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U.S. U-19 women advance to semis Posted: Monday August 26, 2002 5:48 PM
ATLANTA (CNNSI.com) -- The U.S. women's team again got scintillating performances from its forwards and rode a Kelly Wilson hat trick to a 6-0 victory over Denmark in the quarterfinals of the 2002 FIFA Under-19 Women’s World Championship on Sunday. The U.S. now travels to Edmonton, Alberta, to face Germany in a semifinal on Thursday at the 60,000-seat Commonwealth Stadium. Canada vs. Brazil will be the second semifinal, after Canada earned its semifinal berth by crushing England 6-2 and Brazil earned a ticket with a 4-3 sudden-death overtime victory over Australia. Germany advanced to the semis with a 2-1 overtime victory over Japan on Sunday. “Denmark is a great team,” said U.S. head coach Tracey Leone. “They are so well organized defensively and with players like Rasmussen, Jensen and Herping in their attack, it always a scary game. "They really are an exceptional team in that they are great at what they do, but it was helpful to get an early goal. Anytime you can get a goal within the first 15 minutes, it’s a little bit of a confidence booster.” Lineups:
USA: 18-Ashlyn Harris, 2-Rachel Buehler, 4-Jill Oakes, 3-Jessica Ballweg (14-Sarah Huffman, 59), 10-Leslie Osborne, 8-Kendall Fletcher, 7-Lori Chalupny, 13-Manya Makoski (11-Keeley Dowling, 46), 9-Heather O’Reilly, 15-Lindsay Tarpley-Capt. (5-Kerri Hanks, 68), 16-Kelly Wilson.
DEN: 18-Sarah Andersen, 2-Louise Pedersen, 3-Ellen Larsen (15-Maria Juul Jensen, 32), 4-Kristina Boldt, 14-Malene Olsen, 7-Ditte Larsen-Capt. (16-Pernille Jorgensen, 77), 8-Mariann Gajhede Knudsen, 10-Cecile Pedersen, 17-Marie Herping (11-Dorte Petersen, 65), 13-Johanna Rasmussen, 9-Sandra Jensen.
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