USA 2 China 1
Olympic Games
Sanford Stadium; Athens, Ga.
Attendance: 76,489
1996.08.01
Olympic Games
Sanford Stadium; Athens, Ga.
Attendance: 76,489
1996.08.01
Scoring Summary
| 1 | 2 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| CHN | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| USA | Shannon MacMillan (unassisted) | 19' |
| CHN | Sun Wen | 32' |
| USA | Tiffeny Milbrett (Joy Fawcett) | 68' |
Lineups
USA: 1-Briana Scurry;
6-Brandi Chastain,
4-Carla Overbeck,
14-Joy Fawcett;
13-Kristine Lilly,
11-Julie Foudy,
15-Tisha Venturini,
10-Michelle Akers;
9-Mia Hamm (12-Carin Gabarra, 89),
8-Shannon MacMillan,
16-Tiffeny Milbrett (5-Tiffany Roberts, 71).
Subs Not Used:
2-Mary Harvey,
3-Cindy Parlow,
7-Staci Wilson,
17-Amanda Cromwell,
18-Thori Staples,
20-Saskia Webber.
Head Coach: Tony DiCicco.
CHN: 16-Gao Hong, 2-Liping Wang (4-Yu Honggi, 86), 3-Fan Yunjie, 5-Xie Huilin, 6-Zhao Lihong, 8-Shui Qingxia, 9-Sun Wen, 10-Liu Ailing, 11-Sun Qingmei, 13-Liu Ying, 15-Shi Guihong (7-Wei Haiying, 69).
Subs Not Used: 1-Zhong Honglian, 12-Wen Lirong, 14-Chen Yufeng, 18-Zhang Yan, 20-Niu Lijie.
Head Coach: Ma Yuanan.
Misconduct Summary
| CHN | Xie Huilin (caution) | 7' |
| USA | Kristine Lilly (caution) | 15' |
| USA | Tiffeny Milbrett (caution) | 33' |
| USA | Briana Scurry (caution) | 40' |
Officials
Referee: Bente Skogvang
Asst. Referee #1: Nelly Viennot
Asst. Referee #2: Maria Rodriguez
Fourth Official: Sonia Denoncourt
Notes:
USA won the first Olympic Gold Medal awarded in women's soccer. China claimed Silver while Norway won Bronze (2-0 over Brazil). The crowd was the largest the USA had ever played in front of. In the 19th minute, Kristine Lilly carried the ball down the left flank and crossed into the penalty area. Mia Hamm's shot was pushed away by Chinese goalkeeper Gao Hong and deflected off the post. Shannon MacMillan cleaned up the rebound for the first score of the match. In the 32nd minute, China's Zhao Lihong sent a ball over the USA backline. Sun Wen ran onto the ball and chipped it into the goal for the equalizer. The gamewinner came in the 68th minute when MacMillan sprung Joy Fawcett down the right flank. With the option to shoot from a tight angle, Fawcett instead drew Gao off her line and found a wide open Tiffeny Milbrett in front of the net for the Gold Medal winning goal.
USA won the first Olympic Gold Medal awarded in women's soccer. China claimed Silver while Norway won Bronze (2-0 over Brazil). The crowd was the largest the USA had ever played in front of. In the 19th minute, Kristine Lilly carried the ball down the left flank and crossed into the penalty area. Mia Hamm's shot was pushed away by Chinese goalkeeper Gao Hong and deflected off the post. Shannon MacMillan cleaned up the rebound for the first score of the match. In the 32nd minute, China's Zhao Lihong sent a ball over the USA backline. Sun Wen ran onto the ball and chipped it into the goal for the equalizer. The gamewinner came in the 68th minute when MacMillan sprung Joy Fawcett down the right flank. With the option to shoot from a tight angle, Fawcett instead drew Gao off her line and found a wide open Tiffeny Milbrett in front of the net for the Gold Medal winning goal.
USA won the FIFA Fair Play Team Award at the 1996 Olympic Games.
Carla Overbeck earned the 100th cap of her career in this match.