SAN DIEGO, California -- 93 seconds. That's the time it took on Wednesday for thousands supporting the U.S. women's national team to suddenly fall silent at Snapdragon Stadium.
Once an optimistic sea of red, white and blue fans that were hoping to watch an idyllic Southern California ending to the SheBelieves Cup, the crowd was instead left stunned as Japan's Yuka Momiki pounced on a stray pass and found the back of the net by the second minute.
Although the U.S. would quickly find an equalizer through rising star Ally Sentnor in the 14th minute, the visitors wrestled back momentum in a game that would decide the winner of the tournament.