USA lost this Wednesday on penalties Canada (2-2, 1-3 in shootout) and will play against Brazil the final of the first edition of golden cup feminine
Jaedyn Shaw He opened the scoring in the 20th minute for the Stars and Stripes team. The American benefited from the fact that the field was flooded with rain and that the ball, in a transfer from the defense to the goalkeeper of CanadaStuck in no man’s land, allowing him to beat the rival goalkeeper at will.
He did not lower his arms Canadawho equalized in the 82nd minute with a header from Jordan Huitema to take the semi-final to extra time.
It’s overtime, Sophia Smith He caught the ball inside the area and scored in the 99th minute USA that seems certain.
But in 126, Adrian Leon He secured the tie for the Canadians ‘in extremis’ and with a penalty, leaving the semi-final to be decided from an eleven-metre shoot-out.
The Americans did not forgive that, who after many hardships proved their place in the final companion Alyssa Naeher as a heroine, as the goalkeeper not only saved three penalties but also took one and scored it for her team.
In its part, Brazil beat the national team 3-0 on Wednesday Mexico in the other semifinal.
Both semi-finals took place in Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego (California, USA)the venue that will host this Sunday, March 10, its final inaugural edition of golden cup feminine
Source: La Verdad
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