Wambach finally found the back of the net in front of her hometown fans in the 24th minute when she placed her header into the goal off of Rachel Buehler 's cross from the left .
Wambach had multiple scoring chances throughout the first 20 - plus minutes .
Wambach , who had multiple scoring chances throughout the first 20 - plus minutes , finally found the back of the net in front of her hometown fans in the 24th minute when she placed her header into the goal off of Rachel Buehler 's cross from the left .