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Rio Olympics 2016: Carli Lloyd, Hope Solo come up big to send USA past France

Carli Lloyd rescued the U.S. women's national team in the second half Saturday in a 1-0 win against France.

Lloyd scored her 90th international goal in the 63rd minute when Tobin Heath slipped away from the French defense and worked her way deep into the box. When goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi came out to meet her, Heath tried to shoot into the near post. The deflection came out in front of the net, and Lloyd was there to score a true poacher's goal.

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After the goal, the USWNT moved back into a more defensive formation, allowing France opportunities in front of goal.