Sunday, July 10, 2011

Women's World Cup -- Grading the U.S.'s performance against Brazil -- Jeff Carlisle - ESPN

Women's World Cup -- Grading the U.S.'s performance against Brazil -- Jeff Carlisle - ESPN:

"Once again, American courage and self-belief triumphed over Brazilian skill, and now the U.S. is moving on to the semifinals of the FIFA Women's World Cup.

In one of the most epic games in the tournament's history, the U.S. came back from the dead to defeat the Samba Queens 5-3 on penalties, after extra time had finished 2-2. And it took as gutsy a performance as you will ever see. The Americans had been reduced to 10 players in the 66th minute due to Rachel Buehler's controversial red card. And when Marta scored her second goal of the match in the second minute of extra time, the Americans' prospects looked bleak indeed."

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