Sundhage pleased with Lloyd's late strike

April 28, 2008
By Gayle Bryan, Special to ESPNsoccernet
Cary, N.C. -- The U.S. women's national team carried a 2-0 lead into the final minutes of Sunday's contest with Australia and then things got really interesting. A dicey clearance by the U.S. in the 86th minute led to a corner for Australia that was headed in by Kate Gill. Two minutes later, Lori Chalupny was called for a handball in the box. Hope Solo did well to save the penalty kick by Australian captain Cheryl Salisbury, but Salisbury managed to put the rebound in to tie the match.

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