Posted on 08/02/2021 8:26:17 AM PDT by conservative98
United States women's national team forward Megan Rapinoe said the semifinal defeat to Canada in the Olympic Games on Monday is a "bitter one to swallow."
The USWNT fell 1-0 through Jessie Fleming's second-half penalty and will miss out on the chance to win a gold medal.
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"It's terrible. We just didn't have it today," Rapinoe said after the match. "Just too many errors from us again. I felt like the space was there for us to play and we just couldn't get into it, too many touches or, you know, an errant touch.
"That's football. They got, I think, one shot on goal, a PK, and from what it sounds like it was a PK. So yeah, it's a bitter one to swallow. Obviously we never want to lose to Canada. I don't think I've ever lost to Canada.
"So it's a bitter one. Obviously there's still a lot to compete for. That's what I told the girls and what we talked about in the huddle. It's not the color we want, but there's still a medal on the line. That's a huge thing and we want to win that game, but yeah, this is ... this sucks. It sucks."
The loss marked the first time the USWNT have been defeated by Canada since 2001, snapping a 36-game unbeaten streak against their North American rivals.
"For those of us that were part of the 2012 team [Canada lost to the USWNT in the semifinal after extra time at the London Olympics], it's nice to get a little revenge in an Olympic semifinal," Canada captain Christine Sinclair said.
"I was just sitting there thinking how proud I am of this team," she said. "It's a very unique group. It's a special group and I'm so proud to be a part of it."
The USWNT have endured a tough time at the Olympics, starting with a 3-0 loss to Sweden that snapped a 44-game unbeaten streak and a scoreless draw with Australia in the group stage.
Megan Rapinoe has said the USWNT will find it hard to take the Olympic semifinal loss to Canada. Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images Vlatko Andonovski's side needed penalties to defeat Netherlands in the quarterfinals, but Rapinoe said she struggles to understand why the team was not able to perform in Japan.
"It just hasn't flowed for us. It hasn't been easy," she added. "But it just didn't click for us. I don't know if it was just roster rotations. I know it's a tough tournament, trying to save people.
"But our bench is deep, deep, deep as hell. So I don't think we can really put it on that. I can't quite put my finger on it. I've been thinking about the whole tournament, we just didn't have that juice that we normally do.
Maybe if you concentrated more on soccer instead of being “woke” warriors you would be playing for gold. Glad they lost!
Agreed! But I am stoked to start reading the comments to see what made it through the FReeper censors.
The opinions of millions...
AND they lost to a man!!! HAHAHAHA
“...but yeah, this is ... this sucks. It sucks.”
That’s part of the problem, dyke: you don’t.
Is soccer a sport?
Pretty much. They get ratings once every 4 years. They are the ones that NEGIOTIATED their own contract too.
I’m not surprised Jared was a pedo, what surprised me is that it was with girls.
Plenty of lesbians on the Canadian team as well.
Rapping’ Ho and her team took a knee and then took a dive.
I don’t know, but I kinda think that was Photoshopped.
The womans team lost to a boy’s high school team in Dallas.
That’s where they fit in the world of sports. A high school level mens team...
WHO GIVES A FUDGSICLE?
Let me let you in on a little secret about women’s sports:
50% of them of are lesbians
I am not talking about middle school or even high school girls sports, but collegiate and higher level(pro) women sports have a much higher percentage of homosexuals.
It is similar to the fact that many actors and actresses are liberals. Also, that many extroverted people are a little light in the loafers. It is just that people like that gravitate towards those things in life.
But it’s also that lesbians, have taken over to the point that straight girls don’t even want to play those sports once they are out of high school.
And I suspect now, even in high school it’s happening, too.
They lost to an under 15 boys team, so freshmen or middle school.
My SIL is a PGA teaching pro.
Calls the gals “dykes on spikes”
Put another way, the U.S. team lost to Canada because they muffed it.
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