(April 6, 2017) – The U.S. Women’s National Team shut out Russia 4-0 behind two goals each from Crystal Dunn and Allie Long and some excellent play from Rose Lavelle and Mallory Pugh in its first friendly match of the year in front of a sold-out crowd of 15,191 at Toyota Stadium.
The USA came out swinging, hitting shot after shot in the first five minutes of the game to establish the game’s tempo and finally broke through in the 10th minute when a perfectly weighted pass on the ground from Carli Lloyd found the speedy Dunn to open the scoring.
Allie Long’s header eight minutes later after a Rose Lavelle corner found her in position near the right post doubled in the U.S. lead. Dunn once again found herself on the left side in the 41st minute and calmly finished again to the lower right corner after winning a long ball sent over the top. The goal marked Dunn’s second career multi-goal game, with the first coming last year on Feb. 15, also at Toyota Stadium.
Long also finished the night with a brace, adding a second goal in the 70th minute to record her second multi-goal game for the USA. Curiously enough, her first career two-goal performance came exactly a year ago on April 6, 2016, against Colombia in East Hartford, Connecticut.
Up Next: The USA will travel to Houston, Texas to play the second of its two-game series against Russia on Sunday, April 9 (1 p.m. CT; ESPN) at BBVA Compass Stadium. Tickets are now on sale on ussoccer.com.
Goal Scoring Rundown:
USA – Crystal Dunn (Carli Lloyd), 10th minute: Carli Lloyd slipped a perfectly-weighted pass on the ground to Crystal Dunn into the left side of the penalty box. Using her speed, Dunn outran two Russian defenders and finished nicely into the lower right corner off the hand of the Russia goalkeeper for her 19th international score and first of 2017. WATCH GOAL
USA – Allie Long (Rose Lavelle), 18th minute: Rose Lavelle took the USA’s first corner of the game from the right side and sent the ball into a pack of players at the near post. Allie Long got position on her mark and outjumped the defender to head home her fourth career goal and make it 2-0 for the United States. WATCH GOAL
USA – Crystal Dunn, 41st minute: A long ball sent over the top was brought down by a Russian defender who was then stripped by Crystal Dunn. Racing into the box on the left side, she once again shot into the lower right corner on an almost identical finish to her first goal of the game. WATCH GOAL
USA – Allie Long (Mallory Pugh) – 70th minute: Becky Sauerbrunn collected a ball at the top of the 18-yard box, sliding a pass to the left side. Mallory Pugh received the ball, took one touch and crossed it into the middle of the six-yard box where Long beat a pair of players to once again head the ball into the back of the net. WATCH GOAL
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Additional Notes:
- U.S. Women’s National Team Match Report -
Match: U.S. Women’s National Team vs. Russia
Date: April 6, 2017
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Toyota Stadium; Frisco, Texas
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT
Attendance: 15,191
Weather: 71 degrees; Clear skies
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 3 1 4
RUS 0 0 0
USA – Crystal Dunn (Carli Lloyd) 10th minute
USA – Allie Long (Rose Lavelle) 18
USA – Crystal Dunn 41
USA – Allie Long (Mallory Pugh) 70
Lineups:
USA: 1-Alyssa Naeher, 2-Mallory Pugh (8-Amy Rodriguez, 80), 3-Samantha Mewis, 4-Becky Sauerbrunn, 5-Kelley O’Hara (22-Megan Oyster, 68), 7-Meghan Klingenberg (11-Ali Krieger, 46), 10-Carli Lloyd (capt.)(13-Alex Morgan, 46), 14-Casey Short, 16-Rose Lavelle (15-Megan Rapinoe, 80), 19-Crystal Dunn (23-Christen Press, 64), 20-Allie Long
Subs not used: 24-Ashlyn Harris
Head coach: Jill Ellis
RUS: 12-Alena Belyaeva; 4-Tatiana Sheikina (22-Ksenia Kovalenko, 72), 6-Nadeshda Karpova, 8-Daria Makarenko, 9-Anna Cholovyaga, 10-Elena Terekhova (capt.)(17-Ekaterina Pantiukhina, 46), 11-Ekaterina Sochneva, 13-Anna Belomyttseva, 18-Elvira Ziiastinova, 20-Margarita Chernomyrdina, 23-Elena Morozova (15-Elena Danilova, 16)
Subs: 1-Tatiana Shcerbak, 2-Nelli Korovkina, 5-Ekaterina Lazareva, 16-Anastasiia Pozdeeva, 19-Ekaterina Morozova
Head coach: Elena Fomina
Stats Summary: USA / RUS
Shots: 33 / 5
Shots on Goal: 7 / 1
Saves: 2 / 3
Corner Kicks: 16 / 2
Fouls: 10 / 19
Offside: 9 / 1
Misconduct Summary:
RUS – Elena Danilova (caution) 55th minute
RUS – Tatiana Sheikina (caution) 66
RUS – Anna Cholovyaga (caution) 74
USA – Christen Press (caution) 90
Officials:
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Nelly Alvarado (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: Linda Ayala (SLV)
4th Official: Marian Leon (SLV)
Budweiser Woman of the Match: Allie Long