JUST IN: US defeats England 2-1, behind goals from Christen Press and Alex Morgan, to advance to World Cup Final.
Alex Morgan celebrated her 30th birthday on Tuesday by scoring a decisive goal and goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher stopped a late penalty kick in a 2-1 United States victory over England in the Women's World Cup semifinal in Lyon, France.also in Lyon, against the winner of Wednesday's other semifinal match between the Netherlands and Sweden.The United States barely held on, as Naeher made the save of the tournament by stopping England's Stephanie Houghton on a spot kick in the 84th minute.
Instead it was Morgan, a native of Diamond Bar, California, who would be the match's heroine. The captain headed home Lindsay Horan's pass in the 31st minute, breaking a 1-1 tie. The goal was made possible by Tobin Heath’s big run and dummy pass to Rose Lavelle — who let the ball roll by her, taking the attention of two English defenders. That non-touch by Lavelle opened up O’Hara to feed Press, a 30-year-old from Palos Verdes Estates, California.
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