US opens their Concacaf games 6-0 over Mexico

By Sean McCaffery, October 5, 2018

The winner and others of this Championship will go on to the France World Cup. Now the clear leader is the USWNT and given the rest of their group is not as strong expect them to top it. A scant three minutes in Lindsey Horan assisted on the inital goal as the US held an 11-0 edge on shots. The defense of El Tri was given quite the workout as the US kept coming at them again and again, they were more than fortunate to escape the first half with only a one goal defecit. An even earlier goal opened the seccond half as in the 46', Julie Ertz found paydirt, Alex Morgan struck for a brace and finally the goal of the game from Tobin Heath.

Next up, the games are closer than in the World Cup, so the US sees Panama Oct 7 at 5p.m. ET on FS1 & UDN then end group play with the loser to Panama in the first game 3-0, TNT on Oct. 10 @ 7:30p.m. ET on FS2 & UDN.

Quick Hits:

-USWNT is now 28-1-0 in Concacaf Women's World Cup Qualifiers, 14-0-0 at home.

-USWNT has 164 goal in qualifiers allowing but 5 while facing 9 nations, v Mexico all time, 36-1-1.

-1st qualifiers for, Naeher, Dahlkemper, Dunn, Ertz, Horan & Lavelle.

-Alex Morgan, 20th brace, 92 total international goals alone in 7th place, 19 goals over her last 21 games, and tops with 12 on the year, has a pair in each game with Mexico and 4 qualifer goals.

-Julie Ertz, goal #17, rostered for the 2014 tourney but saw no time.

-Tobin Heath, 22nd goal off a drilled assit she nodded home from Long Island's Crystal Dunn, 5th goal with 5 starts in 2018 & 3 qualifying goals overall.

-Crystal Dunn, 1st assist of 2018, like Ertz on the 2014 roster but DNP due to injury.

-Lindsey Horan, 2018 MVP of NWSL, 2 assists for 5 in 2018 and her 12th start of the year.

-Becky Sauerbrunn, first assit of '18, 7th overall.

-Alyssa Naeher, 17th blank sheet over 35 games, not a bad ratio.

-USWNT, 12-0-2 in '18, undefeat over 22 games 19-0-3 and outscored opposition 71-17 with at least one goal in each game.

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