TORONTO, CANADA - Christine Sinclair was infuriated when the Canadian women’s national team fell 4-3 to the USA in the semifinal of the London 2012 Olympics.
“We feel like we didn’t lose, we feel like it was taken from us,” she said to reporters post-match.
Nine years later, Sinclair and Canada have a shot at revenge.
On August 6, 2012, in the 77th minute at Old Trafford, Canadian goalkeeper Erin Mcleod was called on for time-wasting. American forward Abby Wambach counted down the seconds that she held the ball.
Six.