US EditionU.S. Women Beat Portugal
- On Sunday in East Hartford, Olivia Moultrie scored twice, including at 45 seconds and the 10th minute, to power a 3-1 U.S. women’s national team win over Portugal at Pratt & Whitney Stadium after honoring Alyssa Naeher.
- Facing a prior upset, the U.S. had lost 2-1 on Thursday in Chester, Pennsylvania, and Emma Hayes made eight changes to the starting lineup to address the defeat.
- Portugal briefly leveled in the fifth minute when Jessica Silva scored from a Beatriz Fonseca cross, and Sam Coffey, a 77th-minute substitute and Portland Thorns teammate of Moultrie, sealed the win with an 82nd-minute goal.
- The U.S. has one more match in the window, facing New Zealand on Wednesday in Kansas City while missing some star players and Trinity Rodman, nursing an Oct. 15 MCL sprain.
- Coach Hayes said U.S. Soccer is developing new pre- and post-pregnancy protocols as players like Lynn Biyendolo announced pregnancy Saturday and others took maternity leave this year.
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The Baltimore SunUSWNT beats Portugal 3-1 as goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher is honored
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Olivia Moultrie scored two goals and the U.S. women’s national team bounced back against Portugal with a 3-1 victory on Sunday after honoring former goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher. The United States was coming off a 2-1 loss to Portugal in the first game of the international window on Thursday in Chester, Pennsylvania. It was Portugal’s first victory over the U.S. and just the third loss for the national team under coach Emma Ha…
Olivia Moultrie stars as US women defeat Portugal, 3-1, before big Rentschler crowd
EAST HARTFORD — Alyssa Naeher, who retired from the U.S. women’s national team last year, predicted the fans in her home state would see a “youthful exuberance” in the players she has left behind. It didn’t take long. Within 44 seconds, Olivia Moultrie scored, and within 10 minutes, she scored again. It may have been a breakthrough performance for one of the next wave of American players, as the U.S. team defeated Portugal, 3-1, Sunday at Rentsc…
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