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Good morning! I am zeroing in on the weekend already.
Everything looked normal when Lily Yohannes came on as a sub for USWNT in the 72nd minute of the Americans’ 3-0 victory against South Korea last night. Except nothing about Yohannes’ presence was normal.
History was made in that 72nd minute as Yohannes, just 16 years old, became the youngest player to debut for USWNT since 2001. Then, 10 minutes later, she did this:
16-year-old Lily Yohannes made...