USA Women's Soccer Defeats Canada 4-3 After Stunning Extra Time Goal

1. The US had to come back from 3 Canadian leads just to force the extra time. Christine Sinclair was an absolute force for the Canadians and became just the second player to record a hat trick against the U.S. She scored in 22nd, 67th and 73rd minutes. Sinclair's first two goals were answered by Megan Rapinoe in the 54th and 70th minutes. Abby Wambach scored from the penalty spot in the 80th minute to tie the match at 3-3.

   The penalty came after a controversial call to award an indirect free kick against Canada after their goalkeeper held the ball for greater than 6 seconds in an effort to waste time. It is a legitimate rule, but rarely seen called. Typically, goaltenders are given yellow cards for time wasting. The call resulted in a free kick that a Canadian player handled in the box in an attempt to stop. A penalty was called and the match was tied at 3-3.

   In the 122nd minute of extra time, just moments before the whistle would blow to send it to penalties, Alex Morgan headed a cross into the net to seal the win for the U.S. Enjoy it in all its gif glory.

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MANCHESTER, England -- The U.S. women's soccer team is back in the Olympic gold medal match after a wild come-from-behind 4-3 win over Canada with a goal in the final minute of extra time. Now the Americans will be out to avenge one of the most gut-wrenching losses in the program's history.Alex Morgan gave the U.S. its first lead of the night in the third minute of injury time Monday, completing the win over Canada in the Olympic semifinals at Old Trafford.Morgan's 6-yard header, on a long cross from Heather O'Reilly, looped high into the net over goalkeeper Erin McLeod for the winning goal. Megan Rapinoe scored in the 54th and 70th minutes, and Abby Wambach in the 80th for the U.S.

The Americans overcame a hat trick from Christine Sinclair, who scored in the 22nd, 67th and 73rd minutes for Canada.Next comes the game the U.S. players have been eyeing for more than a year, a rematch with Japan on Thursday at Wembley Stadium with gold on the line. The top-ranked Americans lost to Japan on penalty kicks in the World Cup final last summer, a stunning blow that became a source of motivation as the players prepared for this year's Olympics.

The U.S. team has played in the title match in every Summer Games since women's soccer was introduced in Atlanta in 1996, winning the gold in 1996, 2004 and 2008 and the silver in 2000.The Americans advanced by continuing its dominance of the neighbor to the north, extending its unbeaten streak against Canada to 27 games (23-0-4). The Americans lead the all-time series 44-3-5, the last loss coming at the Algarve Cup in 2001.

The penalty came after a controversial call to award an indirect free kick against Canada after their goalkeeper held the ball for greater than 6 seconds in an effort to waste time. It is a legitimate rule, but rarely seen called. Typically, goaltenders are given yellow cards for time wasting. The call resulted in a free kick that a Canadian player handled in the box in an attempt to stop. A penalty was called and the match was tied at 3-3.

In the 122nd minute of extra time, just moments before the whistle would blow to send it to penalties, Alex Morgan headed a cross into the net to seal the win for the U.S. Enjoy it in all its gif glory.