Abby Wambach celebrated in last game as US fall to China in rare home defeat
- 8 years ago
The match hadn’t even started yet and Abby Wambach already had tears in her eyes.
With Wambach’s family flown in from upstate New York and 32,950 fans in the crowd, the Superdome of New Orleans was filled with expectation.
An era was ending and Wambach, a defining face of the US women’s national team for so long, was checking in for her final match.
China, however, didn’t care to stick to the script and had no problem playing party spoiler on Wednesday night.
Wang Shuang took a shot in the 58th minute that deflected off an American defender just enough to catch Hope Solo wrong-footed, the match’s only goal.
A 1-0 victory for China ends a staggering 104-match unbeaten streak at home for the USA women, stretching back to 2004.
With Wambach’s family flown in from upstate New York and 32,950 fans in the crowd, the Superdome of New Orleans was filled with expectation.
An era was ending and Wambach, a defining face of the US women’s national team for so long, was checking in for her final match.
China, however, didn’t care to stick to the script and had no problem playing party spoiler on Wednesday night.
Wang Shuang took a shot in the 58th minute that deflected off an American defender just enough to catch Hope Solo wrong-footed, the match’s only goal.
A 1-0 victory for China ends a staggering 104-match unbeaten streak at home for the USA women, stretching back to 2004.