Summer soccer competitions are indeed the best. Whether itโs the Euros, World Cup, CONCACAF Championship, or even the Olympics, they never disappoint. This weekโs list of Top 5 Goals wonโt disappoint either. A diverse group of talent features their skills in a big way. Letโs get a closer look at the best womenโs soccer goals from another fantastic week of soccer.ย
5. Alessia Russo – England
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โฝ๏ธ Alessia Russo's finish = Goal of the Round contender?#WEURO2022 | #WEUROGOTR | @Heineken pic.twitter.com/AEWmjdSyu9
— UEFA Women's EURO 2022 (@WEURO2022) July 15, 2022
England has looked unstoppable during the Group Stage of the Euros. The home-field advantage serves them well.
Northern Ireland didnโt stand a chance as they got walloped 5-0 by England. Alessia Russo looked slicker than ever scoring this goal. This turn she makes is sublime and takes three defenders out of the equation. The composure on the finish was brilliant as well.
Good luck to the rest of the teams trying to stop England. They are the team to beat right now.ย ย
4. Mallory Pugh – USWNT
.@roselavelleโs 6th assist of 2022 and @MalPughโs 6th goal of 2022 have us up 2-0 at the break!
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— U.S. Soccer WNT (@USWNT) July 14, 2022
The USWNT is full speed ahead with a spot in the Olympics on their mind, and this combo play between Rose Lavelle and Mallory Pugh got them one step closer to that goal.
Lavelleโs backheel is incredible. Itโs one of those moments of creative quality that make your jaw drop. It happened in a split second, and the Costa Rica defense couldnโt react quick enough to stop it.
Mallory Pugh was already behind the defense, and she had a tough angle to finish. A player of her quality in a rich run of form still wasnโt going to miss, and the USWNT were well on their way to getting to the CONCACAF Championship Final.ย
3. Allysha Chapman – Canada
Allysha Chapman with the impossible angle ๐คฏ
Adriana Leon sets her teammate up perfectly to secure @CanadaSoccerEN's spot in the #CWC Final! ๐จ๐ฆ pic.twitter.com/CQZeCCPeie
— Concacaf W (@ConcacafW) July 15, 2022
This was a really cool moment for Canada because of how hard Allysha Chapman always plays for her country. The defender had made 91 appearances and only scored once for her country until this game against Jamaica.
Adrianna Leon played in a great ball that drifted towards the far post. Chapman came darting down the wing like she was shot out of a cannon. Even when the ball came to her in the air, she didnโt slow down. Somehow, without breaking stride, Chapman managed to head the ball in on the near post, leaving everyone stunned.
Based on the reaction from her teammates, they knew this wasnโt a common event, but no one deserved it more than Allysha Chapman in a game of this magnitude.ย
2. Danielle van de Donk – Netherlands
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Goal of the Round contender? โฝ๏ธ๐ฅ#WEURO2022 | @Heineken | #WEUROGOTR pic.twitter.com/DWoBDyeRsK
— UEFA Women's EURO 2022 (@WEURO2022) July 13, 2022
Danielle van de Donk is world-class; thereโs no doubt about that. Give her any space outside of the box, and she will make you pay.
Portugal paid the ultimate price, and the ball was in the back of the net before anyone could blink. The midfield maestro took one quick touch to set herself up and then went for the top corner. The result was a firecracker of a goal that helped the Netherlands secure a spot in the quarterfinals against France.ย
1. Olivia Moultrie – Portland Thorns
HOLY @olivia_moultrie WORLDIE ๐คฉ@ThornsFC | #BAONPDX pic.twitter.com/oYWRvbLyGO
— National Womenโs Soccer League (@NWSL) July 17, 2022
The prodigy strikes again, this time in the biggest way possible. Olivia Moultrie had scored before in a pro game but never anything like this. Her soccer IQ and awareness for her age are incredible.
As soon as Yasmeen Ryan got the ball, watch Moultrie wiggle her way into the open space, and once she got the ball, she was decisive and had the ability to execute this strike. For her to score with her left foot from that angle with all that power and bend is something to behold.
What a player and future sheโs going to have. The Thorns have something they certainly donโt want to let go of any time soon.ย
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