The U.S. women’s national team and Colombia played to a 0-0 draw at America First Field in Sandy, Utah, on Thursday. Here’s what you need to know:
- U.S. veteran striker Alex Morgan missed a penalty in the 44th minute, hitting it off the post and sending the rebound over the crossbar. Center back Becky Sauerbrunn returned to international game action as a substitute at halftime after missing the 2023 World Cup with a foot injury.
- The Americans had 53.3 percent possession of the ball and nine corner kicks to Colombia’s one.
- The teams play again Sunday at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego (5:30 p.m. ET).
Alex Morgan is denied from the spot by the post ❌
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Few positives for the U.S.
Yuck. The holding pattern vibes were already strong in September, but this draw against Colombia showed that there’s really not a lot happening in terms of meaningfully preparing this team for next summer’s Olympics right now until the new head coach arrives. And that’s hard to blame on interim head coach Twila Kilgore, who has a bit of a thankless task right now, but rather just on the inertia the team seems to be feeling for the better part of a year. Eventually, the…
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