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Alex Morgan tied it in the 88th minute and added the winner just before the final whistle in stoppage time to give the U.S. women's soccer team a dramatic 2-1 victory over New Zealand on Saturday in a chilly exhibition game at FC Dallas Stadium.

In stoppage time with the temperature around freezing, Rachel Buehler delivered a cross from the left wing into the middle, where Abby Wambach headed it high in the air. Morgan got under it about 6 yards in front of the net and headed it off the right post and in for the winner.

"It was a great ending. I think that we really pushed to the end, to the final whistle," said Morgan, who has four goals in her last two games. "We didn't want to come away with a loss, especially on home turf, so we definitely played it out to the end. Thank goodness we won."

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