BREDA, Netherlands (AP) – Rose Lavelle scored behind Holland, Kristie Mewis scored in her first appearance with the United States in six years and the Americans won a rematch of last year’s World Cup final with the same score, 2-0. Friday.
The older sister of starter Sam Mewis arrived as an understudy in the part of the moment and scored in the 70th minute. It was Kristie Mewis’ current purpose for the team, after the first in 2013. The 2,722 days among her purposes were the longest streak in the team’s history.
“I had to look at it again, actually, because I think I lost consciousness of what happened,” Kristie Mewis said of her goal.
The United States had not played for 261 days due to the coronavirus pandemic, the top-ranked Americans won all nine games they have played this year and are 11-0-0 with coach Vlatko Andonovski, who triumphed after Jill. Ellis resigned last year.
“A lot of things have been replaced in 2020. But one thing that hasn’t replaced and one thing that will never replace with this equipment is the center and mind,” Andonovski said. and controlled the game, contemplating that some of them had not had the opportunity to exercise 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. starters for the final were in the starting lineup on Friday, but Alex Morgan, who came 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 doing 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 not Europe for the game.
A moment of silence was kept before the match for Diego Maradona, the legendary Argentine player who died this week.
The U. S. team used pre-match warm-ups that included the message “Black Lives Matter” on the front lines. Nine players knelt the national anthem.
Players issued an initial serve that read, in part: “Today we use Black Lives Matter to affirm human decency. We are protesting racial injustice and police brutality against black people. We are protesting against the racist infrastructure that is not offering equivalent opportunities for blacks and maroons to fulfill their dreams, adding the game on this team.