The Czech national football team drew a 0-0 draw with the home team of the reigning world champions at the beginning of the SheBelieves Cup tournament in Carson, USA.
Although the favored domestic selection had a significant advantage despite the absence of a number of traditional supports, the trustees did not collect coach Karel Rada. Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Barbora Votíková had a great deal of credit for that.
Another opponent of the Czech team will be Iceland, which defeated New Zealand 1-0 in the opening match of the tournament. Dagny Brynjarsdóttirová decided the match with a goal after 48 seconds of the game.
Team USA joined without stars Megan Rapinoe or Alex Morgan. Coach Vlatko Andonovski decided to give the younger players a chance at the tournament. One of them was the nineteen-year-old daughter of the legendary NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman Trinity, who made her national team debut.
The young striker, who recently signed a four-year contract with Washington in the American football league NWSL for a record $ 1.1 million, came to the field after an hour of play. In the 73rd minute, she had a great chance to decide, but she headed in front of Votíková in the middle of the goal.
According to statistics, the goalkeeper of the Czech team, who is in 24th place in the world rankings, scored eight successful interventions. The Americans extended the invincibility at home to 63 matches.
The Czech football players did significantly better than in the only mutual duel that they lost 1: 8 at the Melbourne tournament in 2000.
SheBelieves Cup preparatory tournament in Carson (USA):
USA – Czech Republic 0: 0
Judge: Fortunat (ARG). ŽK: Cahynová (Czech Republic).
USA: Murphy – O’Hara, Cook, Davidson (72nd Sauerbrunn), Fox (46th Sonnet) – Sullivan, Lavelle, Gautrat (46th K. Mewis) – Smith (61st Purce), Macari (72nd Sanchez) , Pugh (61. Rodman). Coach: Andonovski.
Czechia: Votíková – Dlasková, Bertholdová, Necidová, Šlajsová – Krejčiříková (81. Khýrová), Svitková, Cahynová, K. Dubcová (90. + 3 Pochmanová) – L. Martínková (81. Černá), Stašková (90. Cvrčková). Coach: K. Rada.
Iceland – New Zealand 1: 0 (1: 0)
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