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Morgan scores during win

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the goal keeper tried to respond at the near post.

Morgan scored in the 40th minute, using her right foot to settle Kelley O'Hara's bouncing pass from the end line, then pivoting and whipping her left foot through the ball from point-blank range. The goal was the 28-year-old Morgan's 78th for the national squad.

Han scored against the run of play with a hard shot from about 25 yards that sailed beyond U.S. goal keeper Alyssa Naher's reach before dipping under the cross bar.

Lloyd's introducti­on drew an enthusiast­ic response from nearly 10,000 spectators in the Superdome. The two-time FIFA World Player of the Year missed a pair of U.S. exhibition wins over New Zealand last month because of an Aug. 13 ankle sprain in a National Women's Soccer League match.

Forward Tobin Heath, who has an ankle injury, and defender Taylor Smith, who has an injured shoulder, were not in the lineup and are not expected to play in a second friendly scheduled between South Korea and the U.S. on Sunday in Cary, North Carolina.

Both women were hurt in the NWSL championsh­ip match.

D.C. United will cap a forgettabl­e season with one final objective in mind, to say goodbye to RFK Stadium with a win.

The team, which has already been eliminated from the playoffs with 19 losses this season, will be home Sunday for the season finale against the New York Red Bulls.

It will be the United's final game at the historic stadium, their home for the past 22 seasons, before next season's opening of Audi Field. The new soccer-specific venue at Buzzard Point is currently under constructi­on.

The stadium will be a fresh start for a storied team that has had a down season. United currently sits at the bottom of the Eastern Conference and were eliminated from playoff contention a while ago.

They've been shut out 17 times this season.

Coach Ben Olsen said the team's finale is a big deal, and not just for historical reasons. The team brought in six new players this summer, with an eye on 2018.

“The game at RFK means a lot to all our fans. So we're looking to end the right way on Sunday against New York,” he said.

 ?? CHRIS GRAYTHEN/GETTY IMAGES ?? Both Julie Ertz (left) and the Pride’s Alex Morgan scored in the U.S. win over South Korea.
CHRIS GRAYTHEN/GETTY IMAGES Both Julie Ertz (left) and the Pride’s Alex Morgan scored in the U.S. win over South Korea.

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