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Game Liu continued her hot play with a goal in the second minute of play to give the Charge a quick 1-0 lead. Martin received a feed from Schwoy on the play and offered a nice through pass to Liu, who beat Washington goalkeeper Mullinix in a one-on-one situation. It was the fourth goal in the last three games for the veteran Chinese midfielder. Washington had its first scoring opportunity in the 22nd minute as Charge goalkeeper Webber hauled in a low line drive by French. Philadelphia responded two minutes later when Tietjen's throw-in made its way through a crowd all the way to Mullinix, who made the save. The Freedom evened the score in the 32nd minute when Grubb took a pass from Hamm and blasted a 30-yard shot into the upper left corner of the net. It was Grubb's first goal of the season After the intermission, Hamm began the game-winning play with a feed to French, who centered the ball through the penalty box to Pretinha. The Brazilian National Team star just had to one-time the ball from eight yards away to put the Freedom ahead for good and move into a tie with Carolina's Danielle Fotopoulos for the WUSA lead in goals scored (5). Roseli and Bai had near misses for Washington midway through the second half before Philadelphia threatened with a string of corner kicks in the 81st and 82nd minutes. Liu had the final chance for the Charge in the 90th minute, but her drive from just beyond the penalty box soared over the crossbar. Philadelphia forward Smith (stress fracture in right ankle) and midfielder Lorrie Fair (strained right hamstring) each came off the bench after missing five and one games, respectively.
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