Overview
- Olivia Moultrie scored in the 1st and 10th minutes and Sam Coffey added an 82nd‑minute goal in East Hartford, where the team honored Connecticut native Alyssa Naeher pregame.
- Hayes made eight changes from Thursday’s defeat and leaned into youth, starting multiple teenagers and promoting U‑23 defender Eva Gaetino to the senior group for this window.
- Portugal briefly leveled through Jessica Silva in the 5th minute before the U.S. reasserted control, with Jaedyn Shaw’s backheel assisting Moultrie’s second goal.
- The victory followed a 2-1 loss three days earlier in which both Portugal goals came from set pieces; the rematch featured tighter structure and compactness even as the U.S. still conceded on a header.
- Hayes said U.S. Soccer is developing pre‑ and post‑pregnancy protocols for players, with stars Trinity Rodman (knee) and Naomi Girma (calf) sidelined, and the window concludes Wednesday vs. New Zealand in Kansas City.