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USA Fail to Shake off Bogey Team as Sweden Reach Final 4

On Friday night, the quest for a gold medal at the Rio Olympics was blown wide open in the women's football tournament as Sweden, against all the odds, knocked the USA out via a dramatic penalty shootout.

The game followed the predicted pattern, with Sweden trying to defend deep and the USA piling on the pressure. One problem for Jill Ellis' game plan—the Americans struggled to break down the Scandinavian wall.

Just like Ellis predicted, Sweden parked the bus, but they did it extremely well. The USA came out the blocks quickly, but they failed to truly trouble Hedvig Lindahl's goal in the early stages.