Algarve Cup 2015 – Day One, Group stage
The wait is over! The Algarve Cup officially gets underway today with six exciting group stage matches including Germany v Sweden and Norway v USA.
World Champions Japan kick-off the action against Denmark in Parchal before Brazil and China PR go head to head in Albufeira.
Here is a reminder of all the Algarve Cup 2015 group standings and the full 2015 Algarve Cup fixtures.
Full-time: Japan 1-2 Denmark (Group C)
Goals: Troelsgaard 2′, Ando 17′, Rasmussen 58′
Full-time: Brazil 0-0 China PR (Group A)
Full-time: Switzerland 2-0 Iceland (Group B)
Goals: Lara Dickenmann 58′ (PEN), 68′
Full-time: Germany 2-4 Sweden (Group A)
Goals: Dzsenifer Marozsan 2′, Simone Laudehr 4′, Caroline Seger 30′, 71′, Sofia Jacobsson 54′, 84′
Full-time: Portugal 0-1 France (Group C)
Goal: Le Sommer 65′
Full-time: Norway 1-2 USA (Group B)
Goals: Ada Stolsmo Hegerberg 43′, Lloyd 56′, 62′(PEN)
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Full-time: Norway 1-2 USA (Ada Stolsmo Hegerberg 43′, Lloyd 56′, 62′(PEN))
FULL TIME:
Norway 1 – 2 USA
Goals From:
Ada Hegerberg 44′ (Norway)
Carli Lloyd 56′ 63′ (USA)
10 minutes left to play: Norway 1 – 2 USA, Algarve Cup
20 Minutes left to play: Norway 1 – 2 USA, Algarve Cup
Carli Lloyd 63′ Scores her second for the USA : Norway 1 – 2 USA, Algarve Cup
62′ GOAL! Norway 1-2 USA (Lloyd scores from the penalty spot!)
Goal: Norway 1 – 2 USA, Algarve Cup
Carli Lloyd Scores for the USA : Norway 1 – 1 USA, Algarve Cup
56′ GOAL! Norway 1-1 USA (Lloyd scores!)
Goal: Norway 1 – 1 USA, 56′, Algarve Cup
Second half started: Norway 1 – 0 USA, Algarve Cup
Full-time: Portugal 0-1 France (Le Sommer 65′)
FULL TIME:
Portugal 0 – 1 France
Goals From:
Eugenie Le Sommer 65′ (France)
Half-time: Norway 1-0 USA (Ada Stolsmo Hegerberg 43′)
Half-Time: Norway 1 – 0 USA, Ada Hegerberg 44′, Algarve Cup
Ada Hegerberg scores for Norway 44′, Norway 1 – 0 USA, Algarve Cup
43′ GOAL! Norway 1-0 USA (Ada Stolsmo Hegerberg scores!)
10 minutes left to play: Portugal 0 – 1 France, Algarve Cup
5 minutes till half time score remains goalless: Norway 0 – 0 USA, Algarve Cup
USA two great chances hits the post 34 minutes gone: Norway 0 – 0 USA, Algarve Cup
20 minutes left to play: Portugal 0 – 1 France, Algarve Cup
30 minutes gone game still goalless : Norway 0 – 0 USA, Algarve Cup
65′ GOAL! Portugal 0-1 France (Le Sommer scores!)
Eugenie Le Sommer 65′ puts France 1 up: Portugal 0 – 1 France, Algarve Cup
60 minutes played: Portugal 0 – 0 France, Algarve Cup
20 Minutes played so far: Norway 0 – 0 USA, Algarve Cup
Match underway: Norway 0-0 USA
Half-time: Portugal 0-0 France
Norway line-up (v USA): Silje Vesterbekkmo – Maren Mjelde, Trine Rønning, Marita Skammelsrud Lund, Inger Ane Hole – Lene Mykjåland, Solveig Gulbrandsen – Kristine Minde, Isabell Herlovsen, Emilie Bosshard Haavi – Ada Stolsmo Hegerberg
USA line-up (v Norway): Solo, Chalupny, Johnston, Sauerbrunn, Krieger, Press, Holiday, Brian, Lloyd, Wambach (c), Morgan
What a comeback by Sweden!
Game Started: Portugal V France, Algarve Cup
Match underway: Portugal 0-0 France
FULL TIME:
Germany 2 – 4 Sweden
Goals From:
Dzsenifer Marozsan 2′ (Germany)
Simone Laudehr 4′ (Germany)
Caroline Seger 30′ 71′ (Sweden)
Sofia Jacobsson 54′ 84′ (Sweden)
Sofia Jacobsson 84′ with her second goal: Germany 2 – 4 Sweden, Algarve Cup
Goal: Germany 2 – 3 Sweden, Caroline Seger 71′, Algarve Cup
65 minutes played score: Goal: Germany 2 – 2 Sweden, Algarve Cup
Goal: Germany 2 – 2 Sweden, Sofia Jacobsson 54′ Algarve Cup
Second half started: Germany 2 – 1 Sweden, Algarve Cup
TEAM NEWS:
Portugal line-up: Patrícia Morais, Sílvia Rebelo, Matilde Fidalgo, Carole, Regina Pereira, Cláudia Neto (c), Dolores Silva, Ana Borges, Vanessa Marques, Carolina Mendes, Andreia Silva
France line-up: Méline Gérard, Laure Boulleau, Sabrina Delannoy (c), Jessica Houara, Anaïg Butel, Kenza Dali, Élise Bussaglia, Eugénie Le Sommer, Camille Abily, Élodie Thomis, Marie-Laure Delie
Full-Time: Switzerland 2 – 0 Iceland, Algarve Cup
Full-Time: Brazil 0 – 0 China PR
Half-Time: Germany 2 – 1 Sweden, Dzsenifer Marozsan 2′, Simone Laudehr 4′, Caroline Seger 30′, Algarve Cup
5 minutes left to play in the first half: Germany 2 – 1 Sweden
Caroline Seger 30′ pull’s one back for Sweden: Germany 2 – 1 Sweden
Goal: Germany 2 – 1 Sweden, Algarve Cup
Such a winning start from the German team, I think there is still room for Sweden in this match though..they are a good team and have a patient coach like Pia who can can change the match tactically.
Extremely strong start! Wasn’t expecting Sweden to concede that early!
In fact now Sweden got that goal which put them back in the match. Germany are wasting a few chances though now…
20 minutes left to play: Switzerland 2 – 0 Iceland, Algarve Cup
20 minutes left to play: Brazil 0 – 0 China PR, Algarve Cup
Goal: Switzerland 2 – 0 Iceland, Algarve Cup
Goal: Switzerland 1 – 0 Iceland, 58′, Algarve Cup
60 minutes played so far score: Brazil 0 – 0 China PR
Dzsenifer Marozsan 2′, Simone Laudehr 4′ scored Germany’s opening goals. Algarve Cup
Goal: Germany 2 – 0 Sweden, Algarve Cup
Goal: Germany 1 – 0 Sweden, Algarve Cup
Game Started: Germany V Sweden, Algarve Cup
Second Half Started: Switzerland 0 – 0 Iceland, Algarve Cup
Second Half Started: Brazil 0 – 0 China PR, Algarve Cup
Full-time: Japan 1-2 Denmark (Troelsgaard 2′, Ando 17′, Rasmussen 58′)
TEAM NEWS:
Iceland line-up: Sandra Sigurðardóttir, Anna María Baldursdóttir, Lára Kristín Pedersen, Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir, Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir, Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir (c), Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir, Anna Björk Kristjánsdóttir, Ásgerður S. Baldursdóttir, Elín Metta Jensen, Fanndís Friðriksdóttir
Switzerland line-up: Stenia Michel, Rachel Rinast, Noelle Maritz, Lia Wälti, Lara Dickenmann, Ana-Maria Crnogorčević, Rahel Kiwic, Caroline Abbé (c), Fabienne Humm, Vanessa Bürki, Vanessa Bernauer
Half-Time: Brazil 0 – 0 China PR, Algarve Cup
Half-Time: Switzerland 0 – 0 Iceland, Algarve Cup
40 minutes played score: Brazil 0 – 0 China PR, Switzerland 0 – 0 Iceland, Algarve Cup
58′ GOAL! Japan 1-2 Denmark (Johanna Rasmussen scores!)
20 minutes played: Brazil 0 – 0 China PR, Algarve Cup
20 minutes played: Switzerland 0 – 0 Iceland, Algarve Cup
Second half underway: Japan 1-1 Denmark
Game Started: Brazil V China PR, Algarve Cup
Game Started: Switzerland V Iceland, Algarve Cup
any chance to have the linup? thank you
Half-time in Parchal: Japan 1-1 Denmark (Troelsgaard 2′, Ando 17′)
TEAM NEWS:
Germany line-up v Sweden – Angerer – Hendrich, Krahn, Wensing, Cramer – Goeßling, Marozsan – Alushi, Popp, Laudehr – Sasic
17′ GOAL! Japan 1-1 Denmark (Ando scores the equaliser!)
That’s a relief!
2′ GOAL! Japan 0-1 Denmark (Sanne Troelsgaard scores!)
Match underway: Japan 0-0 Denmark (Live on Eurosport)
Starting off with the tried and tested. Come on Nadeshiko!
TEAM NEWS:
Japan line-up –
Erina Yamane,
Yukari Kinga,
Azusa Iwashimizu,
Saki Kumagai,
Aya Sameshima,
Mizuho Sakaguchi,
Kozue Ando,
Aya Miyama,
Nahomi Kawasumi,
Shinobu Ohno,
Yuki Ogimi
Denmark line-up –
22 Cecilie B. Kramer
2 Cecilie F. Sandvej
3 Janni Arnth Jensen (c)
4 Sofie Junge Pedersen
6 Nina Frausing Pedersen
7 Sanne Troelsgaard
8 Theresa Nielsen
10 Pernille Harder
12 Julie Tavlo Petersson
13 Johanna Rasmussen
18 Frederikke Thøgersen
TEAM NEWS:
Sweden line-up v Germany – 1 Hedvig Lindahl – 23 Elin Rubensson, 5 Nilla Fischer, 3 Linda Sembrant, 18 Jessica Samuelsson – 17 Caroline Seger – 7 Lisa Dahlkvist, 14 Hanna Folkesson, 15 Therése Sjögran – 10 Sofia Jakobsson, 9 Kosovare Asllani