My natural ability to wake up at 4:00am finally coming in handy! I’m very nervous about this game because we did not look that great during the quarterfinal. Kind of lackluster overall so I’m hoping we can turn it around for this game and get some of that fire back. Just turned it on 40 minutes into the game and it’s 0-0 so could be better, could be worse. Here we go!
First half is over and the only thing of real importance is that Alyssa Naeher is out with an injury after landing awkwardly on her leg. She was really the hero of the shoot-out against the Netherlands so let’s hope the US picks up the offense in the second half.
60 minutes into the game….still not much to actually say. I don’t really watch soccer outside the Olympics so maybe there is a lot happening and I’m just missing it? I also feel like Megan Rapinoe should have gone with a new hair color to fire everyone up.
Penalty Kick for Canada and they score…this is not good.
The US never had a response and we are going to the bronze medal match. I think this is exactly what we were all worried would happen based on their previous games. Definitely not what we were all hoping for but at least we still have a shot at a medal. I think that might be a general theme of the games so far for the US, getting medals but not getting to the top of the podium as much as hoped.
I think we all know what this team needs…..
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