PSP photographer Paul Rudderow was on hand for Sunday evening’s Women’s National Teams 4-1 win over China at PPL Park. Here’s a look at what he saw.
United States starting eleven.
China struck first with a goal by Zhang Rui.
Carli Lloyd played strong in the midfield.
Hope Solo and Abby Wambach combine to clear the ball.
Megan Rapinoe with a nice nutmeg of Zhao Hongli.
Rachel Buehler was strong on defense.
Many young fans got dressed up for the game.
Kelly O’Hara with a nice kick up field.
Shannon Boxx settled the ball well in the midfield.
Rapinoe working the ball out of the corner.
Zhang Yue getting up for the save.
Heather O’Reilly doing her best to settle the ball.
Christie Rampone ends up getting the best of Lou Jiahui.
Amy LePeilbet working against Han Peng.
Buehler cleared everything from in front of the goal.
Wambach’s always good in the air.
Wang Xin trying to flick a header.
Buehler goes head-to-head with Lou Jiahui.
Alex Morgan creates space with a shoulder-to-shoulder bump…
…and then buries the ball for a goal.
Lauren Cheney was strong off the bench.
Amy Rodriguez had a number of nice plays coming in after halftime.
O’Reilly with a nice volley up field.
Wambach with nice moves and a strong finish for the late goal.
Sydney Leroux had a good opportunity towards the end of the game.
To see more of Paul’s photos go to his Flickr page.
The last photo is not Lauren Cheney it is Sydney Leroux
Sorry about that, I guess too much cutting and pasting in the software and not enough double checking.
Terrible jerseys, especially with the numbers on their breasts.