Trinity Rodman marks the first game with your home, helping Brazil 2-0 defeat

Trinity Rodman returned to the American women’s women’s team on Saturday for the first time from the Olympic final last summer and immediately returned to his ways of marking.

The striker scored the opening goal on the fifth minute while the United States defeated Brazil 2-0 in their revenge of the gold medal. The Angel City striker and Alyssa Thompson, a native of Los Angeles, provided assistance for Rodman, who accompanied his defender and inserted the ball to Rodman as he rushed from the right wing. Rodman finished in front of 32.303 fans at the Sofi stadium. It was the first female sporting event of the headquarters since it was opened in 2020.

“It was fantastic, especially in this stadium. It was unreal,” Rodman said to the TNT broadcast after the game. “I wanted to be a portable change on the field. I wanted to be an energy supplier and be able to load everyone’s batteries. I think I did it quite well today.”

Rodman said after the game he felt happy with her and the performance of the team. It was much more than a simple return for her, since she balanced “bringing my level of competitiveness, my energy, but also trying to reappear a couple of new things by remembering the foundations of this team”.

He called this version of the USWNT a “most recent team” but one with the same energy.

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He celebrated his goal by pretending a back injury before launching himself into a more celebratory dance. “Yes, the medical staff was going out of his mind,” said Rodman in the mixed zone, laughing. “I should have said it in advance. But you know, you have to keep people on tiptoe.”

The coach Emma Hayes was amused, but also exasperated in her post -party press conference on the selection of Rodman celebrations, immediately thinking that her back was a real problem.

“I will have a word with her,” said Hayes, smiling, “because it’s like a moment of the cry cry.” He soon realized that he had been deceived and said that she and Rodman were trying to get distracted even in various availability of the media.

Rodman’s night ended after 61 minutes, while he was replaced by Michelle Cooper after another decent score opportunity that could not run on the frame.

While the celebration was as a joke, Rodman put a hand on his back a few times during the game, including once after going following a challenge and then returning slowly standing. Rodman, who had more back problems that put her aside in his young career, told journalists last week that she He doesn’t believe that his back will ever be 100 percent.

“I am happy with the progression we had,” said Rodman. “But for me, I don’t think my back will ever be like this was my beginner’s year, which is unfortunate.”

Trinity Rodman’s goal was his first from the Olympic gold medal game last year. (Robyn Beck / AFP via Getty Images)

“I just want Trin to be Trin,” said coach Emma Hayes on Friday before playing Rodman for an hour against Brazil. “He brings so much lightness and energy to the group. We really missed and I probably told you that 50 times this week.

“We miss as a person, first of all, because he brings his individuality to a team environment, but he is an absolutely fierce competitor. I think it was difficult to look at the team from afar.”

The Lindsey Heaps midfielder doubled the score in the second half through a penalty kick earned by the replacement Lily Yohannes.

The United States started strongly, checking the rhythm of the game through the first part of the first half, forcing Lorena to multiple stops. However, Brazil has slowly gained control, keeping the momentum for most of the remaining time of the game. On the other side of the field, the goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce made his debut for the United States and helped keep the team ahead until Heaps’ penalty has frozen the game.

(Photo above: Ric Tapia / Getty Images)