The USA and Canada Meet in the Soccer Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals in women’s Olympic soccer will have Canada playing the USA. These are two teams that know each other well and have played against one another several time this year.
The U.S. women know that Canada is strong and very physical. The main Canadian strategy will be the long ball. The Canadian offense will try to place a long ball behind the American defenders. The Canadian women have the fitness and speed to run down the ball and look for scoring opportunities. The task for the American defenders will be to keep the play in front of them constantly and to remain disciplined. The Canadians will try to force the defenders into making errors and allow for scoring opportunities on the American goalkeeper, Hope Solo. This is a game where Hope Solo must communicate and read the play for her defense. In the last two games, the American defense and Hope Solo have not allowed a goal.
The winner of this match, scheduled for Friday, will advance to the Olympic semifinals. The game will be played at 6:00 A.M. east coast time. For the team that advances, the other side of the draw, in the semifinals, will be either the team from Japan or the team from China.
Catherine Forsythe
Tags: Beijing Olympics, Canada, quarterfinals, soccer, USA
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