Epic battle between neighbors after Canada/US Women's soccer semifinals

Many soccer fans saw one of the hardest and best fought battles in women's soccer on Monday. The game, for fans, was full of emotions. Christien Sinclair put Canada in the lead three times, with Rapinoe answering twice and Wambach equalizign the score with a controversial penalty kick ten minutes before the end of the game. The boiling point came when Morgan put the ball into the next in extra time, ensuring a US berth in the final against Japan.

Emotions ran high after the game and the Canadian women told the Norwegian referree, Christiana Pedersen, that she must be wearing a USA uniform, when considering made some of the calls made during the game.

One of the most controversial calls was a time delay call against Canada's keeper, which resulted in a free kick just outside the box. The subsequent Rapinoe free kick resulted in a handball and a penalty kick, which Abby Wambach easily sank in the net. One of the allegations was that one of the US players had counted the seconds out loud, influencing the referee.  Full story @allvoices.com

Peralta, Cortez Secure Olympic Soccer Final Berth for Mexico

Mexico made soccer history at Wembley today.  In a close match, second half goals by Oribe Peralta and Javier Cortez secured a 3-1 win over Japan.

In a fairly evenly balanced first half Otsu put got the go ahead goal for Japan in the 12th minute. Mexico's Fabian got the equalizer in the 31st minute.  The sides went into the dressing room with a 1-1 tie, setting up a nailbiter for the second half. 

After stealing the ball off a Japanese defender, in the 65th minute, Peralta fired the subsequent shot into the  left corner, giving Mexico a 2-1 advantage.  Full Story @allvoices.com

Tancredi's Goals shoot Canada into Women's Soccer Quarterfinal

After trailing Sweden 2-0 after 15 minutes, Melissa Tancredo handed team Canada a lifeline at the end of the first half and a berth in the knockout phase in the 84th minute.
Although Team Canada dominated the game in the early stages, it was goals by Sweden's Marie Hammarstrom (13th minute) and Sofia Jakobsson (16th minute) that set the pace for the game.
Nilsson provided an excellent pass from the right flank to Maria Hammarstrom, who send the ball into the net from seven meters for 1-0 for the Swedes in the 13th minutes. Just a few minute later, in the 16th minute, Hammerstrom made a superb pass into the box. St. Albert's own Erin McLeod moved out of her net and missed the ball, which ricoched off Jakobsson's shins, landing in the net.  Full Story @allvoices.comhttp:

Sinclair's Double Keeps Team Canada's Hopes Alive

Canada defeats South Africa 3-0
After suffering a defeat in their Olympic opener against Japan, Canada's Tancredi and Sinclair revived the team's hopes for qualification beyond the group stage.
The win gives the Canadians three points one point below the group leaders Japan and second place Sweden. Canada is scheduled to meet Sweden next Tuesday.
Tancredi opened the scoring for Canada in the 7th minute when she converted a low centre pass from Diana Matheson for a 1-0 lead. It was Tancredi's second goal in the tournament. Tancredi was a constant threat during the game.  Full Story@allvoices.com