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June 24, 2007

Unites Sates Defeats Brazil in Women's Soccer
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=17ED5FF:A6F02AD83191E160F313B17350FADEA59574F7DCC14957C0 US women's national
soccer team extends its unbeaten record to 42 games





Heather O'Riley cheers a US goal The U.S. women's national soccer team
has extended its unbeaten record to 42 games with a 2-0 victory over
Brazil. VOA's Jim Stevenson has more on the game played in East
Rutherford, New Jersey near New York.

U.S. veteran Kristine Lilly got the United States off to a fast
start,curling a corner kick into the Brazilian net in the first minute
Saturday at Giants Stadium. Brazil played hard in the first half,
shoving, tripping and hitting the Americans.

U.S. forward ]. And the thing is that is a tactic of soccer that you
can use to break down another team. And I think they do it perfectly,"
said Wambach.









Abby Wambach knocked down But Wambach got back up and used her head in
the 17th minute for what proved to be the insurance goal.

U.S. head coach Greg Ryan says the rough Brazilian style provided a
learning opportunity for his team.

"You could see that the veteran players in our team did not really
have any problems dealing with it. But I think [for] some of our
younger players, this was a new experience for them to see [opposing]
players coming in hard and late, cleats up. So we know some teams are
going to approach us this way. And I am glad we were able to hold up
to it and get a two-nil win," said Ryan.

The game against Brazil, ranked eighth in the world, was the second
for the top ranked Americans in a six-game warmup series ahead of the
Women's World Cup in China. The U.S. women had defeated China, 2-0, in
the opening game a week earlier in Cleveland, Ohio.


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