Substitute Natasha Kai scored in the 11th minute of the first extra-time period to give the United States a 2-1 win and eliminate Canada in their quarter-final women's soccer match at the Beijing Games. ...full story at cbcnews
from cbcnews on Fri, Aug 15 2008
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