U.S. U-15 Girls National Team earns win and draw vs. Netherlands

WOERDEN, Netherlands (Via U.S. Soccer) – The U.S. Under-15 Girls’ National Team pulled off a dramatic draw with the Netherlands, tying 2-2 after midfielder Jillian Shimkin tallied four minutes deep into second half stoppage time in the 80-minute game.

The USA won the first of two games against its Dutch counterpart, taking the first match 2-1 on June 10 as forward Simone Jackson scored both U.S. goals.

All four goals in this one came in the second half as the Netherlands took the lead in the 54^th minute, but the USA mounted an almost immediate response and it only took three minutes for forward Allyson Sentnor to knot the match at 1-1. The Dutch took the lead again in the 76^th minute, and seemingly were headed for a split in the series before Shimkin tallied in the final seconds.

Nine players on this roster recently competed for the U.S. U-16 GNT at the UEFA Women’s Development Tournament in Portugal where the young Americans won all three games, defeating Belgium by a 5-1 score while downing both Portugal and Switzerland, 2-1.

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These were the second set of international matches abroad in the history of this age group after two games in Germany last fall, both U.S. wins.

This team competes biennially in the Concacaf U-15 Girls’ Championship, but the one CONCACAF competition the team has played in so far (and won in 2016) was staged in the United States.

The next Concacaf Girls’ Under-15 Championship will be held from August 6-13, 2018, at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. This will mark the third time this Concacaf competition has been held for U-15 girls. The USA did not participate in the first tournament in 2014, but with many of the players currently with the U-17 Women’s National Team that qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, won the competition in 2016 in Orlando.

This age group of players is nearing the end of a two-year cycle as U-15s before transitioning to U-17s in 2019 when they will form the core of the team that will attempt to qualify for the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

U-15 Girls’ National Team Match Report

Match: U.S. U-15 Girls’ National Team vs. Netherlands U-15 GNT
Date: June 12, 2018
Competition: International Friendly
Venue:  Sportpark SC Woerden; Woerden, Netherlands
Weather: 63 degrees, cloudy

Scoring Summary:    1          2          F
NED                            0          2          2
USA                             0          2          2

NED – Esmee Brugts                         54th minute
USA – Allyson Sentnor                       57
NED – Isabelle Hoekstra                    76
USA – Jillian Shimkin                         84

Lineups:
USA: 22-Nadia Cooper; 14-Ayo Oke, 23-Courtney Boone, 4-Lilly Reale (5-Aidan McConnell, 41), 13-Andrea Kitahata; 2-Emma Egizii (capt.) (15-Amelia Horton, 67), 16-Riley Gleason (18-Devin Lynch, 41), 17-Carina Lageyre (7-Ally Sentnor, 26); 9-Simone Jackson (11-Jillian Shimkin, 41), 10-Amelia White (25-Trinity Byars, 41), 8-Arianna Manrique (20-Makyiha McDonald, 53)
Subs not used:1-Haley Craig, 3-Kellie Pagador
Head Coach: April Kater

NED: 1-Eline Wullms; 2-Danique van de Werf (capt.), 4-Emmeke Henschen, 5-Senna Koeleman, 6-Tess van Bentem; 9-Esmee Brugts, 10-Danique Noordman (15-Sofie Vermeer, 67), 13-Fenna Meijer; 17-Kathelyn Hendriks (8-Lieke De With, 67), 18-Zera Hulswit (7-Isabelle Hoekstra, 60), 19-Evi Maatman (11-Isa Dekker, 80)
Subs not used: 3-Mayke Lindner,12-Lotus Aalders, 14-Wen-Yue Bauwens, 16-Nikki de Haan, 20-Milicia Keijzer
Head Coach: Marleen Wissink

Stats Summary: USA / NED
Shots: 13 / 5
Shots on Goal: 6 / 5
Saves: 3 / 4
Corner Kicks: 11 / 1
Fouls: 7 / 10
Offside: 3 / 0

Misconduct Summary:
None