The United States women’s national soccer team earned a 3-0 victory over South Korea in a friendly on Tuesday night, giving new coach Emma Hayes two wins in two games.
Crystal Dunn opened the scoring in the 13th minute and Sophia Smith doubled the lead in the 67th minute. Five minutes after Smith’s goal, 16-year-old Lily Yohannes replaced Korbin Albert and didn’t wait long to enter the record books .
In her USWNT debut, Yohannes scored her first goal 10 minutes after being substituted to give the United States a 3-0 lead.
“It’s truly a dream come true.” Johannes said later. “I played this scenario in my head, like how many times before this game. Just having the idea of going in and scoring. That was really amazing. The support of the teammates, all running towards me, made it so much more special. “
The goal made Yohannes, who plays for Dutch club Ajax, the third-youngest scorer in USWNT history and the youngest since 1994.
Only Kristine Lilly (1987, 16 years, 22 days) and Tiffany Roberts (1994, 16 years, 340 days) were younger than Yohannes (16 years, 358 days) when they scored for the national team. According to Opta Jack.
