The U.S. U-18 women’s national team, coached by April Heinrichs, ended its 10-day training camp at English FA’s St. George’s Park training center with a 2-2 tie with England.
The Americans, who lost their first game to England, 1-0, got both its goals from Abigail Kim of Pacific Northwest SC. Her first was assisted by Haley Berg ofTexas club Solar Chelsea. She scored the second on a breakaway.
Back row (L-R): Haley Berg, Natalie Winters, Amanda Dennis, KaiyaMcCullough, Taylor Kornieck, Sunny Dunphy.
Front row: Julie Doyle, Julie Mackin, Samantha Hiatt, Cecilia Gee, Abigail Kim. (Photo courtesy U.S. Soccer)
The squad,comprised of players born in 1998, is in the early stages of preparations to qualify for the 2018 U-20 Women’s World Cup in France
July 14 in Burton UponTrent, England
England 2 USA 2. Goals: Stanway 41, Elmore 88; Kim (Berg) 29, Kim 56.
England — Rogers (Startup, 84); Parker, Allen, Fisk,Pacheco; Finnigan, Peplow, Stanway (Fibey, 51), Russo (Elmore, 51); Kelly, Wellings.
USA — Dennis (Heinsohn, 46); Doyle (Berkely, 46) (Mitchell, 84), Hiatt, McCullough,Mackin; Berg (Morse, 65), Kornieck (Goins, 46), Winters; Kim, Gee (Athens, 65), Dunphy (Whitley, 46).