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Sacha Kjestan of Huntington Beach scored the lone goal for the United States in a 2-1 loss to Nigeria Wednesday night.
Kjestan scored on a penalty kick in the 88th minute.
The United States is 1-1-1 in Group B play.

USC product Amy Rodriguez scored a goal for the U.S. women's soccer team in its 4-0 win over New Zealand on Tuesday.
"Today was a special moment for our team," Rodriguez said. "Scoring four goals was a great feeling and getting my first Olympic goal was exciting. I'm so proud of the team and how we performed out there."
The United States advanced to the quarterfinals with the win and are the top team left in the Olympic tournament. The United States and Norway each have six points after pool play, but because Japan beat Norway 5-1, the United States earns the top spot based on goal differential.
Heather O'Reilly, Lindsay Tarpley and Angela Hucles also scored for the United States.
The next U.S. match will be at Shanghai Stadium on Friday.

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.