96% pass accuracy, 75% aerial duels won: United Women lynchpin shines on national duty

Manchester United Women had a plethora of players in action on international duty yesterday. Jess Park Park played 61 minutes in England’s 2-0 victory over Ghana. She did not have any shots on goal but completed 91% of her passes. Park missed one big chance as her effort on goal was blocked. The midfielder recovered the ball three times but lost all three of her ground duels. Maya Le Tissier The United captain played the entire 90 minutes, helping England keep a clean sheet. The young defender made three clearances and blocked one goal-bound effort. She also won three of her four aerial battles. Le Tissier was smooth on the ball, completing 96% of her 102 passes. Maya Le Tissier stats versus Ghana StatisticValue Goals0 Assists0 Tackles (won)0 (0) Interceptions1 Clearances3 Blocked shots1 Recoveries6 Ground duels (won)0 (0) Aerial duels (won)4 (3) Dribbled past0 Key passes0 Crosses (accurate)0 (0) Accurate passes98/102 (96%) Passes in opposition half (accurate)48/51 (94%) Passes in own half (accurate)50/51 (98%) Long balls (accurate)8/9 (89%) Touches108 Dribbles (successful)0 (0) Possession lost4 Total shots0 Shots on target0 Shots blocked0 Julia Olme The Swede played all 120 minutes in Sweden’s 2-2 draw with France. She had three shots, all of which were blocked by the French defence. Her passing was a little off, as she only completed 56% of her attempts. Nonetheless, she was fierce in the midfield battle, winning nine ground duels and six tackles in the match. Fridolina Rolfo Rolfo played 58 minutes of the match, completing 62% of her passes. In a quiet game, she made two clearances and won three ground duels. The 32-year-old also won her only aerial battle. Anna Sandberg The young left-back also played 58 minutes of the contest. She made three clearances and blocked two shots. Sandberg also won two ground duels and lost her only aerial battle. The left-back was also decent on the ball, completing 87% of her passing attempts. Dominique Janssen The Dutch captain played 70 minutes in the Netherlands’ 5-0 victory over South Korea. She made two clearances and six recoveries in the match. Janssen won her only ground duel and completed an impressive 97% of her passes. One of them was also registered as a key pass in the game. Safia Middleton-Patel The young keeper returned to the Welsh starting line-up in their 3-2 victory over Switzerland. She did not make any saves in the contest but did complete one successful run out. She also found her teammates with 79% accuracy when attempting to pass to them. Mared Griffiths She played the final 14 minutes of the match for Wales. She had one shot and won both her aerial duels during her limited time on the pitch. Hinata Miyazawa The Japanese midfielder played the second half of Japan’s 1-0 win over Canada. She completed 90% of her passes and had one shot that was blocked by the Canadian defence. Miyazawa also won her only aerial duel. Simi Awujo The youngster played the final 22 minutes of the match against Japan for Canada and made one key pass. She was combative, winning three ground duels and her only tackle. Awujo also completed her only dribble attempt during the match. Feature image Molly Darlington via Getty Images – The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.