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Morgan Brian Scores Twice as U.S. U-17 WNT Defeat Argentina 2-0 in Buenos Aires

The U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team won its third consecutive match during a four-game event in Buenos Aires, Argentina, defeating the Argentina U-17 Women’s National Team, 2-0, with both goals coming from midfielder Morgan Brian.

Dec. 14, 2009

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Dec. 11, 2009) – The U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team won its third consecutive match during a four-game event in Buenos Aires, Argentina, defeating the Argentina U-17 Women’s National Team, 2-0, with both goals coming from midfielder Morgan Brian. The only holdover from the team that finished second at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand, Brian opened the scoring just two minutes into the match with her third goal in three games. Brian added her second in the 14th minute as she headed in a corner kick from Caprice Dydasco. The USA allowed Argentina just one shot over the 90 minutes and goalkeeper Abby Smith picked up the shutout. The USA defeated Chile’s U-17s 7-0 on Dec. 7 and Argentina’s U-20s 4-1 on Dec.11. The U.S. U-17s will face a combined U-17/U-20 squad from Uruguay on Dec. 13 in its final match of the Argentina trip.

Match: U.S. U-17 Women's National Team vs. Argentina U-17 WNT
Date: December 11, 2009
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Weather: 71 degrees, overcast with some drizzle

Scoring Summary: 1   2   F
USA                        2   0   2
ARG                        0   0   0

USA – Morgan Brian (Alex Doll)               2nd minute
USA – Morgan Brian (Caprice Dydasco)    14

Lineups:
USA: 18-Abby Smith; 7-Olivia Brannon, 14-Annie Bobbitt, 5-Karin Simonian (8-Casey Morrison, 45); 17-Caprice Dydasco, 16-Clarissa Wedemeyer (3-Brooke Gilbert, 76), 10-Morgan Brian, 4-Kaysie Clark, 12-Alex Doll (13-Kaili Torres, 45); 6-Kylie McCarthy (2-Alesha Blair, 45), 9-Jennifer Gonzalez (11-Cari Roccaro, 68).
Subs not used: 1- Bryane Heaberlin, 15-Katie Naughton
Head Coach: Kaz Tambi

ARG: N/A
Subs not used: N/A
Head Coach: N/A

Stats Summary: USA / ARG
Shots: 17/ 1
Shots on Goal: 7 / 0
Saves: 0 / 5
Corner Kicks: 9 / 1
Fouls: 9 / 6
Offside: 4 / 0

Misconduct Summary:
None