Jessica McDonald scored her first goal for the U.S. National Team in the 42nd minute and it stood up for a 1-0 over Portugal in Estoril – outside of Lisbon – for the 500th win in team history.
McDonald, in he second game for the U.S., punched in a rebound of her own shots to give her team the lead and a packed-in defense for the hosts kept scoring to a minimum. The American squad had most of the possession, although shots were equal at 13-13. Alyssa Naeher got the shutout – her 2st – in goal for the U.S.
After Thursday’s win, the American women have one more game scheduled in 2018, another friendly vs. Scotland on 13 November in the Glasgow suburb of Paisley (2 p.m. Eastern time on FS1 and UDN).
The win moved the U.S. to 17-0-2 in 2018 and extended their unbeaten streak to 24-0-3 since the middle of 2017 (92-17 goal differential). The women’s team was formed in 1985 and has now won 500 games in its history, against just 65 losses and 74 ties for an 84.0% winning percentage.
