The US Women's National Team (USWNT) defeated Colombia in a friendly match held in San Diego. The team displayed a high press strategy, with Sophia Smith returning to the starting lineup and Emily Sonnett playing as a No. 6 midfielder. Mia Fishel and Jaedyn Shaw, who at 18 years and 343 days became the youngest player to score for the USWNT since 2016, scored their first international goals. Lindsey Horan also contributed with a goal, and Alyssa Thompson provided an assist. Colombia paid tribute to Luis Diaz during the match.
Mia Fishel, Jaedyn Shaw score first U.S. goals as USWNT tops Colombia in friendly https://t.co/c04L9hB5Ts
On Sunday, we saw a #USWNT that pressed high and played with much more urgency than three days prior. We also saw more of Emily Sonnett as a No. 6, and first goals for Mia Fishel and Jaedyn Shaw. Analysis on @EqualizerSoccer ๐ https://t.co/siWtxFbUoV
Fishel and Shaw score first goals for USWNT in victory over Colombia https://t.co/OLNGhrBcBw
JAEDYN SHAW WITH THE GOAL AFTER THE ASSIST FROM ALYSSA THOMPSON ๐บ๐ธ๐ฑ (via @USWNT) https://t.co/eDh8qlj8D0
Jaedyn Shaw (18 years, 343 days) becomes the youngest player to score for the USWNT since 2016 ๐ฎ๐ (via @USWNT) https://t.co/Y1PLUk200t
Mia Fishel goal โ Jaedyn Shaw goal โ Alyssa Thompson assist โ the youths really are out here #uswnt
big #uswnt mood tonight, Jaedyn Shaw makes it 3-0 https://t.co/KW9LzS88Vx
LINDSEY HORAN MAKES IT 2-0 IN THE 62nd MINUTE ๐ https://t.co/Lok1fr6zr6
MIA FISHEL first-ever USWNT goal, scored in her hometown of San Diego ๐บ๐ธโฝ๏ธ๐ https://t.co/3tTvqqSOR6
Lindsey Horan with a THUNDEROUS volley. ๐ 2-0 #USWNT
Oh, that's a clean hit from Horan โ and she got a gift from Colombia with that absolutely free run. 2-0, #USWNT
Mia Fishel gets her first international goal in her second #USWNT cap. Short corner, cross in and Fishel heads it down.
Mia Fishel gets her first #USWNT goal in her hometown. Thatโs rad.
MIA FISHEL!!!!!!!!!!
Colombia display Luis Diaz's shirt during the playing of the national anthem before their friendly with the USWNT on Sunday. ๐๐โค๏ธ https://t.co/jFhVheb2QH
Jaedyn Shaw and Mia Fishel on for Sophia Smith and Alex Morgan. Very interested to see a Rodman-Fishel-Shaw front line (even Shaw is best in a more central position, but such is the case for a lot of this #USWNT forward pool).
๐ฃ๏ธ๐ข HIGH PRESS That entire #USWNT sequence (ending with a save of Morgan's shot) started with a commitment to high pressure, even as Colombia nearly broke it. DeMelo goes, Morgan goes, Sonnett and Horan step high to fill. The U.S. has not consistently done that for a long time.
The #USWNT is in a 4-3-3 as usual, but the Sonnett-DeMelo-Horan midfield trio suggests we'll see a variation of the recent move to a double pivot -- Horan as more of a true 8 with DeMelo as the 10, perhaps. Sophia Smith is back in the starting lineup. Murphy gets a look in net. https://t.co/P2IFmiaSrR
Sophia Smith starts for the #USWNT as Casey Murphy gets the call in goal for today's friendly vs. Colombia. https://t.co/cvKfdoVvsG
Jota runs to the bench and celebrates by holding up Diazโs No 7 shirt. https://t.co/tAaaQKGG2A