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Sponsor A relentless 20-yard strike by Crystal Dunn gave title holders USA a hard-battled 1-0 win over England Women in the SheBelieves Cup.
In a match where clear objective chances were few and far between, Mark Sampson's side more than stood their ground for 72 minutes against their renowned adversaries.
The Lionesses had a punishment yell turned down in the primary half and Toni Duggan constrained Hope Solo into a shrewd spare not long after the restart.
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Be that as it may, Jill Ellis' charges got each of the three focuses on account of Dunn's booming exertion.
Britain began splendidly at the Raymond James Stadium and constrained USA onto the back foot, however the principal clear opening tumbled to the hosts' Alex Morgan, whose objective had crushed England the last time these two sides met, in Milton Keynes last February.
Mallory Pugh, a pacy 17-year-old winger, sprinted down the left and conveyed a low cross towards Morgan however the Orlando Pride forward could just turn the ball wide of Karen Bardsley's close post.
Seven of USA's beginning 11 started a year ago's World Cup last in Canada, yet they were not able force themselves on their guests in a genuinely even first half.
Lionesses captain Steph Houghton penetrated a halfway put free-kick straight into the cautious divider halfway through the half as Sampson's side discovered risks hard to get a hold of.
Britain had a yell for a punishment released when the ball seemed to hit Becky Sauerbrunn's arm inside the case, yet arbitrator Tatiana Guzman waved away the cases.
The Lionesses' most obvious opportunity tumbled to Manchester City forward Duggan, who broke into the right-hand side of the USA box and discharged a low shot goalwards, yet Solo, on her 191st top, got down well and clutched the ball.
What's more, the title holders made England pay not long after when Meghan Klingenberg discovered substitute Dunn, on for Pugh, on the edge of the range and the Washington Spirit safeguard unleashed a fabulous strike into the upper right-hand corner which gave Bardsley no shot.
Britain, who brought Eniola Aluko into the conflict late on for her 99th top, were not able locate a late equalizer as USA utilized all their experience to see the amusement out and assert an opening-day triumph before 13,027 – a record for the US Women's national group in Tampa.
The opening SheBelieves Cup match, in the middle of Germany and France, completed 1-0 to Silvia Neid's side, who England face in Nashville on Sunday.
USA: 1 Hope Solo, 2 Mallory Pugh, 4 Becky Sauerbrunn, 5 Kelley O'Hara, 7 Meghan Klingenberg, 10 Carli Lloyd (C), 13 Alex Morgan, 14 Morgan Brian, 15 Emily Sonnett, 17 Tobin Heath, 22 Lindsey Horan.
Substitutes: 12 Christen Press for Horan 63, 16 Crystal Dunn for Pugh 67, 8 Julie Johnson for Morgan 80, 11 Ali Krieger for O'Hara 80, 6 Whitney Engen for Klingenberg 90.
Substitutes not utilized: 3 Samantha Mewis , 9 Heather O'Reilly, 18 Ashlyn Harris, 19 Jaelene Hinkle, 20 Lauren Barnes, 21 Alyssa Naeher.
Objective: Dunn 72
Head mentor: Jill Ellis
Britain (4-4-2): 1 Karen Bardsley (Manchester City); 2 Lucy Bronze (Manchester City), 5 Steph Houghton (C; Manchester City), 6 Gilly Flaherty (Chelsea), 3 Alex Greenwood (Liverpool); 4 Fara Williams (Arsenal), 7 Jordan Nobbs (Arsenal), 8 Jill Scott (Manchester City), 11 Demi Stokes (Manchester City); 19 Toni Duggan (Manchester City), 9 Jodie Taylor (Portland Thorns).
Substitutes: 18 Isobel Christiansen (Manchester City) for Greenwood 65, 10 Karen Carney (Chelsea) for Williams 77, 22 Fran Kirby (Chelsea) for Taylor 78, 20 Eniola Aluko (Chelsea) for Duggan 88.
Substitutes not utilized: 12 Alex Scott (Arsenal), 13 Siobhan Chamberlain (Liverpool), 14 Claire Rafferty (Chelsea), 15 Casey Stoney (Arsenal), 16 Laura Bassett (Notts County), 17 Katie Chapman (Chelsea), 21 Carly Telford (Notts County), 23 Gemma Davison (Chelsea).
Booking: Greenwood
Head mentor: Mark Sampson
Arbitrator: Tatiana Guzman (NIC)
Participation: 13,027
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