[ALGARVE CUP] The USA won the Algarve Cup for the sixth time in the last eight years when it beat Germany, 3-2, in Wednesday's final.
Lauren Cheney had what proved to be the deciding goal with her fourth goal of the tournament in the 69th minute.
The Americans lead 2-0 and 3-1 but Germany twice cut the deficit to one on goals by Inka Grings -- her sixth and seventh of the tournament.
Next up for the Americans: the opening of WPS training camps and then matches against Mexico March 28 and 31.
March 3 in Faro, Portugal
USA 3 Germany 2.
USA – Lloyd 18th
USA – Wambach (O
amp;rsquo;Reilly) 22nd
GER – Grings (Prinz) 40th
USA – Cheney 69th
GER – Grings (Melanie Behringer) 74th
USA -- Solo, Mitts, Buehler, LePeilbet, Schnur, O’Reilly, Boxx (Capt.),
Lloyd, Rodriguez (Lindsey, 59), Cheney (Nogueira, 84), Wambach.
Germany -- Angerer, Peter, Fuss, Schmidt, Goebling (Zietz, 29), Behringer (Mueller, 87), Prinz, Mittag (Popp, 70), Garefrekes, Bajramaj (Okoyino da Mbabi, 46), Grings.
Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland).
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