Extended highlights of the USA/Brazil match, along with individual highlights of the big
plays and all the penalty kicks, can be found here. And are totally awesome.
This was a moment.
All the stories about this moment that make it about something big: Women's soccer, American
pride, personal glory or redemption, desire, belief, composure.
Abby Wombach scored in the dying moments. It was almost as though a script was written to bring
women's soccer and the U.S. Women's National Team back into the limelight. If there was such a
script, then the team played out there roles perfectly.
It was in dramatic fashion that the United States took the lead in the second minute of the match,
only to find themselves down a player and two goals into the last minute of the second overtime.
It's tough to sift through 122-plus minutes of a match filled with so much action, excitement
and intrigue and distill it down to a few details. But here are the five major events from
today's match that shaped the outcome of the game.
-Brazil's Early Miscue
The United States jumped out to an early lead thanks to a flub by Brazil just 74 seconds into
the game.
A lot of weekend stories on PSP. In case you missed them: We interviewed Jordan Harvey, asked
for your thoughts on the Union tie, gave our mid-season grades, and tried to figure out exactly
what allocation money is good for.
USA USA USA
101greatgoals.com has a ton of great links to highlights from the USA's incredible win over
Brazil in the Women's World Cup quarterfinals.
