2018 Sud Ladies Cup
The 2018 Sud Ladies Cup (officially French: 1ère Sud Ladies Cup – Tournoi Maurice Revello) was the first edition of the Sud Ladies Cup women's football tournament. The tournament was named after Maurice Revello, who started the Toulon Tournament in 1967 and died in 2016.
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  France |
| City | Salon-de-Provence |
| Dates | 5–10 June 2018 |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 associations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (1st title) |
| Runners-up | France |
| Third place |  Germany |
| Fourth place |  Haiti |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 26 (4.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Sophia Smith (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Sophia Smith |
| Best goalkeeper | Mylène Chavas |
| Fair play award | France |
It was held in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur from 5 to 10 June 2018. All matches were played in Salon-de-Provence. Similar to the Toulon Tournament, the tournament was contested by under-20 national teams.[1]
United States defeated Germany, Haiti and France to sweep all three games and won their first title.[2][3]
Participants
Four participating teams were announced on 9 April 2018. All they were qualified for 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup[1]
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Squads
Match officials
The referees were:[4]
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Results
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 |
| 2 | France (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | Germany |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | Haiti |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |
(H) Host.
All times are local CEST
| Germany | 0–3 | United States |
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| Report | Kim  3'Smith 23'Pinto 76' |
| France | 5–0 | Haiti |
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| Laurent 21', 34' Gago 29'Lakrar 70'Ringenbach 84' |
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| United States | 7–0 | Haiti |
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| Smith 14', 45' Sanchez 29', 35', 45+1'Hocking 51'Gilroy 67' |
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| France | 2–0 | Germany |
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| Laurent 31' Pawollek 32' (o.g.) |
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| Haiti | 1–4 | Germany |
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| Éloissaint 13' |
Report | Sanders 7' Graf 30'Freigang 65', 80' |
| United States | 3–1 | France |
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| Smith 60' Gilroy 70'Hocking 89' |
Report | Gago 66' |
Goalscorers
26 goals were scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Kelly Gago
- Laura Freigang
- Erin Gilroy
- Penelope Hocking
- 1 goal
- Maëlle Lakrar
- Océane Ringenbach
- Luca Maria Graf
- Stefanie Sanders
- Roseline Éloissaint
- Abigail Kim
- Brianna Pinto
- Own goal
- Tanja Pawollek (playing against France)
Awards
After the final, the following players were rewarded for their performances during the competition.[5]
- Best player: Sophia Smith
- Best goalkeeper: Mylène Chavas
- Topscorer: Sophia Smith
- Fair play: France
See also
References
- "OFFICIAL : launch of the Sud Ladies Cup !". Sud Ladies Cup. 9 April 2018.
- "Les Etats-Unis remportent la première Sud Ladies Cup" (in French). Sud Ladies Cup. 10 June 2018.
- "U-20 WNT Wins Tournoi Maurice Revello Sud Ladies Cup with 3-1 Victory vs. France". U.S. Soccer. 10 June 2018.
- "Les arbitres 2018".
- "Sud Ladies Cup 2018 : les récompenses" (in French). Sud Ladies Cup. 12 June 2018.