U.S. TOPPLES TOP-RANKED GERMANY 2-0 TO REACH WORLD CUP FINAL
- By Abrel Smith-DawgNationElite
- Jul 1, 2015
- 1 min read
In a battle between a fantastic attack and a fantastic defense, the latter prevailed, as two penalty kicks — one made, one whiffed — and a late insurance goal gave the U.S. a 2-0 win over Germany and a berth in the Women's World Cup final.
After American forward Alex Morgan tumbled over a German defender — a foul that appeared to occur outside of the box — forward Carli Lloyd got a penalty shot past Germany's Nadine Angerer, whom the U.S. had kept busy all night. Nine minutes earlier, defender Lauren Holiday pulled down star German striker Celia Sasic inside the box, but she sent her penalty kick feet left of the goal.
The U.S. defense has not allowed a goal in five games, since its first game of the tournament against Australia. America's attackers continued their tournament-long trouble finishing, but kept constant pressure on the top-ranked Germans through the winning goal in 69th minute, then limited Germany's opportunities through the rest of the match.
The U.S., which hasn't won a World Cup since 1999, will play for the title on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET, facing either fourth-ranked Japan or sxith-ranked England.
GO USA!!!
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