The gold medal match for soccer in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing was a rematch from the 2007 Women’s World Cup semifinals. The United States Women’s National Team was looking to exact revenge against Brazil, who had pummeled them the summer before and was looking for the nation’s first gold medal in soccer.
It was a wet, rainy night in Beijing, which made field conditions less than ideal, and the result was cautious action between the two teams. Still, the action picked up on both sides. Hope Solo had the match of her life as she recorded 6 remarkable saves.