what? taiwan was playing the u.s. in women’s soccer on espn2 today and i missed it! damn you fantasy football!
alas, maybe it was for the best:
CARSON, Calif. — Abby Wambach had three goals and three assists to lead the United States to a 10-0 rout of Taiwan in a women’s soccer exhibition game Sunday.
Wambach moved into sixth place, passing Shannon MacMillan, on the U.S. career scoring list by increasing her total to 62 goals.
Lindsey Tarpley and Megan Rapinoe added two goals apiece, and Kristine Lilly had a goal and two assists in her 312th international game — an all-time appearance record for women or men.
Goalkeeper Briana Scurry did not need to make a save in getting her first shutout since the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Taiwan did not take a shot.
The United States scored four goals in the first 27 minutes. Leslie Osborne scored her first international goal in the eighth minute with a header off Lilly’s corner kick. Wambach followed in the 13th minute by converting Lilly’s right-wing crossing pass.
Tarpley added her goals in a 5-minute span. After goalkeeper Chen Yi-Ju blocked a short shot, Tarpley converted the rebound in the 22nd minute. Tarpley then scored in the 27th minute on a breakaway.
if these large nations could stop beating up on taiwan, i’d really appreciate it.
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