USA Women vs. Korea Republic: Score, Grades and Post-Match Reaction

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Published: June 16, 2013

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The United States easily handled Korea Republic to win 4-1 in a friendly on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass.

Some of the talk coming into the match focused on whether or not Abby Wambach would break Mia Hamm's goalscoring record, per ESPN Stats and Info:



Alas, it wasn't to be, but there were plenty of reasons to celebrate for the United States.

Rachel Buehler was honored before the match. This was her 103rd cap but the first after her 100th to come on American soil. As a result, this was the first chance the U.S. Soccer Federation had to celebrate the defender. The U.S. Women’s National Team offered its best to Buehler on Twitter:



The United States wasted no time in exerting its dominance.

In the third minute, Sydney Leroux got free down the right and delivered in a low cross. Jung-Mi Kim was taken out of the play trying to deal with the cross. The ball was knocked into the path of Kristie Mewis, who had an easy finish for the goal. It was an emotional goal for Mewis as she grew up not far from Foxborough in Hanson, Mass.

The Americans didn’t rest on their laurels, either.

Just four minutes after the first goal, Lauren Cheney sneaked a low shot into the near post for a 2-0 lead. The goal came from nothing, as the US threw the ball in, Cheney received the ball, turned to her right and fired it in past Kim. It’s the kind of goal you shouldn’t be giving up, but it counts all the same.

FOX Soccer Trax credited Tobin Heath with the assist to set up Cheney:



Despite being outclassed for the majority of the first half, Korea remained unmoved. They didn’t back down and snatched a goal back, via So-Hyun Cho. Cho really got a hold of it, smashing it into the left side of the goal.

Korea also managed to press the Americans much better as the first half went on, making this match much more even.

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