CHESTER, Pa. (AP) " Lynn Williams scored her second career goal and the U.S. women's soccer team kicked off its 2017 slate with a 1-0 victory over Germany on Wednesday night in a matchup of the world's top two teams. The 23-year-old Williams is one of the young players Ellis is looking to build around as the team begins to look ahead to the 2019 World Cup. "I happened to be there at the right time to put in the goal," Williams said. 2 Germany took gold at the 2016 Olympics and the U.S. won the 2015 World Cup. "We want to be playing teams like this " this caliber, the best in the world," Lloyd said.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 02, 2017 02:03 UTC