USWNT vs. Netherlands player ratings: Horan, Lavelle, Ertz impress - ESPN

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Lindsey Horan's 62nd-minute header helped the U.S. women's national team rally from an early deficit to take a 1-1 draw against the Netherlands in its second Group E game.

The Dutch opened the game brightly, absorbing early U.S. aggression and striking first against the run of play, when Jill Roord latched on to a pass from Victoria Pelova and calmly finished beyond Alyssa Naeher in the 17th minute. The U.S. struggled to get back into the game for the rest of the first half, chasing possession with little reward, but Rose Lavelle's half-time substitution changed the balance of the match.

It was Lavelle who got the assist on the U.S. equalizer: After a more aggressive press in the attacking third, Lavelle's floated corner was forcefully headed home by Horan at the near post, with goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar unable to keep it out. The game was firmly there for the U.S. to win in the final half-hour, with Alex Morgan thinking she had scored the go-ahead goal only for it to be ruled out for offside upon review.

Ultimately, the point helps keep the U.S. top of Group E with one match remaining.

Here's how the individual performances stacked up.

Vlatko Andonovski, 4 -- There was no mystery about how the Dutch side would come out: three defenders in the back and a packed midfield to win the numbers game in the center of the pitch. Andonovski & Co. did not adjust accordingly. Instead, he rolled out the same questionable lineup that faced Vietnam, and the Americans looked unable to keep up.

In the end, a set piece and some individual brilliance bailed the USWNT out.

GK Alyssa Naeher, 5 -- There wasn't much Naeher could've done on Roord's goal, and she otherwise wasn't called upon to make big saves.

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