The USWNT’s World Cup title defense got off to a flying start with a dominant 3-0 win over Vietnam.
Team USA’s relentless offense – led by Sophia Smith – was dominant throughout but the second-half finish will bring questions Andonovski must address DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news.
It could have been five goals. or six. Or seven.
That’s how powerful the United States Women’s National Team’s attack was – a team of Valkyries in the making that scared Vietnam early in the deep siege.
But when faced with the chance to finish, often those warriors had their spears stripped from them – save for the rare opportunities – a 3-0 win that will probably raise more questions than answers for manager Vlatko Andonovski.
That was evident in the full-time stats, which showed the U.S. had 28 shots — but seven on target.
Chief among those warriors was Sophia Smith – who scored two goals on her World Cup debut to surpass Vietnam keeper Tran Thi Kim Thanh, the Golden Star Women’s Warriors’ top scorer so far.
Lindsay Horan struggled to finish at times, but got the third goal in a 3-0 USWNT win.
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