US Women Sweep Canada

Narin's Goal Leads Americans

July 24, 2009

With the win, the U.S. swept the three-game exhibition set with Canada.

Cheney kept a loose ball alive after a collision in front of the Canadian net, jumping over a Canadian defender to head the ball toward the net. Canada goalkeeper Erin McLeod recovered to get a slap at the ball, but Nairn was crashing the goal and knocked it into the net from close range with her hip for a 1-0 lead.

�I was first of all excited to get in the game, but Cheney did all the hard work and I was just there to make sure it went in the goal,� said Nairn, who debuted for the USA in its 4-0 victory against Canada on May 25. �I�ll take it if I can. If Abby didn�t make that run and that touch, and Cheney didn�t follow it up, I wouldn�t have made it. It�s awesome. I can�t even explain how I feel right now it�s awesome to even be on this team and be considered for this team so to put one away like that and win the game is a great feeling.�

Hope Solo got the start in goal and picked up her 44th career shutout.

�I think this game was very important because of the way we have been playing and working on the attacking third,� said Sundhage. �We didn�t score that many goals, but we scored a goal. And we gained some confidence by that and we will continue to work on the attack, especially in the attacking third.�

Most of the U.S. players will now head back to their WPS clubs for the stretch run to the playoffs, while the three collegians on the roster � Nairn, Tobin Heath (UNC) and Cheney (UCLA) � prepare for their college pre-season camps opening in early August. The U.S. team will come together again until late September for a training camp at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

U.S. Women�s National Team Match Report

Scoring Summary:
USA � Christine Nairn (Lauren Cheney) 89th minute

Lineups:
USA: 1-Hope Solo; 2-Heather Mitts, 6-Amy LePeilbet, 21-Rachel Buehler, 14-Stephanie Cox; 9-Heather O�Reilly (12-Leslie Osborne, 62), 7-Shannon Boxx (capt.) (16-Angela Hucles, 46), 10-Carli Lloyd (11-Christine Nairn, 81), 15-Megan Rapinoe (13-Tobin Heath, 46); 5-Lindsay Tarpley (19-Lauren Cheney, 46), 20-Abby Wambach

CAN: 18-Erin McLeod; 5-Robyn Gayle (21-Chelsea Stewart, 26), 9-Candace Chapman, 2-Emily Zurrer, 13-Marie-Eve Nault (19-Shannon Woeller, 67); 14-Carmelina Moscato (20-Alyssa Lagonia, 80), 8-Diana Matheson, 4-Kelly Parker (10-Jodi-Ann Robinson, 64), 15-Kara Lang; 16-Jonelle Filigno (11-Christina Julien, 73), 12-Christine Sinclair (capt.)

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