“That was the best way we could have started”, said Tobin Heath, who made the cross that led to Lloyd’s goal. We dont come into any tournament with an extreme amount of confidence or arrogance. So I think that, mixed in with us old folks, we will be all right..
Advertisement
“The first game, there’s always going to be some nerves”, said usa coach Jill Ellis after the game.
U.S.is going for its fourth straight gold in women’s soccer. I know this team has a lot of talent and depth and we have the opportunity to really create history..
The chants were repeated after the final whistle. The Matildas, as the Aussies are known, are back in the Olympics for the first time since 2004, though they have made the quarterfinals of the last three World Cups.
“It’s everyone’s dream to be playing for their national team and in the Olympics and in a World Cup”, Pugh said in a video posted recently by U.S. Soccer. That winning streak will be on the line Saturday when the US returns to Belo Horizonte’s Estadio Mineirao to face France.
USA vs. New Zealand (LIVE) – 3 p.m. Stay tuned for more Olympics 2016 Opening news! She has 13 Olympic appearances, tied with Solo for the most on the team.
The superstar attacker scored 40 seconds into the second half with a low strike toward the front post, surprising goalkeeper Erin Nayler and making it 2-0. The back five, which allowed only three goals in seven matches a year ago, remains intact.
Guess what: The Olympics actually begin on Wednesday with six women’s soccer games.
Among the Olympic newcomers are a few players who also made it to the World Cup past year, including Meghan Klingenberg, Ali Krieger, Morgan Brian and Whitney Engen.
With the win, the USA has three points and will return to action on Saturday against France.
Alleway had an eventful game, turning the ball over early and gifting Canada’s Janine Beckie a golden scoring chance. It’s really hard to envision anything but three points here for the U.S. Sure, at times the best of teams just can’t score, but the U.S. has averaged 3.3 goals per game over its last six friendlies, playing quality competition like Japan in the process. Furthermore, of the 13 games they played each other, the United States has scored more than three goals in nine games, with 6-0 win on October 10, 2014 as the biggest. Our women haven’t played New Zealand since April 2015, but have an all-time record of 11-1-1 vs. the Kiwis.
Germany hammered Zimbabwe 6-1, with Melanie Behringer getting two goals for the Germans and Kudakwashe Basopo scoring Zimbabwe’s first goal at an global tournament. As far as goals scored this year, she is in double digits for the first time since 2012. From minute 20 until half most of the touches were spent on possessing the ball with the back 4. Both matches are in Sao Paulo again.
The videos came from the NBC News that covers the 2016 Rio Olympics.
The result leaves them top of Group E ahead of Sweden, which beat South Africa 1-0.
Advertisement
Carli Lloyd (right) and Allie Long celebrate Lloyd’s first half goal that prved to be the game-winner against New Zealand in a Group G match at Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
