [Applause] challenge this attack looks highly promising [Applause] oh genuine chance and a goal they're going to take some stopping now two in front here well just look at this it's a good finish and reward for their pressure they really have control this game so the current score line 42 Julia Gro Adriana [Applause] Leon now here's haran a chopping Challenge and the referee has got to have a big think about it and a yellow card it's going to be Stewart yeah the ref got that right it's a yellow card all day [Applause] long this is looking threatening can't miss surely oh and there she is at the Double now a two goal contribution she's stamping her Authority on this match well here's the goal again and it's all about the buildup there were some great one-touch passing they moved the ball quickly and the finish in the end was fairly simple what a great team effort that [Applause] was Julia Gro [Applause] a really top-notch piece of Defending malerie Swanson Rose lavel good looking play as she tries to get them onto the front foot oh tremendous save well I have to say that's a magnificent piece of goalkeeping that's a great stop no one able to do any damage with [Applause] it free kick awarded then by the referee Jordan [Applause] Heimer and she's in the mood today she's gone and made it a double [Applause] well just watch this again a change of pace a change of Direction and a decent finish that's a very good goal not a score line we see all that often 53 juliot [Applause] and fed back to the goalkeeper Sullivan no letup on the pressing [Applause] front Morgan and out foxing her opponent real chance and there is the goal to make it a hattick excellence and finishing there for all to see well here it is again what a good build up this is quick incisive passing clever movement and all done at pace which led to a simple finish that's a real joy to [Applause] watch when things are going wrong it's always the manager that comes Under Fire she needs to make some big calls here Julia Gro Jordan Heimer Sophia [Applause] Smith that'll be a USA [Applause] ball Morgan and that a piece of goalkeeping you're going to see again again and again and [Applause] again who can they pick out and she scored it's gone in and now she can run off and celebrate well here you can see it again it's a superb cross just asking for someone to go and meet it and then what a great finish as well good connection with the ball leaving the keeper with little chance it's a great goal [Applause] [Applause] [Music] Jordan height up and with that the attack Fizzles Out rose lavel heer and a fine stop [Applause] playing it in and the problem not completely [Applause] solved still looking for space brilliant [Applause] save and the ball is loose well they can keep possession now a very effective play and they might be on to something Julia Gro and teammates around her and the referee blows for a [Applause] foul and deep into the penalty area just the clearance that was needed breaking at PACE [Applause] mallerie Swanson well that's eye catching wide play well fantastic reflex action from the [Applause] goalkeeper Alex Morgan and what an opportunity this is for her and a goal this time applying the finishing touch just what the doctor [Applause] ordered well here it is head down hit through the ball and Get It On Target that's a top class finish there was no stopping that Jesse [Applause] Fleming good looking play as she tries to get them onto the front foot well firing at a long way off Target was that the right decision well I think she's got every right to shoot from there but on this occasion she makes the wrong sort of contact Sophia [Applause] Smith well a case of being cleaned through now will she produce the red card and the referee didn't have much Choice ascending off it is yeah no complaints there that's ascending off all day long oh great technique and accuracy but the keeper able to turn it away a stunning stop so the corner played into the [Applause] box Ashley Lawrence Jesse Fleming now with Sinclair excellent Vision can she finish oh such an elegant finish how about that on the volley a brilliant strike whatever way you look at it well here's the replay and it all starts off with that cross into the box just begging for a teammate to get on the end of it and what a finish this is hit with the laces hit with power and hit with accuracy what a great volley Sullivan haran a possession is the watch word inside their own territory Alex Morgan into the advanced position oh a goal and every player's worst nightmare because this will go down as a own [Applause] goal well as the replay shows it takes a deflection and as a result the keeper had very little chance there they just got a bit of [Applause] [Applause] luck Smith oh is it going to be oh a powerful effort close [Applause] and he stopped them in their tracks oh tremendous [Applause] Vision Horan super [Applause] challenge and the Keeper's technical skills there for all to see well from that close in that's a really good save such good re flexes oh she scored again a brace for her today they simply don't know how to stop [Applause] her well here's the replay it's certainly a well delivered ball into the area which makes it a fairly simple finish in the end it's a really good goal well this is threatening to get out of hand just look at the score line really effective shielding Under Pressure Julia Gro oh what an [Applause] opportunity Andy [Applause] salivan Smith racing away here oh in with a chance and a fine [Applause] stop trying to pick out a teammate it hasn't come to very much well using the space really well but now can they push on terrific block there that's an obvious offside [Applause] Jordan Heimer Fleming promising looking [Applause] attack the delivery clears it away now counterattacking possibilities and there she is in with a chance and she's in the mve today she's gone and made it a double [Applause] well here it is again and it's all about the pace on the Counterattack they were so quick to break out from their defensive positions and then what a finish that's been hit with such power and Pace the keeper has no time to react it's a brilliant strike well if you enjoy high scoring contests this has been the game for you [Applause] Gro the termin [Applause] defending well good looking play with the ball at defeat and an attempt best forgotten I think Gro Swanson Lindsay haran opportunity it is and there she is at the Double nobody can get close to her well here you can see it again good run great strength and a composed finished Under Pressure that's a top class [Applause] goal Jordan height him up now this could be productive but stop defending what it [Applause] mattered Fox well the action is going to continue for a while yet we will have four minutes of stoppage time she has teammates around her well going for power and so close to finding the net [Applause] lavel Sophia Smith Lindsay haran now with Morgan can they put it away and a confident clearance Jordan Heimer good ball over the [Applause] top great opportunity and the ball is loose well thank goodness for the goalkeeper well they're calm now but that initial save was absolutely magnificent Rose lavel now with Morgan well using the space really well you've got to say it should be and in oh yes exactly what they were hoping to produce they've delivered the goal Rose lavel [Applause] a chance then for the respective managers to and so the second half is underway they took quite the thrashing in that first 45 can they turn things around [Applause] now and block there well there's an example of how to press high [Applause] up the USA doing well to regain possession now counterattacking possibilities [Applause] here Sinclair and still danger here and eventually goalkeeper ball well you can sense the relief amongst his teammates but what a first save that was and with the advantage no reason why you shouldn't play Keep ball Sinclair teammates available and she finds the back of the net right place right time and delivering for her team well here's the replay and just look at that power that's almost unstoppable that's a great strike mallerie Swanson done with it now haran dun now with Morgan this is looking threatening chances on and a go it is just what she was hoping to [Applause] contribute well here it is head down hit through the ball and Get It On Target that's a top class finish there was no stopping that Jesse Fleming oh she's made a crucial tackle [Applause] there Alex Morgan could be a chance to break here oh what an opportunity and there it is and no wonder she's off celebrating plenty of support here and the United States have it back now might be a chance here it's got to be oh yes it's gone in and now a chance for them to reel in the moment well as you can see what a good bit of play this is the build up is excellent one and two touch passing clever movement and a fairly simple finish great team goal hea oh she's done [Applause] brilliantly and effectively parried Away by The Keeper Lindsay haran now with Morgan now perhaps they can counter from here well the fans want to see a shot and the keeper was there she did her job over it comes the clearance wasn't decisive can they convert and she scored it's gone in and now she can run off and celebrate well here you can see it again good run great strength and a composed finish Under Pressure that's a top class [Applause] goal really fine play to keep possession Quinn [Applause] Gro Adriana [Applause] Leon now let's see about the cross that in fact a bit too close to the goalkeeper and that was all was going to be claimed Swanson can they do something positive on the Counterattack well she really deserves credit for that challenge Quinn and the United States recovering possession [Applause] well getting forward very effective pass that is how to keep it out of the net and conceding the corner good challenge [Applause] delivering it well not cleared away completely real chance and she's done it she's made it a hattick she's tearing this defense apart what an individual performance [Applause] well here's the replay and just look at that power that's almost unstoppable that's a great [Music] strike Leon [Applause] now here's haran chance maybe to use the counterattacking ability to good effect and it looked like open road for them but up a dead end a glorious chance well from close range not ideal substitution then let's see how it affects the [Applause] match [Applause] Morgan oh the threat is [Applause] there and denied by The Keeper impressive so the corner played into the box and she's only gone and made it a hattick absolutely unplayable today what a [Applause] performance well here it is again and you have to say it's the perfect delivery Into the Danger area and it's a comfortable finish in the end which is made to look so easy it's a lovely goal might really be able to trouble them here and crossed in there and a goal this time applying the Finishing Touch just what the doctor [Applause] ordered Lindsay haran juliers well when you're leading you can afford to be pass happy Alex Morgan lavel and Morgan she's made a really good intervention [Applause] there oh a golden opportunity for her oh tremendous save well I have to say that's a magnificent piece of goalkeeping that's a great stop so a corner here and a goal to Delight the fans just what they were hoping for well here's another look at it certainly delivery into the box couldn't have been any better and she just finds that bit of space in the Box which makes the header so much easier it's a very good goal have no intention of losing [Applause] out Ashley Lawrence oh good looking run and the cross into the [Applause] middle and this situation could be dangerous and the Keeper's technical skills there for all to see well from that close in that's a really good save such good re flexes danger still on well that's how to keep the opposition at Bay and having a goal well after that attempt gobbled up by the [Applause] keeper Lindsay haran and [Applause] Morgan Running With The Ball confidently well the disappointing end to the [Applause] move promising [Applause] pass Lindsay [Applause] haran really good buildup but no end product now maybe room here for the Counterattack looked like an effective Counterattack but brilliantly read good run very much in control of the situation well it came to nothing in the [Applause] end and what a magical save it was quite the catalog of great saves and that the latest one Andy Sullivan [Applause] Smith Happ to shoot oh that's a fine save can someone get on the end of this and clearing her lines heer well they might be able to launch a Counterattack read that pass all the way cutting it out Alicia Chapman [Applause] [Applause] well it's open up oh a brilliantly timed tackle when it really [Applause] mattered Alex Morgan now the Counterattack looks on well it's not ideal thinking back to earlier when she handed out the yellow [Applause] card well that's as good a challenge as you're likely to see Jordan height him up 20 minutes to go nichel Prince and the keeper was there she did a job [Applause] over it comes wonderful header excellent goalkeeping well behind for another [Applause] corner and the corner far too close to the goalkeeper [Applause] well can they exploit the space out wide oh surely that upper grabs off the keeper well thank goodness for the goalkeeper well they're calm now but that initial save was absolutely magnificent Horan and Morgan [Applause] oh the threat is there oh a goal she's gone and done it she's gone and found the [Applause] net well two on one the keeper has no chance here as you can see it's a well taken goal in the end Jordan [Applause] heer promising sequence oh strong hand on the ball it's a corner [Applause] [Applause] well how about that for a piece of tackling to break things up and out of play for a USA throw in Lindsay haran just the challenge that was required and the counter looks on here options available well good run and good ball control oh the keeper made it look routine it was anything but now sending it in not really the ideal clearance and nicely parried [Applause] away [Applause] Schmidt well a really good run but timely defending when it [Applause] mattered well the ball can be the goalkeeper's best friend and still pressing and danger still and holding on to it at the second time of asking well there's an example of how to press high up well she's certainly not alone and a goal this time applying the Finishing Touch just what the doctor ordered [Applause] well here's the replay and just look at that power that's almost unstoppable that's a great strike and easily intercepted and she moves the ball with [Applause] intent and lining it up brilliantly blocked this might be the perfect counterattacking [Applause] opportunity Alex Morgan a bit wasteful from the [Applause] USA 10 minutes to go Sullivan and Morgan haran very quick thinking there so almost at full time and the home side very much in command Stuart what have you made of their overall performance Oh Derek this is a big moment here well they pulled one back but perhaps a bit too late in this contest they haven't been at the races this evening well a joy to watch but no doubt Dage done that's the main thing Sinclair what can she do with it now might be able to set up the chance and there it is a goal but will it be purely a consolation at this stage of the proceedings they haven't been at the [Applause] best well here it is again and what a perfect cross into the box this is just inviting someone to attack it and what a good header that is yes the marking could be better but she just found that little bit of space in the end she didn't even need to jump really good challenge Nelle [Applause] prince and a bit short with the clearance and the attack fizzling [Applause] out Christine Sinclair timely intervention Andy Sullivan Morgan bad Challenge and now it's up to the referee in terms of what to do next Ching ambition every goalkeeper would expect to catch that one Ashley Lawrence onto Sinclair Lawrence [Applause] Vanessa jel Fleming firing it towards goal a smart stop here let's see about the delivery full marks to the keeper well what a reaction from the goalkeeper such a good save in the end well far from the ideal header and the goalkeeper had it all the [Music] way and that's going to result in a goal kick [Applause] [Applause] Jordan Heimer oh the threat is there pretty routine there for the [Applause] goalkeeper Sophia Smith went in strongly to win the ball plenty of supports here it's looking promising a magnificent stop well it should be a goal but take nothing away from the keeper that's a brilliant save and over it comes well they pulled one back but perhaps a bit too late in this contest they haven't been at the races this [Applause] evening well here you can see it again it's a superb cross just asking for someone to go and meet it and it's a comfortable finish in the end which is made to look so easy it's a lovely goal had to wait for the support to arrive oh this is looking promising well really the keeper had to react on the Fly well she's Brave she's agile and she's quick to snap out the danger Great Piece of goalkeeping and a big chunk of added time here a minimum of five 5 minutes in position oh it's just over so unlucky well it's a cheeky attempt but it just doesn't come down in time Lindsay haran and Morgan lavel haran and in with a real chance well on the final analysis not quite precise enough goal kick here [Applause] here not great distribution from The [Applause] Keeper haran good run very much in control of the situation and the corner has been given over it comes on a corner like that every goalkeeper's dream really well as you can hear the fans think that should have been a penalty but I'm not convinced can she find the right pass superb block [Applause] must be absolutely spot on with that challenge just have to make sure they don't get caught on the [Applause] Counterattack heer [Applause] The Defenders know you can't really allow space like that wonderful block oh a nearly On Target not quite though yeah very nearly but the goalkeeper had it covered it wasn't really a great effort and there it is the final whistle and the fans will be leaving the