US Women vs Japan Women 2012 ( USA Japan Olympics VIDEO BELOW)
Final score and result:- US Women vs Japan 2-1 ( Lloyd*2/ Ogimi)
Wembley Stadium, London- Women’s Football Olympics 2012 final- 9 August, 2012- Thursday- 19.45 UK KO
Carli Lloyd’s brace takes the USWNT to their third straight Olympic gold and helps them avenge last year’s World Cup final defeat as they beat Japan 2-1 at Wembley in the final.
Thought some of the tackles made by male defenders were rough and nasty? Here is a video of New Mexico defender Elizabeth Lambert, who yanked BYU Cougars Kassidy Shumwa to the ground by pulling her ponytail. It took place in a Mountain West Conference Semifinal which was won by the Cougars 1-0.
That is not the only foul made by Lambert. If you see the video below, you’ll see her punching opponents in the face and elbowing them in the back too.
Qualifying Teams : Group A : China Sweden Canada Group B : Brazil Germany Group C : USA Norway Japan USA 2-1 Canada ( Aug 15- Shanghai) ( Angela Hucles, Natasha Kai/ Christine Sinclair) Brazil 2-1 Norway ( Aug 15- Tianjin) ( Marta, Daniela/ Siri Nordby penalty) Sweden 0-2 Germany ( Aug 15- Shenyang) ( … Read more