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Abby Wambach scored the first of her two goals a mere 37 seconds into the match.as FIFA world number one ranked Team USA got off to a blazing start, raced to a 7-0 halftime lead and added seven more goals in the second half before exiting the BC Place pitch with a record setting 14-0 victory.
The score might have been even more lopsided if it hadn't been for some acrobatic saves made by Dominican goalkeeper Heidy Salazar.
The previous record for Team USA in a CONCACAF qualifier was an 8-0 win over Haiti in 2004
Carli Lloyd, Tobin Heath, Rachel Buehler and Lauren Cheney had single tallies, Heather O'Reilly had a hat trick and Amy Rodriguez came off the bench to score five times in this offensive onslaught that put Team USA at the top of Group B over Mexico, who knocked off Guatemala in the early game 5-0..
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After a day off, the defending two time Olympic champions play their second Group B match on Sunday against Guatemala.
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