Women's World Cup 2023 Day 3: Georgia Stanway's penalty gives England a 1-0 win over Haiti
Much like the United States on Friday evening, England was left frustrated in a 1-0 win over Haiti early Saturday morning.
Georgia Stanway scored a penalty in the 29th minute on a retake for the winning margin. Stanway’s first penalty was saved by Haitian goalkeeper Kerly Theus, but Theus was ruled to have moved off the line too early.
England entered the tournament as the No. 2 favorite behind the United States and was eyeing the Haiti game as a chance to put up a big goal performance. England had 21 shots and 11 were on target. But it couldn’t score from the run of play.
Theus made 10 saves as Haiti spent most of the match on the back foot. England should still be in very good shape to advance out of Group D and even win it easily. But posting a three- or four-goal margin in the first game would have left the English women feeling much more comfortable.
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