The United States women’s soccer team defeated New Zealand 4-0 in a friendly Saturday at Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals. It was a smashing success all around …
With 35,817 in attendance for today’s match, this is: The all-time largest crowd for a stand-alone #USWNT friendly match at home.
— U.S. Soccer WNT (@ussoccer_wnt) April 4, 2015
Here’s a gorgeous photo of the temporary pitch from the USWNT’s official Twitter account …
Decent view for #SocceratBusch today! ☀️☀️😀🇺🇸 #USAvNZLpic.twitter.com/vGsFeToEmK
— U.S. Soccer WNT (@ussoccer_wnt) April 4, 2015
The field will be converted back into a baseball diamond by next Monday’s home opener. The Cardinals kick off their regular season schedule Sunday night at Wrigley Field and then they travel to Cincinnati.
Check out HardballTalk’s preview of the 2015 St. Louis Cardinals.