USA vs NGA 1-0 Goals & Extended Highlights | 2015 WWC

🎵 🎵 She said bye. 🎵 Got first place in the group of death. For the call, JP, Tony, and Cap. In possession and servicing the front runners. Rapinoe needs to stay creative, but keep the ball moving. Heath, who's starting this game, needs the heads. And Sunday's getting a look. DK up front with Oshawa for Nigeria is also getting a look. So it's going to be interesting to see how they can connect against the U.S. He has made some changes today, as has Jill Ellis. Just trying to win the group today. A win will get them. The win in the group. A draw could also do it too if the other match in the group also ends in a draw. Available subs on both sides. Some experience on both sides. USA comes in as the oldest team in this tournament, averaging 29 years. Wambach in the air, towards Morgan, the flag's up. Referee just now is acknowledging that call. Interesting though, that was a designed corner kick. That was actually Carly Lloyd at the right back spot. Blocked, but Rapinoe first went on it. Sunday comes through, gets called for the foul. Another free kick for the U.S. I remember last game, with Wambach not in the targets here. Rapinoe puts it up, goalkeeper out. That one gets away. Goal kick for Precious Dayday. That's good for the U.S. Rapinoe, in line, cross. It was away from Dayday, but also away from Morgan. And Tomohiko also made a run. She was looking for Morgan on the near post, but here's something... Cut away from Morgan, and then she... Flighted back in, flag stayed down. Wambach put it across, now the flag's up. No goal. The flag's up. Is the referee going to allow it? No. USA, the last to know. It was offside. Tui Johnson got after it. Up the side, and that collision ball is locked into the box. Settle there. D.K. leaves it, Oshawa! Saved by Solo. That's the best throw the Nigerians looked in the first 11 plus minutes. It was won by Ebe, and then she lost it to Lloyd from distance. She'll fire, and that's why. And the point, just to get back to what I was saying, the point he made is if you're not certain, as it is... Works harder than anyone else, Krieger. Flicked in front. Heath. Long. The run by Wambach, the chip. Flag's up again. Late flag. Towards goal. Rapido with the interception. The shot saved by Dayday. She saved herself after giving the ball away, but she will concede a corner. Maybe this is why Dayday doesn't take these goal kicks. Lands right to Rapido, but she makes up for that kick with an excellent save. Yes, but she has now conceded a corner. Flicks it on. Lloyd back post. Rapido sends it over. That header is wide. And that's a missed opportunity. That's a free header. I don't know if that has anything to do with... Sent into the box. It falls. Nice ball ahead. A step behind the defense. And Nigeria could have had the game's first goal had Oshawa finished. Corner. Here's the danger of Nigeria. One pass. You can see the run. Julie Johnson is a mismatch for Oshawa. She's in behind. And I think Hobsolo might have got a piece of that. Let's take a look. She must have. It's a corner. And no hesitation from Hobsolo. Oh, it looks like Julie Johnson got the final. Sent into the box. Puts it in the right foot. Plays it back. Sling and burn. Drive. The confidence that gives Nigeria. We've seen what confidence can... Rodega. The look wide. Tackle away. Sauerbrunn. Good strong challenge. The team leader in minutes. Trying to play it across. Looking for Wambach. But it was deflected. And now Kirby. Kobe. Looking long over the top again. Solo this time. Read it. Came out to take it to the edge of the box. Rodega changed her mind as well. Sling and burn. Across. Towards Wambach. Solo was going to come out. Changed her mind. After she saw the run made. That's going to be in well wide of Hobsolo. Run was made by Rodega. Made that. Turned that into an adventure. Rapinoe fires. Did she touch it? She did. It's a corner. It is. Off to the U.S. Holiday. Back to Rapinoe. Looking for a better angle. That's blocked. Johnston. Good hustle at the end line. Still battles. Doubled up. And then in the end lost it. The studio. But it's not that far away from us, you know. Just down the block at the Jackfruit Plaza. Free kick coming up here. For the United States. On that last Nigeria foul. Kat, Nigeria's losing a dangerous game right now. Holiday will strike. She'll flow it up. Towards Wambach. It's headed down instead. By a teammate. Goes out. For. A goal kick. All right. Let's revisit that controversial play. Dr. Joe. How controversial was it? Well, I think we have a. Handball. Takes over. Played it ahead. Brought down. Now it's going to be whistled down. And a yellow card. To Modine. Morgan held her run. Danae was coming out very slowly. Morgan trying to play it across. Looking for Wambach. It'll be a corner. For the US. Well done here. From Precious Danae though. Because Alex Morgan was in. She came off her run. 1v1. Heath trying to. Beat the defender. It's going to be. Out for a corner. Heath did well there. Because when you get the ball in the corner. Rapinoe's ready. She'll strike it away from Danae. Headed. Great job until. That tackle. And that's going to be booked. Evey can walk away. But she can't walk away. From the yellow. Rapinoe. She beats her to the ball. And an absolute yellow card. Evey. Rapinoe. To the middle. Run made. For the US. No issues with the turf there. Well that was the right signal. Whatever he made. That was absolutely the right signal. You can see it here. Well and this time. She didn't use her head. She used her foot. So maybe that's what she needed. This whole time. She's been missing them with her head. This time. And that's going to do it. First half has come to a close. And Abby Wambach. Has come through for the USA. Just in the nick of time. Out of group stage. The game has to open up a little bit more. For them. Dillard Holiday. There's Morgan. Sending it. Inside netting. So the US leads 1-0 over Nigeria. Let's go downstairs. Here's Jenny Taft. Had a chance to catch up with USA head coach. Jill Ellis. In. Step behind the defender. Save. I did it. And she'll cover it. Welcome back Alex. And that's what she gives you. The pace. But also. She takes a dangerous shot. De De Handley. Brickley. She's going to earn a free kick for Nigeria. About 25 or so yards away. Moco step over. Overnose. Fires it. But it's just over the reach of Solo. Well you asked Tony if it was reasonable to think it could be a shot. It was pretty good too. It was a good shot but. It really. Hopes all had. Driven across. Wombach in the air. Right to precious data. I'm with you Tony on Holiday being hired. She's a special player. Will. Morgan. Towards Wombach. Oh she got hit. Two players down now. Head to head. And immediately the referee will. Summon the medical staff. Ordega. The cross in the box. Off Ochoa. Krieger. Sends it across. Morgan coming in. Blocked. Precious data. Got there. Really good save. Because. It's a good ball from Krieger. Jose. Try and get a step behind the defense. It's good recovery. Still it's going to be a corner kick. But. Salvin. Had a long way to come back. Well done though from. So he has help. Trying to win the ball back. Giving away again. Our challenge there. Punished by the foul. And maybe. Something else. Referee is waving you to stand up. Yellow card. That's usually a yellow card. It's a two foot tackle here. Set wide. Maru. Angle to run. Stayed on side. Was taken down. But outside the box. And. There's going to be another card. Looks like. He's in there. Waits for help. Sends one in on. On the run. Obernosi. Taken down. By. Julie Johnston. Throw in here. Faced the foul. Foul was. Knocking it back. A free shot there. It's blocked. Ordega. Couldn't get that ball through. Otherwise you could be looking at a 1-1 game. Time line. It's Obernosi. Sold it. Maru's after it. A bump there. What's going on. Sidney LaRue. So the adjustment that was made. Is Christy Rampone. Went to left back. Megan Clingham. As it comes. Not away from Obernosi. But could be a shot there. I think they're going to have an extra day rest though. Yeah. Set long. Too long. Smart. They pressed when they needed to. They possessed when they needed to. And that's what Jules wants to see. And they win the group.