U.S. Under-18 Women's National Roll Past Ukraine U-19 WNT 7-0 in First of Two Matches in Bulgaria
Remarkably, All Seven Goals Come in Second Half; Ella Kral Scores Hat Trick, Alyssa Parsons Adds Two Goals and Kate Kemmerley Bags One
BLAGOEVGRAD, Bulgaria (June 6, 2026) – The U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team scored all seven goals in the second half to roll past the Ukraine U-19 WNT, 7-0, in the first of two matches between the teams in Bulgaria.
Forward Ella Kral didn’t open the scoring until the 50th minute, but then the USA scored seven goals in a 41-minute span. Kral scored nine minutes later from outside the penalty area off an assist from midfielder Brooke Bunton. Forward Alyssa Parsons scored the first of her two goals in the 65th to make it 3-0 and forward Kate Kemmerley tallied from a rebound off the goalkeeper in the 78th to make it 4-0.
Kral completed her hat trick in the 80th off an assist from midfielder and UNC freshman Scottie Antonucci. Then, the USA put in two more in the final minute of regulation time and first minute of stoppage time, the first from Parson’s to complete her brace and then a final goal from Antonucci.
These matches are the third and fourth international games for U.S. U-18 WNT head coach Toni Pressley’s squad this year. All 20 players on this roster were born in 2008. Players born on or after Jan. 1, 2006, are age-eligible for the 2026 FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup in Poland, but that roster will likely include mostly 2006 and 2007-born players.
These matches were a part of the Federation’s continued focus on the U.S. Way philosophy, which emphasizes increased programming for Youth National Teams to create more opportunities for young players to advance through the pathway to the senior National Team with the goal of representing their country at a world championship.
-U.S. UNDER-18 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM MATCH REPORT-
Match: United States U-18 Women’s National Team vs. Ukraine U-19 Women’s National Team
Date: June 6, 2026
Competition: Bulgarian Women’s Nations Cup 2026
Venue: Hristo Botev Stadium; Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Weather: 78 degrees, sunny
Attendance: 40
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | F |
| USA | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| UKR | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USA – Ella Kral | 50th minute |
| USA – Ella Kral (Brooke Bunton) | 59 |
| USA – Alyssa Parsons | 64 |
| USA – Kate Kemmerley | 78 |
| USA – Ella Kral (Scottie Antonucci) | 80 |
| USA – Alyssa Parsons (Emmy O’Donnell) | 89 |
| USA – Scottie Antonucci (Ella Kral) | 90+1 |
Lineups:
USA: 1-Peyton Trayer (Capt.); 3-Ryana Dill (11-Emmy O’Donnell, 46), 4-Lauren Hemann, 5-Claire Kessenger, 14-Cali O’Neill (2-Brynna Burrus, 69); 6-Brooke Bunton (16-Chloe Sadler, 69), 8-Riley Kennedy (18-Scottie Antonucci, 46), 20-Reese Canada (10-Ella Kral, 46); 7-Audrey McKeen (17-Alyssa Parsons, 62), 15-Mailee Hilburn (13-Marlee Raymond, 46), 19-Mikayla Cunningham (9-Kate Kemmerley, 46)
Subs not used: 12-Hannah Folliard
Head Coach: Toni Pressley
UKR: 23-Uliana Soloviova; 9-Evelina Kuptsova, 19-Viktoriia Savkina (Capt.), 2-Anastasiia Bielkina, 17-Mariia Osadcha (14-Valeriia Kazina, 84), 7-Polina Nazarenko (6-Milena Ivanchenko, 46); 8-Zoriana Hladun, 13-Arina Paskarenko (3-Veronika Derevianko, 78); 11-Sofiia Kozishkurt (16-Kateryna Derkach, 78), 15-Karina Lespukh, 18-Iryna Oliinychenko (10-Daria Kolodii, 46)
Subs not used: 12-Mariia Vakulko, 1-Anna Kharchenko,
Head Coach: Bortnik Oleh
Stats Summary: USA / UKR
Shots: 15 / 2
Shots on Goal: 10 / 1
Saves: 1 / 3
Corner Kicks: 7 / 3
Fouls: 12 / 9
Offside: 1 / 1
| Misconduct Summary | |
| USA – Mailee Hilburn (Caution) | 35th minute |
| USA – Emmy O’Donnell (Caution) | 43 |
Officials:
Referee: Martin Stefanov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 1: Dragomir Dimitrov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 2: Boyan Boyanov (BUL)
Fourth Official: Georgi Slavchov (BUL)