Bola.com, Kashima – The Canadian National Women’s Soccer Team surprisingly beat the United States with a tight 1-0 score in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games semi-final match held at Ibaraki Kashima Stadium, Japan, Monday (2/8/2021) afternoon WIB. The victory of Christine Sinclair and her friends took them to the final.
In the first half, precisely in the 19th minute, Canada had the opportunity to break through the goal of the United States, which was escorted by goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher. Jessie Fleming’s cross ball from the right was attempted to be greeted by Nichelle Prince with a header.
Naeher also tries to catch the ball. Then the ball slipped and endangered the goal. However, the ball can be cleared by a rebound from the American defender.
The United States had a chance in the 39th minute. A high cross was released by Lindsey Horan. Alex Morgan greeted the ball with a header. However, Morgan’s header ball was still bouncing away from the target.
Morgan again tried to get the ball into the goal with a header in the first half of added time, 45 + 3 minutes to be exact. However, Morgan’s header ball was still way off target.
In the second half, the United States had several golden chances. An opportunity was held by Carli Lloyd in the 65th minute. The ball from her shot inside the penalty area went towards the goal but was still blocked by Canadian goalkeeper Stéphanie Labbe.
United States midfielder Julie Ertz had the opportunity to score a goal thanks to a corner kick. The ball from a corner was greeted by Ertz with a header. However, the ball can still be repelled by Labbe.
Jessie Fleming scored Canada’s game-winning goal from the penalty spot in the 75th minute. The penalty was awarded after Deanne Rose was found to be fouled in the penalty area by defender Tierna Davidson. The referee awards a penalty after watching the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) program.
Canada’s 1-0 victory over the United States lasted until the end of the game. The result sent Canada to the women’s soccer final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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