Set-piece specialist Pete Winslow had three assists, all on set pieces, and Heer also had an assist on Dickey’s winning goal.
Substitute Peyton Sefik also played an active role on the defensive front, denying Australia’s Rebecca Evans a clear chance in the 34th minute and combining with goalkeeper Nathan Mayer to keep the Americans scoreless.
next: The United States opens its first two-game day when it faces France in a rematch of the 2017 FIPFA World Cup Finals on Sunday, October 15th at 7pm ET (Monday, October 16th at 10am AEDT). The game against Northern Ireland will take place at 10pm ET/1pm AEDT.Both matches will be live streamed via @FIPFAPowerChairWorldCup2023 on YouTube.
Featured: US 5, Australia 0 | October 15, 2023
Goal score summary:
USA – Zack Dickey, 4 years oldth minutes – The Americans scored the first goal shortly after Australian goalkeeper Tristam Peters came out to take a free kick in midfield, with Zach Dickie intercepting the ball and firing a long shot into an empty net, resulting in senior He scored his first goal in his first appearance for the national team. United States Power Soccer National Team. Australia 0, America 1
USA – Riley Johnson (Pete Winslow), 9th minutes – After Australia was whistled 2-1, the USA scored the first of three set-piece goals. Pete Winslow hit a short spin kick to Riley Johnson, who made the shot. Socceroos He hit a defender and hit the right post to give the U.S. a two-point lead. Australia 0, America 2
USA – Jordan Dickey (Pete Winslow), 15 years oldth minutes – USA made another great set piece to score the third goal. Just before the free kick, Jordan Dickey, who came on as a substitute and took a spin kick from the right side by Pete Winslow, ran into the box and gave the USA a three-goal lead. Australia 0, America 3
USA – Lexi Heer (Pete Winslow), 32 years oldn.d. Minutes – Pete Winslow won a free kick at the American defensive end, sped up the right side and swung a long pass to Lexi Heer, where she slotted a goal just inside the right post. Australia 0, America 4
USA – Zack Dickie (Lexi Heer), 36 years oldth Minutes – Lexi Heer controlled the ball on the right end line and deftly passed it to Dickie, who smashed it in at the near post for her second goal of the game. AUS 0, USA 5 final.
Other notes:
- The United States Power Soccer National Team has a record of 18 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws in the FIPFA World Cup, and a total of 29 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws in 33 games.
- US maintained 16th He had 22 shutouts in the World Cup and 24 clean sheets in 33 international matches.
- Substitute striker Pete Winslow had three assists, all of which came on set pieces.
- Starting winger Zach Dickie scored two goals in his senior international debut for the U.S. Power Soccer National Team.
- Substitute winger Lexi Heer recorded a goal and an assist in her first Powerchair Football World Cup appearance after appearing in the 2014 Copa America.
- Co-captains Jordan Dickey and Riley Johnson added two more goals in the game.
- The USA also improves to 3-0-0 against Australia and 6-0-0 against the host nation in official tournaments.
- This will be the first power soccer matchup between the United States and Australia since the two matches played in the 2014 Copa America in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The USA defeated Australia 4-1 in the group stage and won 6-0 in the final tournament.
~Report on the US Power Soccer National Team game~
Match: US Power Soccer National Team vs Australia
date: October 14, 2023 (local October 15, 2023)
competition: 2023 FIPFA Powerchair Soccer World Cup
venue: Key Center; Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 1,191
kick off: Saturday, October 14th at 10pm ET (Sunday, October 15th at 1pm local time)
Score summary: 1 2 F
Australia 0 0 0
America 3 2 5
America – Zack Dickey 4th minutes
USA – Riley Johnson 9
USA – Jordan Dickey (Pete Winslow) 15
America – Lexi Heer (Pete Winslow) 32
USA – Zack Dickie (Lexi Heer) 36
lineup:
USA: 2-Nathan Mayer. 3-Jordan Dickey (Captain), 10-Riley Johnson, 11-Zach Dickey
Substitutes: 5-Lexi Heer, 8-Peyton Sefik, 9-Pete Winslow.
Didn’t play: 4-Natalie Russo-Dickie
Head Coach: Tracy Mayer
Australia: 2- Tristam Peters. 5-Dimitri Riorio-Davis (captain), 6-Joshua Melkas, 7-Abdullah Karim
Substitutes: 3-Rebecca Evans, 8-Christopher Suffield, 10-Christopher Turnbull, 23-Luke David.
Head coach: Peter Turnbull
Overview of statistics: Australia/USA
Shot: 14 / 3
Save: 0 / 4
Corner kick: 4 / 0
Summary of fraud:
none
Persons involved:
Referee: Leonardo Frega (ARG)
Assistant referee 1: Nurudin Sabovic (AUT)
Assistant referee 2: Carolyn Bean (English)
Fourth Officer: Mike Wolsten (FIN)
About electric wheelchair soccer
The U.S. Power Soccer National Team includes male and female athletes with disabilities such as quadriplegia, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, and cerebral palsy. The game is played on a regulation basketball court in a gymnasium and is played in a skilled and challenging game similar to mainstream soccer, in which four players attack, defend, and spin-kick his ball on a 13-inch soccer ball. Masu.
Power soccer is the first competitive team sport developed specifically for power wheelchair users and has been played internationally since 2006. The 2023 FIPFA Powerchair Soccer World Cup will be the first world championship event for the U.S. Power Soccer National Team under the direction of U.S. Soccer. The team officially became part of the Expanded National Team program in 2022 as part of US Soccer’s efforts to build programs for all forms of soccer.
For more information about the sport or to inquire about athlete eligibility, please contact the U.S. Soccer Expanded National Team Division by email at extendednt@ussoccer.org.
