United States win women's world cup against Japan(full details)

USA celebrate as they win their 3rd world cup

Women's World Cup Final, Canada
Date: Sunday, 5th July
Kick off: 11:00 GMT
Venue: BC Place

United States 5 Vrs 2 Japan

GOAL UPDATES :
USA Women
Goal
Lloyd 3'
USA Women
Goal
Lloyd 5'
USA Women
Goal
Holiday 14'
USA Women
Goal
Lloyd 16'
Japan Women
Goal
Ogimi 27'
Japan Women
Goal
Johnston 52' (og)
USA Women
Goal
Heath 54'

Facts:
▪ United States first to win 3 world cups.

Carli Lloyd scored a 13th minute hat-trick.

Defending champions Japan, won over United States in 2011 to clinch the trophy on penalties.

Match details :
Carli Lloyd scored an incredible 13-minute hat-trick as the United States
thrashed Japan to win their third Women's World Cup title.
In a repeat of the 2011 final, which Japan won on penalties, the Nadeshiko
could not live with their stronger and quicker opponents, who were 4-0
up by the time Lloyd scored an astonishing third from the half-way line.
The American midfielder put the 1991 and 1999 champions two goals up
within five minutes in a stunning start to the match.
Lauren Holiday volleyed in after Azusa Iwashimizu's woeful header and
Lloyd then caused pandemonium among the huge contingent of US
supporters inside BC Place when she lobbed Japan goalkeeper Ayumi
Kaihori.
The 2011 winners clawed their way back into the game thanks to a Yuki
Ogimi strike and a Julie Johnston own goal, but Tobin Heath made it 5-2
before 60 minutes had elapsed and despite further pressure, English coach
Jill Ellis's USA side held on.
The majority of the 53,341 fans inside BC Place erupted in joyous
celebration at the final whistle before Caf president Issa Hayatou, standing
in at the final for Fifa president Sepp Blatter, presented the World Cup
trophy to former captain Christie Rampone and veteran striker Abby
Wambach.
Chants of "U-S-A" reverberated around the ground when they lifted
trophy.
The pulsating finale to an entertaining tournament was the highest-scoring
final in the tournament's history, and matched the highest scoring men's
final, when Brazil defeated Sweden by the same scoreline in 1958.
Japan, who made it to the final after beating England courtesy of Laura
Bassett's own goal, were outclassed from the start and could not cope with
the USA's set-pieces.
But they also suffered from a familiar foe as Lloyd added to the two goals
she scored against Japan in the 2012 Olympic final between the two teams.
Her third-minute opener was the quickest goal in a Women's World Cup
final as she latched onto Megan Rapinoe's perfectly directed corner. The
32-year-old added another after Japan failed to clear a free-kick.
It got worse for Norio Sasaki's side when Iwashimizu gifted Holiday a
goal when her clearance header merely looped up in the air and the USA
midfielder took advantage.
Lloyd's wonder goal, which completed a first Women's World Cup final
hat-trick and made her the tournament's joint top scorer along with
Germany's Celia Sasic, appeared to have ended the game as a contest.
Such was the manner of Iwashimizu's display that the Japan defender she
was withdrawn after 33 minutes to be replaced by former captain Homare
Sawa, who was competing in her sixth World Cup.
Although former Chelsea forward Ogimi turned and fired in before the
break and Johnstone's second-half own goal gave Japan hope, Heath
took advantage from more poor Japanese defending to score the USA's
fifth.
Japan were determined not to give up as substitute Mana Iwabuchi caused
problems for the US defence. But they could find no way past a resolute US
side, who became the first team to win the Women's World Cup for a third
time.


Lineups
USA Women starting eleven
1
Solo
11
Krieger
19
Johnston
4
Sauerbrunn
22
Klingenberg
17
Heath (substituted for Wambach at 79 minutes')
12
Holiday
14
Brian
15
Rapinoe (substituted for O'Hara at 61 minutes')
10
Lloyd
13
Morgan (substituted for Rampone at 86 minutes')
Japan Women starting eleven
18
Kaihori
19
Ariyoshi
3
Iwashimizu (substituted for Sawa at 33 minutes'
who was booked at 82 minutes)
4
Kumagai
5
Sameshima
9
Kawasumi (substituted for Sugasawa at 39 minutes')
6
Sakaguchi
13
Utsugi
8
Miyama
11
Ohno (substituted for Iwabuchi at 60 minutes'
who was booked at 85 minutes)
17
Ogimi