The United States have had to endure the hardest route to a women's World C...
LYON, France - The United States have had to endure the hardest route to a women’s World Cup final ever, coach Jill Ellis said on Tuesday, but added that her players’ grit and determination had set them apart from the competition.
It was the third consecutive match the U.S. had won 2-1, using impressive game-management skills to see out the contests and frustrate their opponents where in previous tournaments they had become used to simply blowing teams away. “But they find a way and I attribute that to the mental strength of the culture, the environment, the history of the nation and I think they are vetted in pressure and you saw that tonight.
They were without key winger Megan Rapinoe on Tuesday, who scored four goals in the previous two matches but suffered a hamstring strain, but Christen Press took her place seamlessly by scoring the opener and played a part in setting up Alex Morgan’s winner.“Everybody gets the same attention from the coaching staff because we say to them ‘when that moment comes, play like you’re going to make the difference’ and Pressy sure did that.
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