The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s journey to Olympic gold came to a stunning end on Monday as they fell 1-0 to Canada in the semifinal.
The loss will see the Americans having to settle for the bronze medal if they can win their final match on Thursday.
Both clubs had their struggles due to the temperatures and neither goalkeeper had much work to do on their end. U.S. midfielder Megan Rapinoe put a shot on the net in the 68th minute but Canadian goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe parried the ball away from danger.
In a tight match, Canada was awarded a penalty kick in the 75th minute after American midfielder Tierna Davidson committed a foul inside the box.