USA Soccer Sweeps Russia in International Friendlies
FRISCO, Texas (April 6, 2017) – The U.S. Women’s National Team shut out Russia 4-0 behind two goals each from Crystal Dunn and Allie Long and some excellent play from Rose Lavelle and Mallory Pugh in its first friendly match of the year in front of a sold-out crowd of 15,191 at Toyota Stadium.
The USA came out swinging, hitting shot after shot in the first five minutes of the game to establish the game’s tempo and finally broke through in the 10th minute when a perfectly weighted pass on the ground from Carli Lloyd found the speedy Dunn to open the scoring.
Allie Long’s header eight minutes later after a Rose Lavelle corner found her in position near the right post doubled in the U.S. lead. Dunn once again found herself on the left side in the 41st minute and calmly finished again to the lower right corner after winning a long ball sent over the top. The goal marked Dunn’s second career multi-goal game, with the first coming last year on Feb. 15, also at Toyota Stadium.
Long also finished the night with a brace, adding a second goal in the 70th minute to record her second multi-goal game for the USA. Curiously enough, her first career two-goal performance came exactly a year ago on April 6, 2016, against Colombia in East Hartford, Connecticut.
HOUSTON (April 9, 2017) – The U.S. Women’s National Team completed its road trip across Texas with a 5-1 dominant win against Russia in front of 11,347 fans on a beautiful spring day at BBVA Compass Stadium.
Crystal Dunn picked up right where she left off in Dallas, adding two more goals to lift her international tally to 22 goals and net her second consecutive brace.
The USA opened the scoring in the 20th minute after a Russia foul against Dunn inside the box gave the U.S. a penalty kick early in the game. Carli Lloyd converted the attempt to score her 97th career goal and get one closer to the century mark.
The game was a memorable one due to a pair of firsts. Rose Lavelle, who after three excellent outings against England, France and Russia last Thursday, scored her first WNT goal in her fourth start today. Additionally, goalkeeper Jane Campbell made her senior team debut, becoming the first goalkeeper to earn a first cap since Dec. 18, 2014.
