“I had to look at it again, actually, because I think I lost consciousness of what happened,” Kristie Mewis said of her goal.
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The United States had not played for 261 days because of the coronavirus pandemic, the top-ranked Americans won all nine games they have played this year and have an 11-0-0 record with coach Vlatko Andonovski, who triumphed after Jill. Ellis quit last year.
“A lot has replaced in 2020. But one thing it hasn’t replaced and one thing it will never replace with this equipment is the center and mind,” Andonovski said. “And I’m very proud of those players, the way they stepd forward. and controlled the game, contemplating that some of them did not have the possibility of exercising well before this camp.
Lavelle scored when the United States beat Holland in Lyon, France, last year for the back-to-back World Cup title.
Nine of the 11 U. S. final starters were in the starting lineup on Friday. Alex Morgan, who came here as a replacement in the second half for his 170th appearance with the team, was lost.
Morgan, who lately plays for Tottenham, has not played for the United States since the World Cup final because she was pregnant and gave birth to her daughter Charlie.
Dutch coach Sarina Wiegman is not with the team due to a non-public matter that is not similar to COVID-19. Neville.
Lavelle scored a left-handed goal in a break in the minute.
Kristie Mewis replaced her younger sister in the box and scored nine minutes later. Sam Mewis was one of the first to kiss his sister to celebrate.
“I was so nervous about filming it, but I discovered myself and did the best I could. Then I turned around and realized what had just happened and seeing Sam and Alex running towards me was so special. It’s a very surreal moment for me,” Kristie Mewis said. It hasn’t sunk yet.
Mewis played in the National Women’s Football League Challenge Cup and the fall series with Houston Dash, which earned her a call-up for the national team.
The United States ran out of Lindsey Horan, who contracted COVID-19 and did not make it to Europe for the game.
A moment of silence was kept before the match by Diego Maradona, the legendary Argentine player who died last week.
The U. S. team is in the middle of the world. But it’s not the first time He used pre-game warm-ups that included the message “Black Lives Matter” on the front. Nine players knelt the national anthem.
Players issued a kickoff that read, in part: “Today we use Black Lives Matter to affirm human decency. We are protesting racial injustice and police brutality against blacks. We are protesting racist infrastructure that is not. ” offering equivalent opportunities for blacks and maroons to realize their dreams, adding the game on this team.