Women's World Cup

July 1, 2011
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    Japan
    Mexico
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    0
    4
    0
    1
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    New Zealand
    England
    1
    2
    1
    2
    2

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New Zealand

1 - 2

England

Group B

16:15 +00:00, July 1, 2011

Rudolf-Harbig-Stadium, Germany

Jill Scott's goal, assist carry England past New Zealand, into quarters

Scoring Summary

New Zealand England
Sarah Gregorius (18')Jill Scott (63')
 Jess Clarke (81')

Match Stats

New Zealand

England

9(4) Shots (on Goal) 16(5)
20 Fouls 9
4 Corner Kicks 9
0 Offsides 6
46% Time of Possession 54%
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 3

Teams

New Zealand England
1 Jenny Bindon1 Karen Bardsley
5 Abby Erceg6 Casey Stoney
6 Rebecca Smith5 Faye White
4 Katie Hoyle3 Rachel Unitt
3 Anna Green2 Alex Scott
7 Ali Riley8 Fara Williams
12 Betsy Hassett4 Jill Scott
18 Katie Bowen9 Ellen White
2 Ria Percival10 Kelly Smith
9 Amber Hearn11 Rachel Yankey
10 Sarah Gregorius14 Eniola Aluko
Substitutes
16 Annalie LongoRachel Brown 13
8 Hayley MoorwoodAnita Asante 18
11 Kirsty YallopKaren Carney 12
15 Emma KeteLaura Bassett 17
19 Kristy HillJess Clarke 7
20 Aroon ClanseyStephanie Houghton 16
17 Hannah WilkinsonClaire Rafferty 20
13 Rosie WhiteDunia Susi 19
14 Sarah McLaughlinSophie Bradley 15
21 Erin NaylerSiobhan Chamberlain 21
Substitutions
Hayley Moorwood for Katie Bowen (46)
Karen Carney for Eniola Aluko (46)
Rosie White for Ria Percival (71)
Jess Clarke for Rachel Yankey (65)
Hannah Wilkinson for Sarah Gregorius (90)
Sophie Bradley for Faye White (86)
· Squads: New Zealand | England

DRESDEN, Germany -- Jill Scott rallied England with a second-half goal and assisted on another for a 2-1 win over New Zealand on Friday.

For more than an hour, England was in trouble. But the tall midfielder Scott turned things around with a 63rd-minute header and a low pass to Jess Clarke for an 81st-minute winner.

England moved into second place in Group B with four points, behind Japan, which beat Mexico 4-0 in the other group game to advance to the quarterfinals. With two losses, New Zealand was eliminated.

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"We had most of the play and sheer determination got us the goals and three points," said England coach Hope Powell.

Against the run of play, New Zealand scored on a smart counter. Amber Hearn went deep and robbed a defender of the ball and sent a low pass into the center where Sarah Gregorius forced her way in between two defenders to slot home the opener in the 18th minute.

Midfielder Scott tied it by rising high in the center to meet Alex Scott's cross from the right and head it forcefully past goalie Jenny Bindon.

She later won the ball in a goalmouth scramble late in the game and calmly set up Clarke for the winner with a shot that went high into the net.

England looked in trouble early on. Its top striker, Kelly Smith, twisted her left ankle in the eighth minute as she sought to challenge Bindon on a high ball. She needed treatment before resuming, but was rarely a factor from then on.

England came off a disappointing 1-1 draw against Mexico, while New Zealand lost 2-1 to Japan. It meant both teams needed a victory to maintain a realistic chance of advancing.

Much was expected of England after it defeated the United States 2-1 in an exhibition before the World Cup. But the team hasn't thrilled the crowds in two games so far. Before a crowd of 19,110, desperation increasingly crept into the Brits game as New Zealand went into a defensive shell and started working the counter.

It took Scott to turn things around.