Canada is celebrating and Sweden is mourning, after their women’s soccer teams took their gold-medal match past regulation, through extra time and into …
Canada is celebrating and Sweden is mourning, after their women’s soccer teams took their gold-medal match past regulation, through extra time and into a wildly nerve-wracking shootout in the Tokyo Olympics Friday. The shootout had it all: Both teams missed crucial shots, and the goalkeepers made huge saves. And on the final attempt,20-year-old midfielder Julia Grosso blasted a low shot that Sweden’s goalie Hedvig Lindahl managed to get a glove on — but could not stop, as the ball settled into the back of the net. Euphoric Canadian players rushed toward Grosso on the pitch at International Stadium Yokohama, as the Swedish team reconciled themselves with a second consecutive silver finish.
