WHAT A MATCH THIS WAS LAST NIGHT, IN THE MOST MAGNIFICENT, AND ENORMOUS SEATTLE STADIUM! AUSTRALIA PUT ON A COMPACT, AND SPIRITED PERFORMANCE, MAKING 249 PASSES, WITH A 77% PASS ACCURACY, AND HAD 5 SHOTS WITH 2 ON-TARGET, BUT NO GOALS UNFORTUNATELY FOR THEM YESTERDAY! TEAM USA MADE 494 PASSES, WITH AN 87% PASS ACCURACY, AND HAD 8 SHOTS, WITH 2 ON-TARGET, INCLUDING A STUNNER FROM ONE OF THEIR STAR PLAYERS, ALEX FREEMAN AT 43 MINS! SO, AFTER 90 MINS. OF PLAY IN THE BRIGHT SUNSHINE ON A LUSH, GREEN PITCH, (AND WHILST FACTORING IN AN UNFORTUNATE OWN GOAL FROM AUSTRALIA’S CAMERON BURGESS AT 11 MINS.) THIS IMPRESSIVE EVENT ENDED IN A 1 – 0 WIN TO THE USA!