LONDON 2012: Christine Sinclair’s hat trick and her teammates' game of their lives weren’t enough.Alex Morgan scored in extra time as the United States beat Canada 4-3 in a women’s soccer semifinal at the London Olympics













LONDON—Christine Sinclair’s hat trick and her teammates' game of their lives weren’t enough.Alex Morgan scored in extra time as the United States beat Canada 4-3 in a women’s soccer semifinal at the London Olympics.
Sinclair scored goals in the 22nd, 67th and 73rd minutes, but each time the Americans battled back.

Lineups

    Canada
  • FW
    Christine Margaret Sinclair
  • FW
    Jonelle Filigno
  • FW
    Melissa Palma Julie Tancredi
  • MF
    Desiree Rose Marie Scott
  • MF
    Diana Beverly Matheson
  • MF
    Sophie Diana Schmidt
  • DF
    Carmelina Moscato
  • DF
    Lauren Marie Sesselmann
  • DF
    Marie-Eve Nault
  • DF
    Rhian Emilie Wilkinson
  • GK
    Erin McLeod
    United States
  • FW
    Abby Wambach
  • FW
    Alex Morgan
  • FW
    Lauren Cheney
  • MF
    Carli Lloyd
  • MF
    Megan Rapinoe
  • MF
    Tobin Heath
  • DF
    Amy Le Peilbet
  • DF
    Christie Rampone
  • DF
    Kelley O'Hara
  • DF
    Rachel Buehler
  • GK
    Hope Solo
    Substitutes
  • MF
    Brittany Amanda Timko
  • MF
    Chelsea Blaine Stewart
  • MF
    Kaylyn Mckenzie Kyle
  • MF
    Kelly Parker
  • DF
    Candace Marie Chapman
  • DF
    Melanie Booth
  • GK
    Karina Chenelle Leblanc
    Substitutes
  • FW
    Amy Rodriguez
  • FW
    Sydney Leroux
  • MF
    Heather O'Reilly
  • MF
    Shannon Boxx
  • DF
    Becky Sauerbrunn
  • DF
    Heather Mitts
  • GK
    Nicole Barnhart
Megan Rapinoe scored twice for the Americans before star forward Abby Wambach tied the game 3-3 on a penalty in the 80th minute.
Just before the penalty, the Americans were awarded a controversial free kick just outside the Canadian area when goalkeeper Erin MacLeod was charged for holding on to the ball for too long.
Canada’s Marie-Eve Nault was called for handball on the ensuing free kick, resulting in Wambach’s penalty.
Wambach had a chance to put it away late in extra time but her header went off the bar.
It’s the second Olympics in a row that these rivals have gone to extra time. The U.S beat Canada 2-1 in the quarter-finals of the 2008 Beijing Games.
The U.S. faces Japan for the gold medal on Thursday, while Canada plays France for bronze.
Canada hasn’t beaten the U.S. since 2001.
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