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Captains clash as Europe take 5-3 lead in Solheim Cup

ST LEON-ROT, Germany (Reuters) - Holders Europe led the United States 5-3 after Friday's rain-interrupted fourballs were completed at the 14th Solheim Cup on Saturday morning as both captains became involved in a heated exchange.

The two matches carried over from the day before were both halved with Melissa Reid and Carlota Ciganda ending all square with Cristie Kerr and Lexi Thompson, and Caroline Masson and Sandra Gal doing likewise with Gerina Piller and Brittany Lang.

Almost as soon as the delayed fourballs ended in the rain at a wet St Leon-Rot, European skipper Carin Koch and U.