The Americans finally broke through in the second half, with Morgan scoring her second goal of the tournament in the 69th. Rapinoe booted a pass that traveled almost half the length of the field and Morgan, who replaced the injured Lauren Cheney at halftime, beat three defenders to catch up to it. She shook Kumagai, touched the ball once with her right foot, stutter-stepped and then delivered a left-footed blast from 17 yards that Kaihori had no chance at stopping.
The Americans raced over to Morgan for a group bearhug while chants of ''U-S-A!'' echoed through the stadium.
But with just nine minutes or so before they could claim the title, the Americans gifted Japan a goal. Rachel Buehler tried to clear the ball right in front of the goal and knocked it to Ali Krieger, who botched her clearance, too. The ball fell to Miyama, who poked it in from five yards to tie it.Replica Ray Bans Wholesale
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