The USWNT handily defeat Germany 4-1 for second win of the group stage
With two dominant win, both with a three-goal margin of victory, USWNT is now in excellent position to advance from Group B and continue chasing gold.
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Germany was supposed to represent a step up in competition for the U.S. women’s national team as it continued group play on Sunday.
That may have been the case, but the Americans still made it look easy as Sophia Smith netted two goals and Mallory Swanson and Lynn Williams added a goal each in a 4-1 win.
Smith got things started in the 11th minute, finishing off a bounding low cross from Trinity Rodman right in front of goal.
Germany responded just over 10 minutes later with a goal from Giulia Gwinn, but Mallory Swanson reopened a lead for the U.S. with a poach of a finish shortly thereafter for her third Paris Olympics goal.
Then Smith nabbed her second goal on a wild deflection just before the break to give the U.S. a 3-1 edge.
Lynn Williams scored in the waning moments to cap things off.
The U.S. win gives the team six points in Group B play with one remaining game against Australia. Germany sits on three points along with Australia, which beat Zambia 6-5 in a wild affair earlier on Sunday.
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With two dominant win, both with a three-goal margin of victory, USWNT is now in excellent position to advance from Group B and continue chasing gold.