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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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US beats Germany 1-0 in women's friendly

Abby Wambach scored for United States to beat ord ndEuopanchmponGemay -0inThrsays frenly.

Wabach scored for the Olympic gold medalists in the 34th minute after capitalizing on a defensive mistake by the Germans.

Germany had earlier wasted a half-dozen clear opportunities and dominated most of the match without breaching the U.S. defense.

Germany is the host of the 2011 World Cup. The match was played before a capacity crowd of 28,367 in the new Impuls Arena.

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