Rebecca Henriquez
@RebeHenriquez
The American women’s team became the first to win the title of the W Gold Cup edition, after a hot match against the Brazilian National Team, which arrived with enthusiasm intact at the Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California, in search of of the first title of the most important competition in the region’s category.
One of the first plays was on the six of the game after a series of rebounds they began to put pressure on the American team and with the shot of the defender Antonia the South American team exerted pressure in the small area of the Stars and Stripes team .
Brazil dominated the Americans in the first half, but without effectiveness, this was evidenced by the free kick taken by Duda Sampaio, who sent a shot that created an authentic shot that did justice to Brazilian football, but the ball deflected slightly of the goal.
The clearest shot that the United States had was around the 40th minute, in a corner that Lindsay Horan finished off and went straight to the goal, but, Luciana, the Brazuca goalkeeper finished with the ball in her hands.
The name of the Olympic Lyon player would go down in history just 6 minutes later, because at 45 + 1′, Horan became the first and only one so far to score in a Gold Cup final to give her the title to the United States team.
In the play for the goal, the United States advanced through the left sector with Trinity Rodman, she served for Emiy Fox and the Arsenal player sent a cross to the six-yard box and Horan headed the only goal of the final.
At the end of the second half it seemed to be 2-0 in favor of the Americans, thanks to Lyn Williams’ counterattack, at 79′, which defined the Brazucas’ net diagonally; However, this was ruled out due to an apparent offside.
The United States finished as the second team in group A in the group stage, with six points, two victories and a defeat suffered by the Aztec team.
In the quarterfinal phase the team eliminated the coffee team with a score of 3 to 0 and in the semifinals they snatched Canada’s dream by beating them in the penalty shootout.
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