USWNT star Alex Morgan has hit out at Spain's 'reckless' tackling against her and her teammates in Monday night's Women's World Cup round of 16 tie in Reims, which the US won 2-1.
Both of the American goals came from the penalty spot – one in the first five minutes, and the other 15 minutes from time when the game was getting tight after Jennifer Hermoso's equaliser and Spain's intense pressing.
Morgan and her attacking teammates bore the brunt of the physical nature of the Spanish gameplan, the tournament's top scorer saying after the game: "I think that they wanted to be more aggressive, which they showed.