Posted on 07/29/2012 11:20:29 AM PDT by Morgana
Abby Wambach tangles with Colombian player, gets punched (Video) 16 hours ago by LBSports
Abby Wambach had a memorable day in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday for multiple reasons. Not only did Wambach become the leading goal-scorer at the Olympics in US women's national team history, but she also ended up punched in the eye after tangling with one of her opponents.
During the 39th minute of the US's 3-0 win over Colombia, Wambach tangled with Lady Andrade and ended up punched in the eye. It's difficult to tell exactly what happened, but the two made contact after seemingly fighting for position. Lady Andrade's hand ended up smacking Wambach in the eye either intentionally or incidentally, and Wambach went down immediately.
The 32-year-old forward, whose eye was swollen after the game, described the incident as a sucker punch.
"I'm running toward the goal to get position, and I got sucker-punched," said Wambach, according to The Associated Press. "It's clear. We have it on film, so it's up to the Olympic committee and FIFA to decide what to do."
Lady Andrade had a different take on the incident.
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Until yesterday. I'll see your Lady Andrade and raise a Tancredi.
Coming in as #1, the U.S. women had a bullseye on their backs from the start. It's clear the rest of the field thinks the best way to shut them down is to get physical, but it's gotten out of hand. Wambach and Morgan have been hammered repeatedly, and the stomp on Lloyd was unbelieveable.
I'm looking forward to the Japan game. I don't think Japan will stoop to cheap shots. It will be a classy final.
Until yesterday. I'll see your Lady Andrade and raise a Tancredi.
Coming in as #1, the U.S. women had a bullseye on their backs from the start. It's clear the rest of the field thinks the best way to shut them down is to get physical, but it's gotten out of hand. Wambach and Morgan have been hammered repeatedly, and the stomp on Lloyd was unbelieveable.
I'm looking forward to the Japan game. I don't think Japan will stoop to cheap shots. It will be a classy final.
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