WASHINGTON — In their final pre-Paris Olympics tune-up, the United States women’s national team played to a scoreless draw against Costa Rica in front of 18,972 fans at Audi Field who endured a kickoff temperature of 96 degrees.
Trinity Rodman nearly found the back of the net in the final minutes of stoppage time with her left foot, but like all of the U.S. chances Tuesday, the effort came up empty.
Rose Lavelle, the third-most experienced player on the Olympic roster, was scratched after experiencing leg tightness during warmups.
The Americans will play Zambia in their first game of group play at the Olympics on July 25.
This was not the send-off the USWNT wanted in its final match before the Paris Olympics, even though it was in complete control of the contest.
Stoppage time
There will be a minimum of five minutes of stoppage time according to the fourth referee.
Croix Bethune receives massive ovation
Although she entered in the 88th minute, Croix Bethune relieved Mallory Swanson and received arguably the loudest ovation of the night. The NWSL rookie has clearly made herself a fan favorite in 11 short games with the Washington Spirit. 
USWNT on verge of going scoreless
Despite several chances in the last 30 minutes of the game, the U.S. has come up empty-handed on the tally sheet. Trinity Rodman had a header go directly to the keeper. Mallory Swanson saw a shot go wide of the left post. Few balls are making it through the Costa Rican defense. Multiple Costa Rican players have gone to the ground in the last couple of minutes and impacted the flow of the game.
Emma Hayes goes to bench, brings on four new players
In the 67th minute, USWNT coach Emma Hayes made her move to give as many players experience in the game she could – a goal of hers entering the match. Emily Fox, Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman and Korbin Albert were all taken out.
Casey Kreuger, Lynn Williams, Emily Sonnett, and Jaedyn Shaw entered the game.
So close, but offsides
When it looked like the USWNT had finally broke through about 10 minutes into the second half, the referee signaled offside – again. The Americans have had at least two goals waved off by offsides in addition to a few more solid chances.
