Carli Lloyd Scores 5 Goals, US Women Rout Paraguay 9-0
Sep 16, 2021, 9:19 PM
Forward Carli Lloyd #10 of Team United States celebrates her first goal of the game during the first half against Paraguay at FirstEnergy Stadium on September 16, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
(Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND (AP) — Carli Lloyd scored a career-high five goals and the United States routed Paraguay 9-0 on Thursday in the national team’s first game since the Olympics.
The Americans won the bronze medal in Tokyo, a somewhat disappointing finish for the defending World Cup champions.
Lloyd scored a pair of goals in the opening five minutes, and added her third and fourth before halftime as the United States built a 6-0 lead.
Appreciate it while you still can 🐐
All five @CarliLloyd goals from tonight pic.twitter.com/PtNX8IpqAZ
— U.S. Soccer WNT (@USWNT) September 17, 2021
She added her final goal in the 61st.
