Macario and Sentnor strike as USA see off Colombia in SheBelieves Cup opener | USA women’s football team

Catarina Macario and Ally Sentnor scored goals and the United States beat Colombia 2-0 in the SheBelieves Cup opener for both teams on Thursday night.

The US extended their unbeaten streak to 21 matches since losing to Mexico 2-0 on 26 February 2024. The US have outscored their opponents 43-10 in that span with 13 clean sheets after goalkeeper Jane Campbell added another one Thursday.

Macario found the back of the net in the 32nd minute, taking a cross from Yazmeen Ryan in the middle of the box outside the box and firing a right-footed shot past goalkeeper Katherine Tapia.

Sentnor scored the first career international goal in the 60th minute, launching a right-footed shot from above the half-circle and into the upper right net. Sentnor nearly had a second goal in the 74th minute, but her right-footed shot was saved.

Sam Coffey was down on the turf for several minutes after taking a clear attempt from Colombia off the face in the sixth minute. After receiving attention from the trainer, Coffey sprinted to the sidelines before returning in the ninth minute.

Jenna Nighswonger took a corner kick from Lindsey Heaps in the 19th minute and hit one off the crossbar.

The US play Australia on Sunday in Glendale, Arizona, before facing Japan on 26 February in San Diego.

Colombia play Japan on Sunday in Glendale before facing Australia on 26 February in San Diego. Japan beat Australia 4-0 in the first game of the SheBelieves Cup on Thursday.