![]() ![]() When nobody was expecting further actions anymore, Brown herself dotted the i and crossed the T of the deserved yet dull American victory by scoring with a brilliant free kick from more than 20 meters distance in the 88th minute. Only seconds later, Sarah Thomas failed against the Canadian goalkeeper Chantel Marson who was able to direct the shot to the right post this time. After a corner by Brown, Rachael Emory's header only hit the inside of the left goal post in the 57th minute. Of course there was a little bit of luck involved since her shot was deflected beyond reach. In the 41st minute, the Canadians were not able to clear after her free kick, which led to Wendy Emminger scoring the opener from 10 meters distance. ![]() Time and again, the American number 10 caused dangerous situations by making clever passes and in standard situations. The fact that the American victory remained unchallenged was mainly due to Delaney Brown. The US goalkeeper Elizabeth Reed, however, was able to parry the shot. Consequently, they would have had no reason to complain if the Canadians had scored a goal, whoch of course would have changed the course of the match entirely: In the 37th minute, Leanne Fomenko escaped her opponent in what was Canada's only real chance to score, and shot the ball from 16 meters distance. In a relatively one-sided match, the USA was not able to convert their superiority as players into compelling chances to score a goal. In the second clash between neighbors, the USA had the upper hand against Canada. The high and unreachable shot meant that the Belgians, in their fourth match, had scored their first goal of the tournament. The matter had been settled, but the encounter still had one highlight to offer: In the 77th minute, the Belgian team, unfairly stopped during a counter-attack, was awarded a free-kick, which was scooped into the net by Sofie Sarlet. This had dire consequences later on, because the Netherlands were able to decide the match in their favor within four (!) minutes: First, Jessica Torny safely slid a low pass from the right side into the net (57th), then only two minutes later, she scored again with a header after a cross from the left, and finally, Natalie Donkersloot hit the goal and increased the score to 3 - 0 (60th). In the second half, Belgium even had the chance to take the lead, but Daisy Ryckmann who was brilliantly set free by her team mates misses the mark. Torny de Kok and their team mates were not able to capitalize on the chances they had. In the first half, the spectators that had gathered in the stadium of the Sports School saw a tenacious fight with Oranje being the predominant team that, however, found the compactly acting Belgian defense a hard nut to crack. In the first match for the 5 - 8 places, the Dutch team defeated its neighbor from Belgium by 3 - 1. ![]() As expected, the favorites prevailed in both cases: The Netherlands won 3 - 1 and the USA succeeded with a score of 2 - 0. (By Helge Stuckenberg/Carsten Koslowski) Warendorf, Germany - The qualifying matches for the places 5 - 8 were characterized by derbies: in Warendorf, the Netherlands played against Belgium while the USA faced Canada in Ostbevern. During a two-week trial/training camp held at MacDill AFB, FL the US women headed across the ocean for the 8th edition of the CISM Women’s Soccer Championship from 18-30 June.īelow are articles highlighting the action throughout the tournament. Team USA is made up of women from across the branches of Service. ![]() Warendorf, Germany – The United States Women’s Armed Forces Soccer team is competing in the 2012 Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM) World Military Women’s Soccer Championship hosted by the German Delegation in the beautiful city of Warendorf, Germany. ![]()
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