Mexico's Laurie Hill's goal in the final munites scored with gave the World All-Stars a 6-5 victory over the United States women's soccer team on Wednesday night in the final stop of the 12-city exhibition tour in Portland. Top striker Mia Hamm scored two goals for the host team, who is looking forward at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Brazilian star Pretinha had two goals for the World Stars, who won seven of the 12 games on the 55-day-long tour. The tour drew a total attendance of 136,230, an average of 11,352 per game. A crowd of 90,185-watched Team USA defeat China in through penalty shootings in the World Cup final at the Rose Bowl on July 10. Wednesday night's game was the lowest scoring of the tour and a close contest throughout, with the U.S. team coming back from a 2-0 deficit. A goal by Brazil's Roseli gave the World Stars a 5-4 lead with just over six minutes left, but Julie Foudy scored to tie it at 5. (Xinhua) |