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North Korea Blame Loss To U.S. On Players Getting Struck By Lightning
http://sports.yahoo.com/ ^ | June 29, 2011 | Brooks Peck

Posted on 06/29/2011 6:15:44 AM PDT by Biggirl

A couple of second-half goals gave the U.S. a 2-0 win over North Korea and a strong start to their Women's World Cup run. The eighth-ranked North Koreans have the youngest team in the tournament with an average age of 20. Still, their discipline and skill gave the U.S. a lot of trouble in the first half before controversial starter Lauren Cheney justified her selection by heading in the first goal in the 54th minute and defender Rachel Buehler scored a second in the 76th minute.

After the match, North Korea manager Kwang Min Kim shocked the congregated press by revealing that his side isn't just the youngest team, but it is also the only team in the tournament that's been struck by lightning.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: lightning; northkorea; soccer; usa
From the world of soccer.
1 posted on 06/29/2011 6:15:51 AM PDT by Biggirl
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To: Biggirl

Soccer. Bleh! A failed liberal attempt at sport.


2 posted on 06/29/2011 6:17:46 AM PDT by pgkdan (Time for a Cain Mutiny!)
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To: pgkdan

Grass Fairies.


3 posted on 06/29/2011 6:19:07 AM PDT by b4its2late ("Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8")
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To: pgkdan
Soccer. Bleh! A failed liberal attempt at sport.

I'll take a good ol' jousting over a soccer game any day!

4 posted on 06/29/2011 6:22:31 AM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: Biggirl
They got the ZOT. Awesome.

The Viking Kitties strike again!

5 posted on 06/29/2011 6:26:50 AM PDT by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
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To: pgkdan

???


6 posted on 06/29/2011 6:33:47 AM PDT by stuartcr ("Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different.")
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To: All

Watching soccer is like watching paint drying.


7 posted on 06/29/2011 6:39:02 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: Biggirl

They have to say something. If they take the blame for the loss, they could all end up in concentration camps.

I seem to remember a sports loss a year or so ago (Olympics?) where the coach from the NK team had to stand up in front of a auditorium and be insulted.


8 posted on 06/29/2011 7:46:41 AM PDT by I still care (I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
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