{"id":910346,"date":"2021-10-22T14:59:33","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T18:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=910346"},"modified":"2021-10-22T14:59:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T18:59:36","slug":"womens-soccer-uswnt-snaps-22-game-home-winning-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/womens-soccer-uswnt-snaps-22-game-home-winning-streak\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Soccer: USWNT Snaps 22-Game Home Winning Streak"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwomens-soccer-uswnt-snaps-22-game-home-winning-streak%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=910346&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>With the U.S. Women\u2019s Soccer team coming off a hugely disappointing performance at the Tokyo Olympics, Thursday night in Kansas City was supposed to be an opportunity for the team to get back on the winning track.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It didn\u2019t go as planned.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. women\u2019s team snapped a 22-match winning streak on home soil in a scoreless 0-0 draw against South Korea. The 22-game home winning streak was the second-longest in team history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Americans ran into an extremely hot goaltender in Yoon Young-Geul, who saved eight shots on the night. It was the first time that the American team has been held scoreless at home since a 1-0 loss to Australia in 2017.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI actually thought we did a very good job in adapting to everything that was thrown at us in this game,\u201d head coach Vlatko Andonovski <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/soccer\/news\/uswnt-shut-out-south-korea-home-winning-streak\/10uz1dqgwrbqr1wrpr7notqxqy\">said<\/a>. \u201cObviously, we could\u2019ve done things a little bit better in the final third, created few good opportunities and just hope we score on some of those. . . .\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe teams that we face are going to be organized, defend and bring numbers in front of their box. It\u2019s going to take the best out of us in order to break them down. So, overall, very happy with the performance and very happy with the game as a whole. I feel like this is something we needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carli Lloyd \u2014 one of the most decorated women\u2019s soccer players in American history \u2014 entered in the 63rd minute of play in what will be her second to last match at the national team level. Lloyd will be retiring from competition at the end of the 2021 season.<\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s team was expected to compete for a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, but got off to a rough start in their opener against Sweden, losing 3-0.<\/p>\n<p>They had a chance to play for the gold medal, but lost to Canada in the semifinal match, forcing them to settle for a bronze medal with a win over Australia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It was the first time the U.S. women\u2019s team had lost to team Canada since 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Before the bronze medal match, Lloyd was the only member of the team to not kneel on the pitch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As reported by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/womens-soccer-only-one-player-stands-before-olympic-game-for-bronze-others-take-knee-for-blm\"> The Daily Wire<\/a>, \u201cThe U.S. women\u2019s soccer team took a knee ostensibly in solidarity with the radical Black Lives Matter movement before the team\u2019s game for bronze on Thursday \u2014 save for one player, Carli Lloyd.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos from<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the U.S. Women\u2019s Soccer team coming off a hugely disappointing performance at the Tokyo Olympics, Thursday night in Kansas City was supposed to be an opportunity for the team to get back on the winning track.\u00a0It didn\u2019t go as planned.\u00a0The U.S. women\u2019s team snapped a 22-match winning streak on home soil in a scoreless 0-0 draw against South Korea. The 22-game home winning streak was the second-longest in team history.\u00a0The Americans ran into an extremely hot goaltender in Yoon Young-Geul, who saved eight shots on the night. It was the first time that the American team has been held scoreless at home since a 1-0 loss to Australia in 2017.\u00a0\u201cI actually thought we did a very good job in adapting to everything that was thrown at us in this game,\u201d head coach Vlatko Andonovski said. \u201cObviously, we could\u2019ve done things a little bit better in the final third, created few good opportunities and just hope we score on some of those. . . .\u201d\u201cThe teams that we face are going to be organized, defend and bring numbers in front of their box. It\u2019s going to take the best out of us in order to break them down. So, overall, very happy with the performance and very happy with the game as a whole. I feel like this is something we needed.\u201dCarli Lloyd \u2014 one of the most decorated women\u2019s soccer players in American history \u2014 entered in the 63rd minute of play in what will be her second to last match at the national team level. Lloyd will be retiring from competition at the end of the 2021 season.The women\u2019s team was expected to compete for a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, but got off to a rough start in their opener against Sweden, losing 3-0.They had a chance to play for the gold medal, but lost to Canada in the semifinal match, forcing them to settle for a bronze medal with a win over Australia.\u00a0It was the first time the U.S. women\u2019s team had lost to team Canada since 2001.Before the bronze medal match, Lloyd was the only member of the team to not kneel on the pitch.\u00a0As reported by The Daily Wire, \u201cThe U.S. women\u2019s soccer team took a knee ostensibly in solidarity with the radical Black Lives Matter movement before the team\u2019s game for bronze on Thursday \u2014 save for one player, Carli Lloyd.\u201dPhotos from the field show Lloyd stayed on her feet while all other 10 players on the field took a knee to protest alleged systemic racism in the U.S. against black people.\u201dThe USWNT plays South Korea once again on Tuesday, October 26.RELATED: Women\u2019s Soccer: Only One Player Stands Before Olympic Game For Bronze, Others Take KneeJoe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to\u00a0sports@dailywire.com.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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