On a blustery and bitterly cold day in the New Zealand capital, the meeting of the two heavyweights lived up to the heat of expectation. Horan's header cancelled out Jill Roord's stunning first-half opener in Thursday's battle of the 2019 World Cup finalists in Wellington. United States captain Lindsey Horan rescued a draw for her country after a tight and tense Women's World Cup battle with the Netherlands. Horan equaliser saves draw for US against the Netherlands Van Egmond said the Matildas will take positives out of the match, especially the final minutes when they clawed the deficit to one goal. "At the end of the day it's about putting the ball in the back of the net. "I think we had most possession, we looked to control the games in areas and I would love to see what the percentage of our ball retention in the opposition's final third ," she said. We had so many chances, but it was one of those nights we couldn't get the ball in the back of the net," she said. "Unfortunately the results didn't go our way. Van Egmond mulled the Matildas' missed chances during her post-match interview. It means a draw against the Olympic champions Canada in Melbourne on Monday will likely not be enough to reach the Round of 16. Australia sits third in Group B on three points, behind Nigeria and Canada on four points.
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