The U.S. Women’s National Team concluded Group A play at the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s Championship with a third consecutive dominating 7-0 victory against Trinidad & Tobago at Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park on a rainy Wednesday night.
Almost the entire match was played inside T&T’s defensive third as they pulled 10 players back inside 35 yards, but only some less than sharp finishing kept the score down through the first 40 minutes – after Alex Morgan had scored in the 9th minute – before the USA exploded for three goals in the final five minutes of the half. Rose Lavelle scored back-to-back goals in the 41st and 43rd minute, and Crystal Dunn added a fourth right before the end of the half.
The USA hit the woodwork five times in the match – each time by Morgan – and T&T’s ‘keeper made 15 saves, but the USA piled up a remarkable 59-0 shot margin over the entire game, putting 22 on goal.
In the second half, the U.S. Women got off to a fast start with Lindsey Horan scoring from distance in the 49th minute, followed by a second tally from Morgan in the 50th. Tobin Heath added one more a few minutes later for the final 7-0 scoreline.
Already through to the knockout round, the USA won Group A with the full nine points from three games and will now await the results from the final set of Group B games that take place Oct. 11 in Edinburg, Texas. The second-place finisher in Group B will face the USA on Sunday, Oct. 14 at 7:00 p.m. CT (FS1, UDN), with the winner earning an automatic berth to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.
<strong>TEAM</strong> |
<strong>GP</strong> |
<strong>W</strong> |
<strong>L</strong> |
<strong>D</strong> |
<strong>GF</strong> |
<strong>GA</strong> |
<strong>GD</strong> |
<strong>PTS</strong> |
<p>USA*</p> |
<p>3</p> |
<p>3</p> |
<p>0</p> |
<p>0</p> |
<p>18</p> |
<p>0</p> |
<p>18</p> |
<p>9</p> |
<p>Panama*</p> |
<p>3</p> |
<p>2</p> |
<p>1</p> |
<p>0</p> |
<p>5</p> |
<p>5</p> |
<p>0</p> |
<p>6</p> |
<p>Mexico</p> |
<p>3</p> |
<p>1</p> |
<p>2</p> |
<p>0</p> |
<p>4</p> |
<p>-9</p> |
<p>-5</p> |
<p>3</p> |
<p>Trinidad & Tobago</p> |
<p>3</p> |
<p>0</p> |
<p>3</p> |
<p>0</p> |
<p>1</p> |
<p>-14</p> |
<p>-13</p> |
<p>0</p> |
