Haha in four years, the U.S. women are 81-6-10 for Pia Sundhage. Decent record. This is a rematch of the 2008 World Cup quarterfinals. The U.S. is 42-3-5 against Canada all-time and they beat them 4-0 in January. Canada hasn't beaten the U.S. in 11 years.
U.S. starters: Solo; LePeilbet, Rampone (c), Buehler, O’Hara; Rapinoe, Boxx, Cheney, Heath; Morgan, Wambach
Canada has the same jerseys as their men's national team, the blank basic shirt with a maple leaf. Must have taken a while to come up with that design.
5th minute-first U.S. corner by Rapinoe misses Wambach's head but it was touched out by Canada for another corner.
7th minute-Wambach steps on a Canadian player's foot then lands on her back. Haha not what you want to happen.
8th minute-Cheney wins a free kick outside the Canada 18-yard box. Rapinoe hit a perfect ball to Wambach, who has a diving header go inches wide (20 goals in last 22 games for her). That was a great chance, it would have been a beautiful goal.
10th minute-Wambach went down in the box but it rightfully wasn't a penalty, not much contact there.
14th minute-Great run by Rapinoe who kept the ball in down the sideline then fed Morgan but it was knocked out for another U.S. corner.
15th minute-Haha Rapinoe swung a corner in and a Canadian defender (Carmelina Moscato) deflected it in for a U.S. goal (1-0 U.S.). It would have been an easy save, terrible mistake by Canada.
21st minute-U.S. is getting tons of pressure, Rapinoe nutmegged a defender on the line but they couldn't get a good shot on goal.
27th minute-Canada's goalkeeper McCloud has made a couple nice grabs out of mid-air.
28th minute-Rapinoe wins a questionable free kick on the right side beyond the box.
29th minute-Sesselman goes down after O'Hara booted her in the thigh, picking up a yellow. Serves her right, traitor. Haha she's from Wisconsin, went to Purdue but became a Canadian in 2010 (her father is from Canada).
31st minute-Rampone gets taken out with a late tackle so Boxx retaliates with a dirty slide tackle. She received a yellow card.
36th minute-4th U.S. corner, time to cash in. Rapinoe almost scores again, she danced past a few players and Canada nearly put another cross in their own net.
39th minute-Solo just played a back pass, it's the only action she's had all half. Canada doesn't have any shots or pressure, possession is probably 80%-20% for the U.S.
40th minute-Rapinoe draws another free kick, Canada can't see to figure out the cutback move she makes every time. Wow, McCloud whiffed on the punch attempt but Wambach was too far past the post and wasn't able to put it on goal.
44th minute-Nice shot by O'Hara, low and hard but smothered by McCloud. I like that type of confidence, the U.S. should take more shots from distance.
3 minutes of extra time.
47th minute-Solo makes an unreal save after a shot was deflected and she had to go from one end of the goal to another. She's still the best goalkeeper in the world.
48th minute-Morgan nearly makes it 2-0 with a sweet move that got 2 Canadian defenders out of the way but her shot was cleared off the line by another defender.
Halftime: U.S. 1, Canada 0
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