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U.S. women’s soccer team narrowly beat Japan with extra time goal in Olympics quarterfinals
A aim from Trinity Rodman within the one hundred and fifth minute was the distinction between the U.S. and Japan in Saturday’s hard-fought ladies’s soccer Paris Olympics quarterfinal.
The U.S., who went into their first knockout march undefeated and outscoring opponents 9-2 on the Paris Video games, discovered it troublesome to interrupt down a compact Japanese protection. They had been uncharacteristically plagued with errant passes and missed alternatives.
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Rodman’s aim to the highest of the far submit got here as time in stoppage time within the first further interval. She fell to the sphere as she was embraced by her teammates in celebration.
It was Rodman’s third aim of the match. She practically scored once more within the second further interval.
Japan had two good probabilities in fast succession within the first half. Mina Tanaka’s try was smothered by U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher earlier than Miyabi Moriya blasted a shot from about 12 yards that went over the aim.
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It was a decent match between acquainted opponents. Japan defeated the USA within the last of the 2011 Ladies’s World Cup. The following 12 months, the Individuals beat Japan within the 2012 Olympic last for the gold. The title in London could be the final of a file 4 gold medals for the USA within the Olympics.
The Individuals received the bronze medal on the Tokyo Video games after a loss to Canada within the semifinals. Japan fell on residence soil to Sweden within the quarterfinals on the COVID-delayed match.
The USA additionally defeated Japan on the 2015 World Cup in Canada. Carli Lloyd scored three targets throughout the first 16 minutes and the U.S. went on to win 5-2.
Former U.S. ladies’s nationwide workforce stars Megan Rapinoe and Mia Hamm, in addition to rapper Snoop Dogg, had been among the many followers at a packed Parc des Princes.
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The U.S. will face both Germany or Canada within the semifinals. The U.S. beat Germany 4-1 within the group stage.
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