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Friday 8 April 2016
Long scores 1st 2
goals as U.S. women
rout Colombia 7-0
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Lloyd, Tobin Heath and United States’ Allie Long, scores a goal as Colombia’s Natalia Gaitan, left, defends during the first
— Allie Long scored her first Christen Press also scored half of an international friendly soccer match Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in East Hartford, Conn.
two international goals, for the Americans, who are
and the United States rout- preparing for this summer’s Associated Press
ed Colombia 7-0 Wednes- Olympics, where they
day night in the Americans’ will try to win their fourth
first exhibition since five straight gold medal.
players filed a wage-dis- “This team has always
crimination action against done a wonderful job of
the U.S. Soccer Federation. managing to compart-
Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan, mentalize,” U.S. coach Jill
Hope Solo, Megan Rapi- Ellis said. “I don’t think in
noe and Becky Sauerbrunn any way shape or form we
filed an action last week let anything spill over to the
with the Equal Employ- training ground or the pitch
ment Opportunity Com- tonight.
mission, accusing the USSF I think it was a really good
of unlawfully paying them team performance, the
less than members of the crowd was fantastic and I
U.S. men’s national team. admire them to be out in
The union for the women’s this cold weather.”
national team is in a legal Solo made two saves in her
battle with the USSF, claim- eighth shutout of the year,
ing it can terminate its la- and the U.S. improved to
bor contract. 10-0 this year going into
The USSF claims the deal Sunday’s match against
runs through December. Colombia at Chester,
“We weren’t really think- Pennsylvania. Morgan (hip)
ing about all that stuff, be- and Morgan Brian (ham-
cause at the end of the string) did not suit up but
day that stuff will work itself are expected to be avail-
out,” Lloyd said. “We have able for Sunday.
to continue to make sure The U.S. outshot Colombia
we are putting a good re- 24-6, including 14-2 in shots
sult out on the field.” on goal.
The U.S. team was not the “I have great respect for
only one fighting money is- Colombia, I always have,”
sues. The Colombian team said Solo, who was part of
has not been paid in two last year’s team that beat
months, Philly.com report- Colombia 2-0 in the World
ed last week. Cup’s round of 16. “I’m a
“What happens, if we get little bit surprised that the
money or if we don’t get score was 7-0. I expected
money, that’s not impor- more from them. It was a
tant now,” Colombia mid- pretty combative game in
fielder Rincon said. the World Cup, but tonight
Crystal Dunn, Mallory Pugh, we looked pretty good.”
