Orange, just like in the World Cup final, is too small for America

November 27, 2020 – The Dutch Lionesses were unable to take revenge on Friday night for the lost World Cup final against America. When the final battle resumed in France, the Orange lost 0-2 again, which was also the result eighteen months ago. The difference between the numbers four and one of the world rankings was once again large, despite the fact that the score was still relatively low.

Without quite a few World Cup finalists at the time, Shanice van de Sanden, Anouk Dekker, Vivianne Miedema and Stefanie van der Gragt (who retired at the last minute), at the base and the national coach Sarina Wiegman – who due to private circumstances were lacking – Orange was seeking revenge against America, which won the World Cup title at the Olympic stadium in Lyon more than a year ago at the expense of the Netherlands (0-2). At the time, Wiegman’s side kept the visitors from scoring for an hour, this time around they were already late in the international friendly first half.

Rose Lavelle, in France, she decided the game with America’s second goal, put the Americans just before the break according to the proportions in mind. The team of Vlatko Andonovski, who succeeded Jill Ellis, was, just like in France, stronger than the OranjeLeeuwinnen, who have nevertheless made it a game for a long time. Just like in the World Cup final, it went 0-2 twenty minutes before the end via Kristie Mewis, who hit a ball that was heading through. In the United States, Alex Morgan made his comeback as an international after her pregnancy.

It meant the first defeat for the absent Wiegman side since that lost final in France and also gives Orange the duty for the 2021 Olympics which will be his last round for Wiegman as the Netherlands national coach. . Enough homework, because America will also be active in this tournament and the USA is clearly still one size too big. By way of comparison: out of the twelve official international matches, Orange has won nine, with impressive goals: 45 for and seven against.

Despite this, America is still clearly too big a size, as it turned out in Breda on Friday night. The raids by Van de Sanden and Katja Snoeijs couldn’t change that. In four days, the last match of the qualifying series of the European Championship for the Leeuwinnen awaits December 1: Kosovo, number four in the group, will probably offer Orange, already seeded, much less resistance than America. did it on Friday.