Noelia Bermúdez made up to 12 stops in Costa Rica in a historic 0-0 draw with the women’s national team of USA this past morning in Washington. This was not the farewell the American team wanted in its last match before the Paris Olympics, although it had full control of the match, both in possession and scoring opportunities.
The match gave new coach Emma Hayes another look at the 18-player roster, including four reserves, although the competition in the team’s two most recent games made it difficult to make real assessments. Like Saturday, when the United States beat Mexico 1-0 on a goal from Sophia Smith, the game was one-sided and the Americans struggled to finish. Neither Mexico nor Costa Rica qualified for the Paris Olympics.
The best chance for the United States came in the 37th minute when Lindsey Horan took advantage of a Sam Coffey cross by stretching to put her right foot on the ball, which hit the base of the right post. Trinity Rodman tried to open the scoring with a shot in the 79th minute and a header from the center of the area in the 81st minute, but Bermúdez did not give up and in the last play of the game, Rodman sent a long shot over the crossbar.
Hayes has won his past three matches since joining the US team in May after leaving Chelsea. The United States opens the Olympic pool against Zambia on July 25, followed by matches against Germany (July 28) and Australia (July 31).
Source: La Verdad
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