The USWNT secured a close 2-1 win over Australia in yesterday’s Matchday 2 of the SheBelieves Cup. Once again, this game also proved to be quite momentous. Not only did Lynn Biyendolo open the scoring within 41 seconds, but Michelle Cooper also netted her first-ever international goal—apparently by taking a chance from her own teammate, Aly Sentnor. Even though Cooper apologized to Sentnor for the incident, Emma Hayes believes she didn’t need to.You snooze, you lose—simple. Argue all you want that scoring your first goal by taking another player’s opportunity isn’t ideal. However, what matters more than helping your team secure a win, even if it comes at this type of cost? No wonder Hayes believes in striking while the iron is hot. “We all deserve to be here,” admitted the USA coach in the post-match presser. Emma acknowledged that being on the receiving end of many players fulfilling their dreams makes it a ‘fantastic moment’ for her as well. Then again, the former Chelsea boss urged her players to express themselves in a way that they are the only ones who understand the effort it took to reach this position. That explains why she wants Cooper to remain unapologetic about stealing Sentnor’s chance. “Michelle said to me at the end: ‘I was just so excited to score that I took the ball off Ali Sentnor.’ She apologized to Ali and I said, ‘Don’t ever apologize for scoring. This is business. I appreciate you both want to help each other out, but we want to win. Maybe you were in the best position to do that and you did score. So celebrate that,'” Hayes insisted. The post Emma Hayes Sends Honest Message to Michelle Cooper After ‘Stealing’ USWNT Teammate’s Goal appeared first on EssentiallySports.