USWNT – USA vs Australia 6-2 – VIDEO Highlights – Team Provides Head Coach Pia Sundhage a Victory in Final Match in Charge

Sundhage leaves with a 91-6-10 record with the USA

It was last game for Pia Sundhage as USA Women’s National Team head coach, she have won 91 games, draw 10 and lost just  6, not many managers on the world can show better numbers. PHOTO ISIPhotos.com

COMMERCE CITY, COLO. (Sept. 19, 2012) — The U.S. Women’s National Team crafted a fitting send off for head coach Pia Sundhage with a 6-2 victory against a spirited Australia squad in Commerce City, Colo. Four unanswered goals in the second half swept Sundhage to a 91-6-10 career record with the USA.

-U.S. Women’s National Team Match Report-

Match: U.S. WNT vs. Australia
Date: Sept. 19, 2012
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Dick’s Sporting Goods Park; Commerce City, Colo.
Kickoff: 8:13 p.m. MT
Attendance: 18,589
Weather: 68 degrees, clear

Scoring Summary:   1      2      F

USA                               2      4      6

AUS                               2      0      2

USA – Heather O’Reilly (Alex Morgan)                                   25^th minute

AUS – Lisa de Vanna (Clare Polkinghorne)                            32

AUS – Sarah Walsh (Stephanie Catley)                                   34

USA – Alex Morgan (Kelley O’Hara)                                         43

USA – Abby Wambach (Alex Morgan)                                    53

USA – Alex Morgan (Heather Mitts)                                        63

USA – Shannon Boxx (Megan Rapinoe)                                 69

USA – Sydney Leroux (Megan Rapinoe)                                                82

Lineups:
USA:   1-Hope Solo; 6-Amy LePeilbet (2-Heather Mitts, 46), 3-Christie Rampone (capt.), 16-Rachel Buehler, 5-Kelley O’Hara (4-Becky Sauerbrunn, 46); 9-Heather O’Reilly (15-Megan Rapinoe, 46), 12-Lauren Cheney (7-Shannon Boxx, 46), 10-Carli Lloyd, 17-Tobin Heath (8-Amy Rodriguez, 62); 13-Alex Morgan (11-Sydney Leroux, 74), 14-Abby Wambach
Substitutions Not Used: 21-Jill Loyden
Head coach: Pia Sundhage

AUSTRALIA:   18-Brianna Davey; 19-Stephanie Catley, 8-Danielle Brogan, 10-Servet Uzunlar, 7-Caitlin Foord;  4-Clare Polkinghorne (23-Alanna Kennedy, 74), 14-Collette McCallum (15-Emily van Egmond, 61), 17-Kyah Simon (22-Michelle Heyman, 76), 2-Teigen Allen (12-Kathryn Gill, 86); 9-Sarah Walsh (capt.) (3-Ashley Brown, 57), 11-Lisa de Vanna
Substitutions Not Used: 20-Samantha Kerr, 21-Mackenzie Arnold, 24-Emily Gielnik

Head coach: Tom Sermanni

Stats Summary: USA / AUS

Shots: 21 / 3

Shots on Goal: 13 / 2

Saves: 1 / 7

Corner Kicks: 4 / 1

Fouls: 3 / 8

Offside: 2 / 1

Misconduct Summary:

AUS – Sarah Walsh (caution)                       34^th minute

Officials:

Referee: Kristin Schiereck (USA)

Assistant Referee 1: Emilie Buse (USA)

Assistant Referee 2: Shannon Poplstein (USA)

Fourth Official: Katja Koroleva (USA)

Budweiser Woman of the Match: Alex Morgan