Australia tells the party to the United States in the last breath

late goal of Kyah Simon was worth Australia To achieve a lucky draw 1-1 with the world champion United State The Americans denied their second win in the two-game series Tuesday. The United States scored early through Ashley Hatch and created the best offensive opportunity, but they paid dearly for too much for their forgiveness.

Simon’s goal in the 88th minute gave Matilda a moral equalizer against the highest-ranked team in the world. The star American midfielder, captains Lindsey Horan and Rose Lavelle, didn’t have the influence they had in the first game, but coach Vlatko Andonovsky defended them. “Coming here is not an easy task against a very good team in a hostile environment,” Andonovsky said.

Scoring just 24 seconds later on Saturday in Sydney, in their first Australian appearance since 2000, the Americans needed just over three minutes to advance in Newcastle. Hatch took advantage of Tamika Yallop’s defensive failure to score the second goal of his career in two games.

Lynne Williams started the second half as she did in the first, torturing Matildas’ defense, and only a good save from Lydia Williams denied the American goal after about an hour.

Sam Kerr, who finished third in Monday’s Ballon d’Or vote, was under the control of the American defense, who would invade nearly every time he spotted possession of the ball. But the Chelsea star helped Simon in the 88th minute to delight 20,495 spectators. Kerr, with 49 goals, failed to surpass Tim Cahill and became Australia’s top scorer in both men’s and women’s international matches.