Stand-in captain Steph Catley slotted a game winner from the penalty spot as co-host Australia, who missed the injured Sam Kerr, edged past the Republic of Ireland.
Vanessa DiBernardo scored the first goal for Kansas City in its new stadium and the Current held off the Portland Thorns 5-4 on Saturday in the regular-season opener for the NWSL.
Espanyol’s Joan García is keeping his options open this summer, with sources telling ESPN Barcelona are among the clubs interested in the highly-rated goalkeeper.
Enzo Maresca has defended his decision to select Enzo Fernandez as captain just a month after the Argentina midfielder posted a video containing an allegedly racist chant.