Korbin Albert and Eva Gaetino's United States beat Japan
The United States Women's team of Paris Saint-Germain players Korbin Albert and Eva Gaetino beat Japan 2-1 in the semi-finals of the SheBelieves Cup 2024.
Korbin Albert came on as a substitute, while Eva Gaetino did not get the chance to celebrate her first cap.
This victory means that the Americans are through to the final of the competition, where they will face Canada, who beat Brazil in the semi-finals. The match will be played next Tuesday at the Lower.com Field in the United States.
UNITED STATES - JAPAN : 2-1 (1-1)
SheBelieves Cup 2024 - Semi-finals
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, United States.
Goals : Jaedyn Shaw (21') and Lindsey Horan (77') for the United States / Kiko Seike (1') for Japan.
UNITED STATES : Naeher, Fox (Krueger, 63'), Girma (Dahlkemper, 18'), Davidson, Nighswonger, Shaw (Sonnett, 63'), Coffey (Albert, 78'), Rodman (Smith, 63'), Horan, Pugh, Morgan (Macario, 78'). Coach : Twila Kilgore.
JAPAN : Yamashita, Shimizu, Kumagai, Minami, Moriya (Sugita, 46'), Tanikawa (Koga, 46'), Nagano, Seike (Hamano, 46'), Hasegawa, Fujino (Miyazawa, 87'), Ueki (Tanaka, 70'). Coach : Futoshi Ikeda.
ON TO THE FINAL 🏆
— U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (@USWNT) April 6, 2024
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