LONDON — England and the United States women’s national team played out a 0-0 draw at Wembley on Saturday evening.
In a tense affair, it was the USWNT had the better chances to break the deadlock. The hosts were without the likes of Lauren James and Lauren Hemp, while the USWNT travelled to Europe without their “Triple Espresso” front three of Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith and Mallory Swanson. So, it was two teams giving a few fringe players the opportunity at a near-sold out Wembley, and it was the USWNT who were had the bulk of possession in the first-half, dangerous in attack play, but lacking the finishing touch.
England had to wait until the 55th minute to have their first effort on target. Lindsay Horan had a goal disallowed in the 48th minute for offside, while one of the big talking points came just after the hour mark when the USWNT were awarded a penalty for what was deemed to be an Alex Greenwood handball that blocked Yazmeen Ryan‘s long-range shot. In the end, intervention from VAR saw it rightly reversed.
With England seven months out from the start of the Euros where they’ll look to defend their crown, you feel they’re still a way off top form. For the USWNT, this was yet another match where they were assured, and had the chance to test…
