Satisfied with the three points, but coach Vlatko Andonovski said that the American players squandered many opportunities in the opening match of the 2023 World Cup, beating Vietnam 3-0.
I'm happy, satisfied. We want to win every game, and this is the first step. Now the team will look forward to the next match,
Mr. Andonovski said after the match at Eden Park, Auckland. The US created many opportunities, and should have scored more goals to win more. But that's football. Hopefully the players will improve their finishing in the next match. We have to calculate each game, and now it's time to focus on the Netherlands game.
The United States is the number one team in the world, winning the last two World Cups, while Vietnam is a rookie and is 31 ranks below FIFA. The difference in class is reflected in the statistics, when Andonovski's team holds the ball 66%, finishes 28 shots with seven goals and enjoys nine corners. They only scored three goals thanks to a double from Sophia Smith and a goal from Lindsey Horan.
In the first half, the US was awarded a penalty when Hoang Thi Loan kicked the foot of Trinity Rodman in the penalty area 39 minutes. However, Alex Morgan's 11m kick later failed to beat goalkeeper Kim Thanh. In the second half, the US also squandered many opportunities, including the situation where Megan Rapinoe shot over the bar in front of an empty goal in the 71st minute, or Rose Lavelle hit the crossbar in the 86th minute.
In the Sydney Morning Herald , journalist Vince Rugani used the word tough victory for the US defending champion's opening match, and praised Vietnam. "In their first appearance in the World Cup, they played well and received much admiration. Vietnam made the US sweat a lot to win," he wrote.
In the match report on US Today , authors Lindsay Schnell and Nancy Armor wrote: Through the game or look at the statistics, we can see that the US dominated the game. They easily had half a dozen chances in the first half. But Morgan couldn't beat Kim Thanh on the 11m mark. And the Vietnamese goalkeeper had two other excellent saves before Smith helped the US open the scoring in the 14th minute.
Smith was voted the best player of the match, right in his first match in the World Cup. The 23-year-old striker said: I feel great. I went into the game with the desire to do all I could to help the home team win and I did. I was actually a little nervous and confused going into the 2023 World Cup, and it was good to win the day of the match. Every moment of this game is fun, the fans are great. It's good that we start the tournament with a win.
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