United States vs. Columbia Olympic soccer score: US women's soccer team defeats Colombia 3-0
Carli Lloyd of USA (R) celebrates with team-mate Alex Morgan after scoring their third goal during the Women's Football first round Group G match between United States and Colombia on Day 1 of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Posted: 07/28/2012
GLASGOW, Scotland - The U.S. women's soccer team made it two wins in two games Saturday and remembered an injured teammate in a 3-0 win over Colombia.
Megan Rapinoe scored in the 33rd minute for the Americans. After her goal, she reached into her sock and pulled out a birthday message for Ali Krieger, who blew out her knee in a qualifying match in January. Krieger turned 28 Saturday.
Abby Wambach made it 2-0 in the 74th, and Carli Lloyd scored in the 77th.
The win all but assured a quarterfinal berth for the Americans, pending the results of Saturday's other matches. The U.S. has one group game remaining, against North Korea in Manchester on Tuesday.
Colombia wraps up with France against Newcastle on the same day.
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