USA BEATS BRAZIL IN WOMEN’S WORLD CUP SOCCER (FOOTBALL) 2011
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2011 Women’s World Cup – U.S. Ousts Brazil on Penalty Kicks – NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/11/sports/soccer/2011-womens-world-cup-us-ousts-brazil-on-penalty-kicks.html?_r=1
Down to perhaps its last gasp, the United States women’s national team got the tying goal from Abby Wambach on a late header to force a penalty-kick shootout Sunday and the Americans incongruously and incredibly eliminated Brazil in the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup in Dresden, Germany.
“These girls just bring out the best in each other,” United States Coach Pia Sundhage told ESPN after the match.
Ali Kreiger, who played professionally in Germany, sealed the win that sent the United States to Wednesday’s semifinal match against France when she tucked the fifth American penalty kick along the ground and inside the post. The successful kick deflated the Brazilians and sent the American players into a riotous celebration.
The United States, which had never been eliminated from the tournament before the semifinals, took a 1-0 lead in the second minute on a own goal by the Brazil defender Daiane. The stood up through a competitive first half and into the second half.
But in the 68th minute, Marta, Brazil’s five-time world player of the year, neatly chipped the ball to herself before she was taken down by defender Rachel Buehler. Brazil was awarded a penalty kick and Buehler was shown a straight red card by the referee Jacqui Melksham of Austria.
Brazil’s first penalty was stopped by goalkeeper Hope Solo, but Melksham ruled that Solo had moved off the goal line before the kick was taken. Brazil was awarded another try, which Marta converted.
Marta gave Brazil a seemingly insurmountable 2-1 lead when she scored off a half-volley in the 92nd minute, two minutes into the 30-minute extra time period
With time running out on the American team, the substitute Megan Rapinoe sent a long cross from the left flank into the penalty area. Brazil goalkeeper Andreia broke off her line too quickly and Wambach was there to nod the improbable equalizer into the net with time running out.
On to the shootout, where Solo stopped one of Brazil’s kicks and the United States converted all five its tries to advance to the semifinals.
U.S. WNT and Brazil Meet in Quarterfinals of the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup – U.S. Soccer
U.S. beats Brazil in shootout, reaches World Cup semifinals – USATODAY.com
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/worldcup/2011-07-10-usa-brazil-world-cup-shootout_n.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Tys8O4oKg
USA beats brazil to go to the semi-finals in the 2011 WORLD CUP!
YouTube – Women’s World Cup Soccer 2011 Quarterfinals Brazil vs. USA Penalty Kicks (Shootout)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRoDxW4YWDU
The tying goal that saved US women’s soccer game against Brazil.
YouTube – U.S. women’s soccer tying game vs Brazil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO4KzoitJ-M
This has got to be the most amazing goal in soccer history, men’s or women’s.
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PareByoke
July 11, 2011 at 2:33 pm
U.S. overcomes controversial ref decisions to beat Brazil on PKs
http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/blog/dirty-tackle/post/U-S-overcome-controversial-ref-decisions-to-bea?urn=sow-wp3177
It just wouldn’t be a major FIFA competition without outrage-inducing calls (or non-calls) from the referees and the 2011 Women’s World Cup is no different. Still, the U.S. showed unbelievable resilience to overcome both that and being a player down for nearly an hour to advance to the semifinals on a penalty shootout won 5-3 after a 2-2 draw. Redemption, revenge for the U.S.’s 4-0 loss to Brazil in the 2007 WWC semifinal, this game had far too many components to properly highlight in a single post. But let’s give it a try.
At first it seemed the referee in the U.S.’s quarterfinal against Brazil was favoring the U.S. when she refused to give Carli Lloyd a second yellow card for what appeared to be a purposeful handball. But, with the U.S. lucky to be leading from the start thanks to a Brazil own goal less than 90 seconds into the game, things went haywire around 65 minutes in.
3 videos inside the article.