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USWNT Vs Australia: 3 things we learned – Alex Morgan hits century mark

By Daniel Garza

COMMERCE CITY, CO - APRIL 04: United states forward Alex Morgan (13) celebrates scoring her 100th goal with United states forward Megan Rapinoe (15) and teammates in game action during an International friendly match between the United states and Australia on April 4, 2019, at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, CO. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
COMMERCE CITY, CO - APRIL 04: United states forward Alex Morgan (13) celebrates scoring her 100th goal with United states forward Megan Rapinoe (15) and teammates in game action during an International friendly match between the United states and Australia on April 4, 2019, at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, CO. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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US forward Megan Rapinoe (R) celebrates after scoring a goal against Australia during the women’s international friendly football match betwenn the United States and Australia at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado on April 4, 2019. (Photo by Jason Connolly / AFP) (Photo credit should read JASON CONNOLLY/AFP/Getty Images)
US forward Megan Rapinoe (R) celebrates after scoring a goal against Australia during the women’s international friendly football match betwenn the United States and Australia at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado on April 4, 2019. (Photo by Jason Connolly / AFP) (Photo credit should read JASON CONNOLLY/AFP/Getty Images) /

A goal-filled friendly match between the USWNT and Australia yielded Alex Morgan’s 100th goal for the U.S. Here are three things we learned from the 5-3 win.

It was a historic night for Alex Morgan as the United States Women’s National Team came away victorious against Australia. The friendly match ended in a 5-3 win for the USWNT who continue their preparation for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in June.

After falling behind 2-1 early in the second half, the U.S. rallied to come back and take the victory as they found themselves exchanging goals with another top 10 ranked country.

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Here are three things we learned from the 5-3 victory.

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COMMERCE CITY, CO – APRIL 04: United states forward Alex Morgan (13) celebrates scoring her 100th goal with United states forward Megan Rapinoe (15) and teammates in game action during an International friendly match between the United states and Australia on April 4, 2019, at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, CO. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

3. Alex Morgan reaches 100-goal mark

All eyes were on Alex Morgan on Thursday night. The USWNT forward entered the fixture just one goal away from reaching 100 career goals with the U.S. senior team. It did not take long for Morgan to score the all-important goal as she opened the scoring in the 14th minute.

Hustling an Australian defender off the ball on the left flank, Morgan drove inside, dropped her shoulder and shimmied her way into the penalty area. Then, with calmness and precision, she picked out the far corner for her 100th international strike.

This achievement by Morgan is a display of her dominant presence over the years at the striker position and her work rate as a goal scorer. The USWNT will need Morgan to come up big for them this summer. There are bound to be more goals from her in the important matches to come.

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