Friday, June 26, 2015

FIFA Women 's World Cup: Carli's Header Pulls Team USA Past China; Celia's Two PKs (One In Regulation, The Other In The Shootout) Help Germany Oust France

The quarterfinal round of the FIFA Women's World Cup got underway in Canada with two Friday contests.

At Montreal:

Celia Sasic successfully converted her game-tying penalty kick in the 84th minute of regulation to deadlock the match at 1-1, then, after 30 minutes of scoreless overtime, knocked in the game-winning spot kick as Germany defeated France 5-4 in the penalty-kick shootout.  France's Claire Lavogez had a chance to stretch the shootout into the sixth round, but German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer made the save to put her team into the semifinal round.

At Ottawa:

Carli Lloyd scored the only goal of the match in the 51st minute as the United States defeated China 1-0.



The US will take on Germany in a semifinal contest this coming Tuesday at Montreal at 4:00 PM Pacific Time.

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