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PARIS — An error led to Spain’s goal Monday night, the only goal scored against the United States so far during the Women’s World Cup. The two players involved were goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher and defender Becky Sauerbrunn.
Though a Spanish player stole the ball from Sauerbrunn, Naeher received the brunt of the criticism for playing a ball out of the back when her teammates were under heavy pressure.
When asked after the match to walk through that moment, Naeher took full responsibility.
“I think I just need to make a smarter decision, not play it into a pressure pocket, and probably just better to put it up the field a little bit more and play higher up,” she said.