The deposits were so large and visible, all miners had to do was bend over and pick them up. Nayler got to the ball first, snuffing out the attack.
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BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) – A new era opens for the usa women’s soccer team at the Olympic Games when a generation of younger players seeks to continue the global domination established at last year’s World Cup.
The victory was well earned as the game was in favor of the US from the beginning. Their bronze medal four years ago was Canada’s first medal in a summer team sport since the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany.
For the men, the affair is somewhat lower-profile, with the Olympic Games limited mostly to players under the age of 23. But we have something different and I dont think anybody has seen the USA team as we are right now. “People expect us to win, we know what it actually takes to win and that comes with a different level of accountability and sacrifice”.
“It felt really good”. Lloyd first put the game firmly in the hands of the U.S.in the ninth minute of the first quarter.
The opening ceremonies for the 2016 Rio Olympics won’t take place until Friday, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be important events taking place in the days prior. Despite that, there’s little time for rest, with the two finalists playing six games over that span. It made me think of what Lloyd had said in an SI.com story earlier in the day: That the U.S.’s big-tournament mentality is a boost for the Americans and a hindrance for their opponents. “You’ve got to just move on and get ready for the next one”. This came when the United States Women’s soccer team defeated the New Zealand Women’s soccer team.
Nilla Fischer scored Sweden’s victor after 74 minutes, bundling the ball into the net with her knee after the South African ‘keeper failed to hold a cross. The goal was number 12 on the year for Morgan and put the game out of reach for the New Zealanders.
The U.S. was unable to build on its lead in the first half, but remained the stronger side.
Solo upset some Brazilians before coming to the Olympics by tweeting a photo of herself wearing a hat with mosquito netting.
“It’s part of the football culture to boo the goalkeeper”.
Starting in the second half, Solo was booed by local supporters at Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte – with fans loudly chanting “Zika” every time she cleared the ball from her penalty area. Of course, there are going to be tough contenders, but honestly, not a single team intimidates me..
Now her focus, like Lloyd’s, turns to the next game. Their main rival in Group G is France, though Colombia will also give the Stars and the Stripes a run for the money when they meet on August 9.
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What’s at stake: Three points to kick off the competition.
