Claire Hutton in the U.S. WNT vs. Spain match on Tuesday, Oct. 13 (source)
Nine Bay FC players joined national teams across the globe to compete during the October International Window this past week.
Italian native and Bay FC forward Cristiana Girelli suited up for Italy for two World Cup qualifiers against Belarus in Tbilisi, Georgia on Friday, Oct. 9 and in Florence, Italy on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Girelli entered Friday’s match in the 75th minute in a game that resulted in a 2-0 win for Italy. A few days later, she served as captain and played in the first 60 minutes of Tuesday’s game, which ended in a 1-1 draw. By winning on aggregate score across both matches, Girelli and the rest of the Italian squad advances to face Finland in late November and early December for another two-match set that will determine if Le Azzurre ultimately qualifies for the 2027 World Cup.
Keira Barry in the England vs. Norway match on Oct. 12 (source)
Keira Barry, Bay FC’s British forward, crossed the pond to join the Young Lionesses on England’s U-23 Women’s National Team in a match against Norway on Monday, Oct. 12 in York, England. Barry started the match and played the first 79 minutes, contributing to one of the team’s best scoring chances with a well-placed cross at the 30th minute. Ultimately, Barry and England’s U-23 squad fell 2-0.
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Earlier this year, Bay FC defender Aldana Cometti and forward Agostina Holzheier helped give their home country of Argentina a second-place finish in the CONMEBOL Nations League and qualify in next summer’s World Cup. They returned south to start in two friendlies against host Brazil on Saturday, Oct. 10 and Tuesday, Oct. 13. Cometti played the full 90 minutes in each contest, a 3-1 defeat and a 2-2 draw, respectively. Holzheier also played the entirety of the first match, and in the second she started and drew the penalty that led to Argentina’s equalizer in the 55th minute.
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Defender Sydney Collins headed to Montreal, Quebec to join the Canadian team in facing Denmark in a pair of friendly matches. On Friday, Oct. 9, Canada won 4-2 on penalty kicks in an unofficial shootout following a 1-1 draw, with Collins entering the match at the 72nd minute. Collins did not play in the second match on Monday, Oct. 12, which resulted in a 4-3 win for Denmark.
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Bay FC forward Karlie Lema and defender Heather Gilchrist joined the U.S. U-23 Women’s National Team in two friendlies against the Dominican Republic in Fayetteville, Ga. Joining in the second half, Lema contributed to the team’s final goal of the first match, which resulted in a 5-0 win, on Saturday, Oct. 10. In the second match on Tuesday, Oct. 13, the US stomped out an impressive 6-2 win.
Goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz and midfielder Claire Hutton joined the U.S. Women’s National Team to play Spain in two friendlies on the East Coast. In the first match on Saturday, Oct. 10 in Washington, D.C., Hutton subbed in the 66th minute in a match that the Spanish team won 2-0. On Tuesday, Oct. 13 in Philadelphia, Pa., Hutton started and played for the first 61 minutes in a meet that led to a 2-2 draw. While Silkowitz participated in the training camp beforehand, she was not available for selection for either match.
