WELLINGTON : Lindsey Horan bounced back from a hard hit to show her mettle as a captain in Thursday's 1-1 draw against the Netherlands, coach Vlatko Andonovski said, as she asserts her leadership at the Women's World Cup.
The midfielder went down in the 59th minute of the chippy affair after Netherlands midfielder Danielle van de Donk - her Lyon team mate - slammed into her hard.Horan gingerly got to her feet and hobbled off to the sideline as the U.S.
were down 0-1, before returning moments later to the pitch, where she and van de Donk shared an angry exchange.Horan got the ultimate revenge only moments later, as she powered a header into the goal to level the affair for the Americans."Obviously, it's a very difficult moment.
And instead of crying about it, she just goes and makes a statement," said Andonovski. "And basically shows everyone where the direction of the game is going to take.