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U.S. Under-19 Women’s National Team Draws Host Spain, 1-1, in Third and Final Match of The L’Albir U-19 Women’s International Tournament

USA Wins Dramatic Nine-Round PK Shootout as U.S. Goalkeeper Caroline Birkel Saves Spain’s Ninth Attempt After 17 Consecutive Conversions
February 27, 2025
The US U19 Women's National Team
The US U19 Women's National Team

ALICANTE, Spain (Feb. 26, 2025) – The U.S. Under-19 Women’s National Team drew host Spain 1-1 through regulation time and then won a dramatic nine-round penalty kick shootout to end the trip on a high note.

The USA lost to the Netherlands, 2-1, in its first match and to England, 2-0, in its second.

The USA scored its goal in the 21st minute when forward Izzy Engleput pressure on a clearance from Spain goalkeeper, won the ball, and had an open goal in which to convert her shot.

Spain tied the game in the 29th off a corner kick that bounced off the body of Ines Derrien for an unfortunate own goal.

The teams then battled through the rest of the 90 minutes without a goal and the match went to penalty kicks. Remarkably, each team made their first eight kicks and then Reese Klein, an alternate on the USA’s 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Team, converted her team’s ninth kick. U.S. goalkeeper Caroline Birkel, who was a back-up on that 2024 WWC Team, and was one round away from taking a spot kick herself, turned away Spain’s ninth attempt to give the USA the PK shootout win.

Players born on or after Jan. 1, 2006, are age-eligible for this U-19 WNT cycle, and the 2006 birth year will form the core of the team that will attempt to qualify for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland. This group players – all born in 2006 -- will transition to the U.S. U-20s in August of this year.

--U.S. Under-19 Women's National Team Match Report--

Match: United States U-19 Women's National Team vs. Spain U-19 Women’s National Team
Date: February 26, 2025
Competition: L’Albir U-19 Women’s International Tournament.
Venue: Estadio Olimpic Camilo Cano; Alicante, Spain
Weather: 59 degrees, windy

Scoring Summary 1 2 F PK
USA 1 0 1 9
ESP 1 0 1 8
USA – Izzy Engle21st minute
ESP – Own Goal (Ines Derrien)29

Penalty Kicks Summary:
USA: Munson (Scored), Derrien (Scored), O’Donnell (Scored), Croone (Scored), Robinson (Scored), Mills (Scored), Joseph (Scored), Villarreal (Scored), Klein (Scored)
ESP: Celia (Scored), Cristina (Scored), Lorena (Scored), Daniela (Scored), Alba (Scored), Elena (Scored), Amaya (Scored), Martina (Scored), Emma (Saved)

Lineups:
USA: 1-Caroline Birkel, 3-Aven Alvarez (20-Paloma Daubert, 46), 15-Reese Klein, 4-Abby Mills, 5-Elizabeth Boamah (2-Hope Munson, 36), 6-Grace Restovich (Capt.) (14-Avery Robinson, 67), 19-Ines Derrien, 10-Addison Halpern (17-Lily Joseph, 67), 11-Miri O’Donnell, 9-Izzy Engle (13-Kara Croone, 46), 16-Ava McDonald (18-Emily Graham, 46) (7-Amalia Villarreal, 55)
Subs not used: 12-Keegan Smith
Head Coach: Carrie Kveton

ESP: 23-Ziara Vega Uribarri, 5-Amaya Garcia Gomez, 7-Noemi Bejarano Beltran, 12-Aicha Camara, 24-Aiara Agirrezabala Azkue, 10-Cristina Libran Quiroga (Capt.), 14-Daniela Arques Lazaro, 16-Clares Serrajordi Diaz, 9-Maria Luisa Gacia Antolin, 11-Daniela Agote Aguirre, 20-Paula Comendador Prado
Subs not used: N/A
Head Coach: Javier Lerga

Stats Summary: USA / ESP
Shots: 4 / 9
Shots on Goal: 1 / 4
Saves: 3 / 0
Corner Kicks: 2 / 6
Fouls: 2 / 3
Offside: 0 / 2

Misconduct Summary:
USA – Miri O’Donnell (Caution) 43rd
USA -- Avery Robinson (Caution) N/A