Carli Lloyd: USA striker scores five in thrashing of Paraguay

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United States forward Carli Lloyd scored five in a 9-0 hammering of Paraguay in one of her final games before retiring from football.

Lloyd, 39, struck twice in the opening six minutes before completing her hat-trick on 34 minutes in Cleveland.

She added two more either side of half-time in the friendly to move on to 133 international goals in her 313th cap.

The NJ/NY Gotham striker will play three more international fixtures before calling time on her USA career.

The run of USA matches has been dubbed Lloyd's 'farewell tour'.

She will face Paraguay again on 22 September, before taking on South Korea in friendly matches on 22 and 27 of October.

Lloyd will conclude the domestic season with her club on 31 October and bring to an end a career that has delivered two World Cup successes and two Olympic gold medals.

Her five strikes against Paraguay equalled the record for most goals scored in a women's international for the US.

The other scorers against Paraguay were Andi Sullivan, who got two, while Lynn Williams and new Arsenal signing Tobin Heath also found the net.

The US are unbeaten in 59 matches on home soil.

Line-ups

USA

Formation 4-3-3

18Franch
5O'Hara
4SauerbrunnSubstituted forDahlkemperat 72'minutes
12Davidson
19DunnSubstituted forSonnettat 63'minutes
16LavelleSubstituted forMacarioat 59'minutes
25Sullivan
22MewisSubstituted forMorganat 59'minutes
6WilliamsSubstituted forHeathat 74'minutes
10Lloyd
11PughSubstituted forSmithat 59'minutes

Substitutes

2Dahlkemper
7Heath
13Morgan
14Sonnett
17Macario
20Krueger
21Campbell
27Smith

Paraguay Women

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Recalde
2MartínezSubstituted forMartínezat 69'minutes
3Fretes
5Riso
14OjedaSubstituted forAyalaat 63'minutes
8Alonso
6Gauto
7Sandoval
10Godoy
4Bareiro
11PicoSubstituted forPeñaat 45'minutes

Substitutes

9Peña
12Bobadilla
13Martínez
15Almirón
16Ayala
17Servín
18Martínez

Live Text

Match ends, USA 9, Paraguay Women 0.
Second Half ends, USA 9, Paraguay Women 0.
Offside, Paraguay Women. Fany Gauto tries a through ball, but Natalia Peña is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Carli Lloyd (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Andi Sullivan (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Fabiola Sandoval (Paraguay Women).
Goal! USA 9, Paraguay Women 0. Tobin Heath (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tierna Davidson with a through ball.
Hand ball by Catarina Macario (USA).
Corner, USA. Conceded by Daysy Bareiro.
Attempt saved. Alex Morgan (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Catarina Macario.
Attempt missed. Alex Morgan (USA) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Alex Morgan (USA) header from very close range is blocked.
Attempt saved. Carli Lloyd (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Catarina Macario with a cross.
Corner, USA. Conceded by Daysy Bareiro.
Attempt saved. Tobin Heath (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carli Lloyd.
Attempt blocked. Andi Sullivan (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Catarina Macario with a cross.
Corner, USA. Conceded by Limpia Fretes.
Substitution, USA. Tobin Heath replaces Lynn Williams.
Substitution, USA. Abby Dahlkemper replaces Becky Sauerbrunn.
Offside, USA. Sophia Smith tries a through ball, but Alex Morgan is caught offside.