Twitter
    Sportspress Northwest
    • Football
    • Baseball
    • NCAA
    • Hockey
    • Soccer
    • Basketball
    Twitter
    Sportspress Northwest
    Twitter
    Home » Solo, USA Still (Barely!) On Track For Soccer Gold
    King5

    Solo, USA Still (Barely!) On Track For Soccer Gold

    SPNW StaffBy SPNW StaffAugust 6, 2012No Comments2 Mins Read
    Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn Email
    Share
    Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn Email

    Alex Morgan, a member of the Seattle Sounders Women, headed in the winning goal in the 122nd minute, giving the USA women’s soccer team a dramatic 4-3 victory over Canada and a berth in Thursday’s gold-medal match against defending World Cup champion Japan. Morgan’s goal also preserved former University of Washington goalkeeper Hope Solo’s chance to win gold for a second consecutive Olympics.

    Morgan’s goal, ending a sensational match, came just 30 seconds before the sides would have had to settle matters via penalty kicks.

    “I’m still in shock, but we’re in the final,” said Morgan. “I didn’t care who scored as long as we got a friggin’ score. I didn’t even see the ball go in. My whole thought was just get your head on it.”

    Megan Rapinoe, another member of the Sounders Women, scored two goals while Amy Wambaugh had the fourth, on penalty kicks.

    Christine Sinclair had a hat trick for Canada, which has not beaten the United States in 27 matches covering 11 years.

    Canada led 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2. Canada would have had a 2-0 lead at intermission if Solo hadn’t made a great athletic play to snatch a header from Sophie Schmidt.

    “For some reason, we like to make things dramatic,” said Wambaugh. “But this is what we’ve been working for since we lost the World Cup to Japan.”

    At the track venue Monday, Jarred Rome, a graduate of Marysville-Pilchuck High, finished 17th in qualifying with a throw of 195-4 and failed to make the 12-man discus final.

    Amanda Furrer of Spokane, with a scorer of 581, finished 15th in qualifying in the 50-meter rifle, three-position, and didn’t make the final round. Jamie Lynn Gray of the U.S. won the gold medal.

    Share. Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn Email

    Related Posts

    Is DeBoer ‘special’? Only if he gets Huskies their money

    November 30, 2021

    Wilson has lots of time, as long as he doesn’t have to do it all

    September 10, 2021

    Kraken’s coach took the hard way to Seattle

    June 25, 2021

    Comments are closed.

    • Follow @Art_Thiel on Twitter
    Use our affiliate link on Amazon

    Subscribe to Our Weekly Roundup

    Get the top stories sent to your inbox every Thursday.

    Art Thiel on KNKX 88.5FM

    Kirsten Kendrick's Q. & A. with Thiel can be heard every Friday during Morning Edition at 5:45am and 7:45am and again that same day on All Things Considered at 4:44pm. It also airs Saturday at 9:35am.

    Listen now!
    Latest Posts

    A few musings about sports journalism as the unwinding begins

    February 18, 2022

    Carroll’s staff makeover seeks to get Wilson back in the game

    February 16, 2022

    Arizona loss unmasks truths about Hopkins, UW hoops

    February 15, 2022

    Rams win a survivors contest called the Super Bowl

    February 14, 2022
    Twitter
    • Football
    • Baseball
    • NCAA
    • Hockey
    • Soccer
    • Basketball
    © 2025 Sportspress Northwest

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.