HOUSTON — Catarina Macario and Ally Sentnor scored goals as the U.S. women’s national soccer team beat Colombia 2-0 in the SheBelieves Cup opener for both teams Thursday night.
The United States extended its unbeaten streak to 21 matches since losing to Mexico 2-0 on Feb. 26, 2024. The Americans have outscored their opponents 43-10 in that span with 13 shutouts after goalkeeper Jane Campbell added another one Thursday.
Macario found the back of the net in the 32nd minute, taking a crossing pass from Yazmeen Ryan in the middle of the box and firing a right-footed shot past goalkeeper Katherine Tapia.
“I don’t remember much,” Macario said about the goal. “I just know that someone played the ball into Yazmeen, but I just saw a big gap and was like ‘OK, this is my job.’ … She played a tremendous ball, and I just knew I had to be there. Thankfully, it went in the goal.”
It was Macario’s first international goal in nearly three years since she scored in a 9-0 win over Uzbekistan in April 2022. She incurred a torn ACL in May 2022 and missed the Olympics last year while dealing with irritation in her right knee.