After a 2-2 tie in regular time, the Americans beat the Canadians 3-1 on penalty kicks
The USA beat Canada on penalties (2-2, 1-3 on penalties) and will play Brazil in the final. From the first edition of the Women's Gold Cup.
Jaden Shaw opened the scoring in the 20th minute For the stars and stripes combo. The American took advantage of the fact that the field was flooded with rain and that the ball, as it passed from the defense to the Canadian goalkeeper, got stuck in no man's land, allowing her to beat the opposition goalkeeper at will.
Canada did not lower its arms, and achieved the equalizer in the 82nd minute. A header from Jordin Heitema took the semi-final to extra time.
Already in extra time, SofiaSmith He caught the ball inside the area and scored in the 99th minute for the United States, which seemed decisive.
But at 126 AdrianaLion I managed in extremistA penalty kick tied the game for the Canadians The semi-final was therefore left to be decided by an eleven-metre penalty shoot-out.
And he did not forgive the Americans there, who confirmed their place in the final after a long struggle with Alyssano Like a hero, the goalkeeper not only saved three penalty kicks, but also took one and scored for her team.
For its part, Brazil beat Mexico 3-0 on Wednesday in the other semi-final match.
Both semi-final matches were held at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, the venue that will host the final of this inaugural Women's Gold Cup on Sunday, March 10.
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