Soccer USA Talent Wins out over Tactics in 3-1 win over Australia by Jayson Love June 9, 2015 Hope Solo (Photo by Catalina Fragoso – DoubleGSports)Hope Solo’s talent in goal saved the USA against the Aussies For 45 minutes the United State were under siege from an organized and effective Australian side in its opening match of #WorldCup2015. After scoring early on a great individual effort by Megan Rapinoe, albeit a deflected shot, the USA faced a charge from the Matildas. The Australians tied the score on a well-taken strike from their captain Lisa De Vanna. Besides the goal, the Australians forced goalkeeper Hope Solo into 3 first half saves and 6 saves total. It easily could have been 2 or 3 goals for Australia in that first half were it not for the heroics of Solo. The United States took the lead when Sydney Leroux found Christen Press on a backpass and Rapinoe sealed it with her second of the match after an impressive dribbling display down the flank. The negatives were that the team was badly outplayed for stretches of the match and needed to be bailed out by their keeper for much of the match. However, there is no doubt that individually, the US has the talent to score at any moment and they proved that three times in this game. Should they get the tactics in order, the US will be a tough out this tournament. Post Views: 1,307 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Jayson Love Jayson is a Staff Writer for DoubleGSports.com Latest posts by Jayson Love (see all) Red Bulls Forced to Go with Make Shift Lineup Due to International Callups and Injury, Win 3-0 - March 25, 2018 The United States National Team Doesn’t Develop Young Talent? Don’t blame the Red Bulls - March 21, 2018 Red Bulls Make History with Champions League Win at Tijuana, Bradley Wright-Phillips Scores a Brace - March 7, 2018 New York Red Bulls Are New Look Red Bulls as 2018 Season Approaches - February 21, 2018 Related TopicsWorld Cup Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 “Overtime” l Ep. 28: TopSpin Celeb-Athlete Tournament – Dec. 6, 2018 by Stefany Romero | posted on December 19, 2018 More in Soccer You Know I’m Right, Episode 95: Soccer Commentator Tommy Smyth (Audio/Video) On the 95th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Competition Quickly Rises For Serie A Competition Rises For Serie A: Serie A is a professional Italian Soccer league where... Trinity Rodman Registers for the Womens NWSL Draft Dennis Rodman’s Daughter registers for the NWSL Draft At the age of 18, Trinity... From Inspired to Being an Inspiration: Sports Broadcaster & “The Morning Roast” Host Kate Scott (VIDEO) 95.7 FM “Morning Roast” radio host Kate Scott is a woman of many firsts... USWNT Begins World Cup Quest vs. Australia Women’s World Cup Rundown: Groups A, B, C, D