Christen Press blasted it over the goal.
That was true when she came into the game, as extra time progressed and, most painfully, in the penalty shootout that knocked the United States out at the quarterfinal stage for the first time in the history of the Olympic women’s soccer tournament.
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Sweden’s Lisa Dahlkvist followed Press’ blunder by driving her penalty kick into the right side of the net as U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo went the other way. Sweden won the penalty shootout 4-3 after a 1-1 draw and celebrated wildly.