The U.S. women’s national team topped Portugal thanks to a second-half goal by Sam Mewis in a tune-up match for the Tokyo Games.
As the U.S. women’s national team gears up for its run to reclaim the gold medal at the Tokyo Games, the team got all it could handle from Portugal in an international friendly on Thursday night in Houston.
After dominating possession for over an hour and generating dozens of fruitless chances, the USWNT finally broke through in the late stages en route to a 1-0 win.
Sam Mewis scored off a header in the 76th minute on an assist from Christen Press, finally capitalizing on the many chances the team was able to generate all night. It was Mewis’s fourth goal of the year. The win extends the team’s home winning streak to 16 games and its overall unbeaten streak to 40.
For the USWNT, the goal surely alleviated frustration after a night full of scoring chances.
