The Japanese squad, dream of known as "nadeshiko" -- or "beautiful flower" -- in its disaster-torn homeland, became the gold Asian troupe to collect the World Cup, doing it with its ahead gain a victory against the U.S. in 26 tries.
The Americans had captivated the part in the 104th trifling off a header by Abby Wambach. Alex Morgan, who scored the at the outset American goal, came up with a blocked crucifix and sent it to Wambach, who was camped in air of the object on the 6-yard line. Standing a brain taller -- and then some -- from defenders on either surface of her, she needed only to drop off the ball into the net. But Sawa flicked in a corner recoil in the 117th take down -- earned after 36-year-old captain Christie Rampone raced to discernible Yukari Kinga's counter over Hope Solo off the line. The Americans got one stand up accidental when Morgan was floored by Azusa Iwashimizu just most the ground in the 121st minute.
Lloyd, Boxx and Heather O'Reilly huddled behind the ball before O'Reilly tipped it to Lloyd. But Lloyd's nip was well wide, and Heath couldn't constitute anything happen with the rebound. The United States had beaten Brazil on sentence kicks in a quarterfinal that was one of the most captivating games in the World Cup, men's or women's. But the Americans didn't have the same feeling Sunday. "You don't; you can't," U.S. train Pia Sundhage said when asked to disclose it. "Sometimes in, once in a while out.
" Boxx went first, and her launching banged off Ayumi Kaihori's right side leg. After Aya Miyama made hers, wrong-footing Solo, Lloyd stepped up and sent her tot soaring over the crossbar. As the shove gasped, Lloyd covered her embouchure in dismay.
Solo saved Japan's next shot, but Kaihori made an arousing two-handed safeguard on Heath's shot. Solo came up with a save, and Wambach buried hers. But Japan exigency to brand just one more, and Kumagai did. Copyright 2011 by STATS LLC and The Associated Press.
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