[USA-NEW ZEALAND] From off the bench or in the starting lineup, there’s no stopping Alex Morgan. In a rare start, theU.S. forward, who will appearthis week in the bodypaint feature in the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, scored the tying goal in the 88th minute and added the winner three minutes into stoppage time to rally the USA pastNew Zealand, 2-1, in a women’s friendly on Saturday. Despite near-freezing temperatures, the game drew a sellout crowd of 20,677 at FC Dallas Stadium, the largest crowd to watch the U.S. women on homesoil in more than eight years.

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