| Date | 17 September 2000 — 17:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria | |
| Referee | Nicole Petignat |  SUI |
| Linesman | Marie-Louise Svanström |  SWE |
| Linesman | Lynn Fox |  NZL |
| 4th Official | Bola Elizabeth Abidoye |  NGR |
| Attendance | 32,500 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | People's Republic of China |  CHN | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| – | United States |  USA | 1 | 1 | 1 |
People's Republic of China| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Shots on Goal | Corner Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 6 | Zhao Lihong | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 8 | Jin Yan | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 9 | Sun Wen | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 17 | Zhang Ouying | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 10 | Liu Ailing | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 11 | Pu Wei | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 13 | Liu Ying | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 2 | Wang Liping | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 3 | Fan Yunjie | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 4 | Bai Jie | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 12 | Wen Lirong | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 18 | Gao Hong | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Team Totals | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | |||||
| Coach | Ma Yuanan | ||||||||||
United States| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Shots on Goal | Corner Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9 | Mia Hamm | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 12 | Cindy Parlow | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 16 | Tiffeny Milbrett | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 2 | Lorrie Fair | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 5 | Nikki Serlenga | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 8 | Shannon MacMillan | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 11 | Julie Foudy | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 13 | Kristine Lilly | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 3 | Christie Pearce | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 6 | Brandi Chastain | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 14 | Joy Fawcett | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 15 | Kate Sobrero | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 18 | Siri Mullinix | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Team Totals | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |||||
| Coach | April Heinrichs | ||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 (2) | Mia Hamm | | yellow | ||
| 73 (2) | Fan Yunjie | | yellow |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 (1) | Julie Foudy | | 1-0 | ||
| 67 (2) | Sun Wen | | 1-1 |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 (2) | Jin Yan | | out | ||
| 61 (2) | Zhang Ouying | | in | ||
| 62 (2) | Brandi Chastain | | out | ||
| 62 (2) | Cindy Parlow | | in | ||
| 80 (2) | Shannon MacMillan | | out | ||
| 80 (2) | Nikki Serlenga | | in |
