The United States scored a trio of early goals to spark a dominant win over New Zealand, earning their first victory in a men’s Olympic soccer tournament since 2008 on Saturday in Marseille, France.
July 27 The United States scored a trio of early goals to spark a dominant win over New Zealand, earning their first victory in a men’s Olympic soccer tournament since 2008 on Saturday in Marseille, France.
The 4-1 triumph at Marseille Stadium also kept the Americans alive in Group A after an ugly tournament-opening lost to France. Defender Walker Zimmerman, forward Paxten Aaronson and midfielder Gianluca Busio scored in Saturday’s victory.
The Americans outshot New Zealand 17-8 and scored three times within the first 30 minutes.
Mihailovic started the scoring by netting a penalty kick in the 8th minute. He set up a second score less than five minutes later. The midfielder sent in a free kick from the right side for that score.
