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SPORTS Saturday 3 March 2018

Rapinoe’s goal lifts

U.S. women’s team

over Germany 1-0

By MITCH STACY Naeher preserved the shut-
AP Sports Writer out when she fell on a shot
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — from Hasret Kayikci in injury
The U.S. women’s soccer time in what was just the
team fought nasty cen- second on-target shot of
tral Ohio weather to get the night by the Germans.
a “workmanlike” win over The opportunities were
Germany in a matchup of limited for both teams be-
the world’s top two teams. cause of the wind.
Megan Rapinoe scored in “The wind was going across
the 17th minute and the the field, side-to-side,” U.S.
U.S. held on for a 1-0 vic- forward Alex Morgan said.
tory Wednesday night in “It wasn’t even going from
a game played in mid- one end to another end.
30s temperatures, howling That’s where we had diffi- United States’ Megan Rapinoe celebrates her goal against Germany during the first half of a
wind and a mix of rain and culty.” SheBelieves Cup women’s soccer match Thursday, March 1, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio.
snow at Mapfre Stadium. Sara Dabritz got a point- Associated Press
“It was miserable,” Rapinoe blank shot for Germany in- good chance in the 20th “We were doing the best by Toni Duggan, Jill Scott,
said. “The wind was every- side the box in the game’s minute when Dzsenifer we could with what we Jodie Taylor and Fran Tay-
where and it was cold and 16th minute but misfired Marozsan hit the post. U.S. had against a good oppo- lor.
kind of sideways rain.” and pulled it right. team captain Carli Lloyd, nent.” The tournament continues
The top-ranked Americans Less than a minute later, who is just two goals short Rapinoe was surprised the Sunday at Red Bull Arena in
prevailed in an opening- Morgan headed a long of 100, nailed an accurate 1-0 lead held up. Harrison, New Jersey, with
round game of the She- goal kick to Rapinoe, shot in the 57th minute, but “I thought there was go- the U.S. facing France.
Believes Cup, a four-team whose subsequent in-stride Schult made a terrific leap- ing to be a lot more in the In last year’s tournament,
round-robin tournament shot squirted through the ing save. It was the best game,” she said. “I think the U.S. women’s team
that also includes England legs of goalkeeper Almuth chance of the second half the weather got a little lost consecutive home
and France. The exhibition Schult. “Once we got the for the Americans. bit worse throughout the games for the first time in
is a challenging tune-up for goal, it was a game of “It was a workmanlike game.” 17 years, dropping games
World Cup qualifying this keeping that lead,” Mor- game in challenging con- Earlier in the day at the sta- to England and France af-
fall. gan said. ditions,” U.S. coach Jill Ellis dium, No. 3 England routed ter beating Germany in the
U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Germany got another said. No. 6 France 4-1 on goals opening round.q

Vogel wins record-tying 11th women’s world cycling title

APELDOORN, Netherlands world titles. “At the mo- back you won’t win. That’s
(AP) — Kristina Vogel of ment and on this day I’m the only tactic that works.”
Germany won a record- not counting,” Vogel said. Defending champion Ka-
tying 11th women’s world “It was very hard at the tie Archibald wasn’t feel-
cycling title when she took end and it took me three ing well enough, and fel-
out the individual sprint at final heats to get the gold low Briton Laura Kenny, the
the track world champion- medal. It took everything to Olympic champ, didn’t
ships on Friday. make it to the finish line. I’m enter. Amalie Dideriksen
Vogel, Olympic champion very proud.” Another dou- of Denmark, third to Wild in
in the discipline, was taken ble winner was Kirsten Wild, the scratch, won the om-
to a tiebreaking third race at 35. Two days after win- nium silver, and Rushlee
by Stephanie Morton, but ning the scratch in front of Buchanan of New Zealand
comfortably won her fourth her Dutch home fans for a was third.
gold medal in five years second time, Wild claimed Cameron Meyer of Austra-
in the event, and second the omnium by dominating lia successfully defended
World champion and gold medalist Kristina Vogel of straight against the Austra- it. She won the first, third, the men’s points race title,
Germany celebrates after the women’s sprint final at the lian. Having won the team and fourth events. and won it for a fifth time
World Championships Track Cycling in Apeldoorn, eastern sprint on Wednesday, Vo- “The way to win an omni- overall. Jan Willem van
Netherlands, Netherlands, Friday, March 2, 2018. gel tied Anna Meares’ re- um is to stay at the front,” Schip of the Netherlands
Associated Press cord for most women’s Wild said. “If you’re in the was second. q