LONDON—Christine Sinclair’s hat trick and her teammates' game of their lives weren’t enough.Alex Morgan scored in extra time as the United States beat Canada 4-3 in a women’s soccer semifinal at the London Olympics.
Sinclair scored goals in the 22nd, 67th and 73rd minutes, but each time the Americans battled back.
Megan Rapinoe scored twice for the Americans before star forward Abby Wambach tied the game 3-3 on a penalty in the 80th minute.
Just before the penalty, the Americans were awarded a controversial free kick just outside the Canadian area when goalkeeper Erin MacLeod was charged for holding on to the ball for too long.
Canada’s Marie-Eve Nault was called for handball on the ensuing free kick, resulting in Wambach’s penalty.
Wambach had a chance to put it away late in extra time but her header went off the bar.
It’s the second Olympics in a row that these rivals have gone to extra time. The U.S beat Canada 2-1 in the quarter-finals of the 2008 Beijing Games.
The U.S. faces Japan for the gold medal on Thursday, while Canada plays France for bronze.
Canada hasn’t beaten the U.S. since 2001.
Sinclair scored goals in the 22nd, 67th and 73rd minutes, but each time the Americans battled back.
Lineups
- FWChristine Margaret Sinclair
- FWJonelle Filigno
- FWMelissa Palma Julie Tancredi
- MFDesiree Rose Marie Scott
- MFDiana Beverly Matheson
- MFSophie Diana Schmidt
- DFCarmelina Moscato
- DFLauren Marie Sesselmann
- DFMarie-Eve Nault
- DFRhian Emilie Wilkinson
- GKErin McLeod
Canada
- FWAbby Wambach
- FWAlex Morgan
- FWLauren Cheney
- MFCarli Lloyd
- MFMegan Rapinoe
- MFTobin Heath
- DFAmy Le Peilbet
- DFChristie Rampone
- DFKelley O'Hara
- DFRachel Buehler
- GKHope Solo
United States
- MFBrittany Amanda Timko
- MFChelsea Blaine Stewart
- MFKaylyn Mckenzie Kyle
- MFKelly Parker
- DFCandace Marie Chapman
- DFMelanie Booth
- GKKarina Chenelle Leblanc
Substitutes
- FWAmy Rodriguez
- FWSydney Leroux
- MFHeather O'Reilly
- MFShannon Boxx
- DFBecky Sauerbrunn
- DFHeather Mitts
- GKNicole Barnhart
Substitutes
Just before the penalty, the Americans were awarded a controversial free kick just outside the Canadian area when goalkeeper Erin MacLeod was charged for holding on to the ball for too long.
Canada’s Marie-Eve Nault was called for handball on the ensuing free kick, resulting in Wambach’s penalty.
Wambach had a chance to put it away late in extra time but her header went off the bar.
It’s the second Olympics in a row that these rivals have gone to extra time. The U.S beat Canada 2-1 in the quarter-finals of the 2008 Beijing Games.
The U.S. faces Japan for the gold medal on Thursday, while Canada plays France for bronze.
Canada hasn’t beaten the U.S. since 2001.
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