US beats Australia 3-2 to start exhibition tour
Posted by brittany2 on April 28th, 2008
Blowing a late, two-goal lead against the team it almost always beats could have crushed the U.S. women’s national team’s confidence. Carli Lloyd wouldn’t let it happen.
Lloyd’s goal in the 91st minute gave the United States a 3-2 victory over Australia on Sunday night in a character-building exhibition that the Americans hope marked their latest step toward another gold-medal Olympic performance.
The Australians scored twice in the final 6 minutes to rally from a late 2-0 deficit, tying it in the 88th minute when Cheryl Salisbury followed her deflected penalty kick with a header that got past Hope Solo.