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Carli Lloyd Continues to Dominate, Opens Scoring for USA in Rio Olympics

Carli Lloyd opened scoring for USWNT because that is what she does.

The United States women are under way against New Zealand in Rio and that means Carli Lloyd has scored a goal because that is what Carli Lloyd does. The US were all over New Zealand in the opening minutes and finally in the ninth minute, Tobin Heath and Carli Lloyd connected for a breakthrough.

As Heath's momentum was taking her back up the pitch, she sent in a cross from just outside the corner of the penalty area to the near post and a waiting Lloyd. The cross went right to Lloyd's head and she arced it back across the mouth of the goal, giving the keeper no chance to make the save. There was a concern that Julie Johnston was offside—and the assistant referee had the flag up for the call—but the referee overruled it because Johnston did not touch the ball or factor into the play, so the goal and the 1-0 lead for the U.S. stood.

[NBCSN]