CNN —It was an international debut to remember for 16-year-old soccer phenom Lily Yohannes, after the teenager scored in the US women’s team’s 3-0 win against South Korea on Tuesday.
“It’s a dream come true, really,” Yohannes said in her post-match interview, after becoming the third-youngest player to score for the US women’s team.
I’ve really pushed and wanted her in this squad.”US players celebrate together after Yohannes scored her debut goal.
In November last year, at just 16, she became the youngest player to start a Women’s Champions League group stage game.
The former Chelsea manager has now won her first two games in charge, which have both come against South Korea.
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