USA Soccer Women

EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut (April 6, 2016) – The U.S. Women’s nationwide Team scored four first-half targets and three in the 2nd, each flurry in a span of 12 moments, to conquer Colombia 7-0 facing accurate documentation group of 21, 792 on a cold evening at Pratt & Whitney Stadium.

Tonight’s crowd set an innovative new record for an all-women’s football event in Connecticut, besting the earlier mark of 18, 870 that watched america play Germany at exact same location on Oct. 23, 2012.

Forward Crystal Dunn kicked off the rating when you look at the 27th min with a quick touch and shot through the middle regarding the box past Colombia goalkeeper Catalina Perez. Allie extended notched her very first worldwide objective five minutes later on in her very first WNT begin since 2014. Seventeen-year-old winger Mallory Pugh and co-captain Carli Lloyd assisted both within a span of six minutes, both scoring from close range to offer the WNT a 4-0 lead proceeding to the one half.

Midfielder Tobin Heath proceeded to pour within the goals into the second half with a well-executed volley off a Dunn mix inside 62nd min. Three minutes later Long notched the woman second aim of the match, and first job support, on a header assisted by Julie Johnston, who was simply celebrating the lady 24th birthday celebration. Christen Press rounded from scoring with a remarkable curling right-footed chance from the top kept spot for the box, which bent around Colombia goalkeeper Catalina Perez and into the right spot on her 32nd profession score.

Hope Solo offered the woman all-time American record for U.S. goalkeeper caps (194) and shutouts (98) and is now two shutouts away from getting the first goalkeeper in U.S. record to reach the century level.

America and Colombia finish the two-game series of friendlies on Sunday, April 10 in Chester, Pennsylvania (2 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Goal Scoring Rundown:

USA – amazingly Dunn (Carli Lloyd), 27th moment: Colombia’s backline performed well to block two successive shots in the package, but Carli Lloyd collected a free rebound and dribbled along the the surface of the punishment area before splitting the defense with a brief pass to amazingly Dunn. Dunn battled Colombia captain Natalia Gaitan for the ball, used the woman left foot to push the basketball toward the penalty spot and send a shot past Colombia goalkeeper Catalina Perez for the game’s very first score. United States Of America 1, COL 0 (view GOAL)

USA - Allie longer (Lindsey Horan), 32nd moment: After a free of charge kick, the USA worked the baseball from right-side to the left where Dunn discovered Lindsey Horan with space on the flank. Horan sent a right-footed mix to a well-positioned Allie longer in the punishment area and she re-directed a perfect header into the remaining corner after dark diving ‘keeper on her behalf first career international goal. United States Of America 2, COL 0 (view GOAL)

United States Of America – Mallory Pugh (Carli Lloyd), 33rd moment: Lloyd gathered the baseball only timid of the 18-yard field, employed an awesome spin relocate to produce space and slipped a perfect pass to 17-year-old Mallory Pugh past a lunging Leidy Asprilla. Pugh took two quick right-footed variations within the box and toward goal before giving a reduced right-footed chance in to the internet on her behalf second job goal in just the woman 10th cap. USA 3, COL 0 (view GOAL)