The U.S. won both friendlies 1-0, as Jill Ellis saw the two European teams give her side a major test
The U.S. women’s national team closed out an unbeaten 2018 with a friendly wins over Portugal and Scotland, but it was anything but straightforward for Jill Ellis’ side.
Ellis experimented a bit with her roster and lineup choices, and as a result the U.S. was much more disjointed than usual in a pair of 1-0 victories.
In the end the manner in which the U.S. won these two matches in Europe likely won’t matter much, with 2019 now the focus.