The U.S. Women’s National Team defeated China 1-0 on a first-half goal from midfielder Heather O’Reilly to finish off an historic year with its 33rd victory of 2008.
The 2008 Olympic champion U.S. Women’s National Team will play its 36th and final match of the year on Wednesday, Dec. 17, taking on China PR at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich. The match kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET and fans can follow on ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker.
U.S. Soccer has re-signed Pia Sundhage as head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team for four more years. U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati announced the extension Monday.
U.S. Soccer has announced the first four winners of the 2008 Best of U.S. Soccer Awards following nearly three weeks of fan voting online at ussoccer.com. Fans can view a special episode of Studio 90 on ussoccer.com, where the winners for Best Specialty Store Store, Best Soccer Bar, Best Soccer Blog and Best Fan Photo are revealed. Studio 90 will be back throughout the week, as eight more winners are set to be unveiled.
The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team defeated China PR 1-0 in an entertaining match on a cool night at The Home Depot Center as Tina Ellertson scored her first international goal in the 61st minute.
The U.S. Women’s National Team will finish up the 2008 schedule with the final two matches of the Achieve Your Gold Tour, taking on China on Dec. 13 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. (6 p.m. PT) and on Dec. 17 at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich. (7:30 p.m. ET).