Maya Le Tissier: Man United Women captain stars for England

Manchester United Women had a plethora of players in action on international duty yesterday.

Jess Park

Park played 61 minutes in England’s 2-0 victory over Ghana.

She did not have any shots on goal but completed 91% of her passes. Park missed one big chance as her effort on goal was blocked.

The midfielder recovered the ball three times but lost all three of her ground duels.

Maya Le Tissier

The United captain played the entire 90 minutes, helping England keep a clean sheet.

The young defender made three clearances and blocked one goal-bound effort.

She also won three of her four aerial battles. Le Tissier was smooth on the ball, completing 96% of her 102 passes.

Maya Le Tissier stats versus Ghana

Julia Olme

The Swede played all 120 minutes in Sweden’s 2-2 draw with France.

She had three shots, all of which were blocked by the French defence. Her passing was a little off, as she only completed 56% of her attempts.

Nonetheless, she was fierce in the midfield battle, winning nine ground duels and six tackles in the match.

Fridolina Rolfo

Rolfo played 58 minutes of the match, completing 62% of her passes.

In a quiet game, she made two clearances and won three ground duels.

The 32-year-old also won her only aerial battle.

Anna Sandberg

The young left-back also played 58 minutes of the contest.

She made three clearances and blocked two shots. Sandberg also won two ground duels and lost her only aerial battle.

The left-back was also decent on the ball, completing 87% of her passing attempts.

Dominique Janssen

The Dutch captain played 70 minutes in the Netherlands’ 5-0 victory over South Korea.

She made two clearances and six recoveries in the match.

Janssen won her only ground duel and completed an impressive 97% of her passes. One of them was also registered as a key pass in the game.

Safia Middleton-Patel

The young keeper returned to the Welsh starting line-up in their 3-2 victory over Switzerland.

She did not make any saves in the contest but did complete one successful run out. She also found her teammates with 79% accuracy when attempting to pass to them.

Mared Griffiths

She played the final 14 minutes of the match for Wales. She had one shot and won both her aerial duels during her limited time on the pitch.

Hinata Miyazawa

The Japanese midfielder played the second half of Japan’s 1-0 win over Canada.

She completed 90% of her passes and had one shot that was blocked by the Canadian defence.

Miyazawa also won her only aerial duel.

Simi Awujo

The youngster played the final 22 minutes of the match against Japan for Canada and made one key pass.

She was combative, winning three ground duels and her only tackle. Awujo also completed her only dribble attempt during the match.

Feature image Molly Darlington via Getty Images

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