Canada stunned world champions the United States on Monday, handing them a shock 1-0 defeat in the semi-finals of the women's Olympic football tournament to set up a clash with Sweden in Friday's showpiece match.
The Swedes beat Australia 1-0 thanks to a 46th-minute goal from Fridolina Rolfo to return to the final after their silver medal in Rio five years ago.
Canada's veteran striker Christian Sinclair initially had the ball in her hands, but Fleming took the responsibility and kept her cool to slot home. "It has been a long time coming to beat those guys," said Fleming. "We want to come away with gold now but it is really special for us to put our flag on the map," she said.The game was a dull affair until a triple substitution saw Megan Rapinoe, Lloyd and Christen Press brought on -- a change which brought new life to the American attack.
"It sucks. Obviously you never want to lose, you never want to lose in a world championship, you never want to lose to Canada, obviously, and you never want to lose playing the way we did," said Rapinoe. It was the Swedes who took the lead when Matilda's keeper Teagan Micah could only push a looping, deflected shot from Filippa Angeldal against the bar and Rolfo hooked in the loose ball.
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