Overview
- The defeat in rainy Seattle on Tuesday snapped the United States’ 10-game winning streak and leveled the three-match series at 1-1, with the finale Friday in Commerce City, Colorado.
- Maika Hamano scored in the 27th minute after cutting past Lilly Reale and beating goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce, handing the U.S. its first shutout loss since November 2024.
- Emma Hayes rotated all 11 starters from the opener, fielding a younger lineup that held about two-thirds of possession but lacked clean shots and failed to score.
- Around the 65th minute, Hayes sent on Trinity Rodman, Sophia Wilson, Gisele Thompson, and Tierna Davidson, with Davidson making her first U.S. appearance since an ACL injury in 2025.
- The match drew 36,128 fans for a standalone women’s record in Seattle and was the team’s first on Lumen Field’s new grass, as Hayes now stresses sharper finishing before Friday’s rubber match.