Stumptown Footy · Jul 30, 2021
Thorns in Tokyo: Quarterfinals
Photo by Brad Smith/ISI Photos/Getty Images Canda 0-0 Brazil; Canada advance via penalties
Christine Sinclair and Canada advance to the Olympic semifinals via a penalty shootout. Canada and Brazil played 120 minutes of scoreless soccer before the shootout. Sinclair missed her penalty but Stephanie Labbe made two crucial penalty saves.
The first Olympic quarterfinal saw two of the game’s greats going head-to-head and captaining their sides in Sinclair and Marta. Marta’s Brazil got off to a better start, establishing control in midfield and pressing Canada into turnovers in their own half.