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U.S. routs Haiti before big crowd

Women’s National Team blasts replacement foe in front of largest stand-alone friendly crowd in SE United States

By East Alabama Sports Today

BIRMINGHAM — The U.S. Womenโ€™s National Soccer Team routed Haiti in an international friendly 8-0 at Legion Field Sunday.

The team was originally scheduled to play Australia, but officials had to scramble to find a replacement when the Aussies called off the trip because of labor strife within the program.

The match drew an announced crowd of 35,753, which officials said was the largest for a stand-alone friendly in the Southeastern United States.

For comparisons sake, that crowd was largest than last yearโ€™s Birmingham Bowl between Florida and East Carolina (30,083) and three of the other eight Papa Johnโ€™s/Compass/Birmingham bowl games in Legion Field.

Check back with East Alabama Sports Today for a report.

Photo courtesy Benji Turley.

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