The second half began with USA doubling the lead from Jenna Nighswonger's free-kick.Minutes later, there were two consecutive attempts on goal from Manisha and Dangmei Grace, but both missed the target.Head Coach Suren Chettri made the first change for India as Soumya Guguloth came on in place of Ratanbala Devi.It was a memorable day for Dular Marandi, who took to the field for the first time in National Team colours, replacing Manisha in the 62nd minute.As the game proceeded, Soumya almost grabbed India's second as her header from Ashalata's free-kick went past the frame of the goal.Coach Chettri made the last change in the 78th minute as Karthika Angamuthu and Apurna Narzary came on in place of Martina Thokchom and Anju Tamang, respectively.However, in the 74th minute, USA added a third to extend their lead from Sierra Enge's shot and substitute Ava Cook scored another five minutes from time as the scoreline read 4-1 in favour of the USA in the end.
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