U.S. women rebound from Norway loss, defeat Japan 1-0

By Erik Boal on August 9, 2008 7:37 AM | | Comments (0) |

The U.S. women's soccer team shook off a 2-0 loss in its opening Olympic match against Norway to record a 1-0 victory Saturday over Japan in Pool G competition.

Carli Lloyd scored in the 27th minute for the Americans, who play New Zealand on Tuesday, needing a victory to advance to the single-elimination playoffs.

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