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Carli Lloyd Gets Her Goal in Philadelphia as USWNT Cruises Past Portugal

Carli Lloyd had never scored a goal in Philadelphia but the USWNT forward, who grew up in nearby Delran, New Jersey, changed that Thursday, recording a goal and an assist as Team USA rolled to a win over Portugal on their victory tour.

The USWNT were on top of the Portuguese early and that pressure paid off when Morgan Brian and Julie Ertz took the ball off a Portugal defender. The latter then found Christen Press making a run on the left side and the Utah Royals forward crossed it for an onrushing Tobin Heath to tap in for the first goal in the third minute.