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Rose Lavelle Powers USA Past Sweden in 2017 Friendly

The United States women's national team continued their preparation for this summer's Tournament of Nations in strong form after they defeated Sweden 1-0 in Gothenburg on Thursday evening.

Rose Lavelle scored the game's only goal after striding on to a Crystal Dunn pass inside the Swedish box and dispatching her chance on the 56-minute mark, although women's football writer Ann Odong bemoaned the hosts' missed chances:

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Positives for Sweden: they've had a LOT of looks at the USA goal Negatives for Sweden: they've had a LOT of looks at the USA goal #SWEvUSA

June 8, 2017 at 7:26:12 PM GMT

The Stars and Stripes are scheduled to get their Tournament of Nations underway against Australia on July 28, but before that, they'll have one more friendly fixture in Europe against Norway on Sunday.