U.S. and Sweden tie, 1-1, at Algarve Cup

The United States women tied Sweden, 1-1, in the opening game at the Algarve Cup in Portugal. The United States has a 16-12 edge in shots, but the Swedes put heavy pressure on goalie LaKeysia Beene to get the equalizer after Shannon MacMillan had given the United States the lead in the first half. USA-SWEDEN SUMMARY March 1 in Albufeira, Portugal USA 1 Sweden 1. Goals: MacMillan 31; Svensson 63. USA — Beene, Slaton, Reddick, Fawcett, Sobrero (Bivens, 61), Foudy, Fair (Wagner, 81), Lilly, Milbrett, Parlow, MacMillan (O’Reilly, 61). Sweden — Jonsson, Bengtsson, Westberg, Marklund, Larsson, Sjostrom (Nordin, 89), Mostrom, Andersson (Fagerstrom, 46), Sjogran, Svensson (Lundin, 88), Ljungberg (Flyborg, 63). Att.: 150.