Stephanie Labbe the hero as Canada reaches Olympic women’s soccer semifinals over Brazil
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Canada’s women’s soccer side is into the Olympic semifinals after a 0-0 quarterfinal draw against Brazil was followed by a dramatic penalty shootout, won 4-3 by the North Americans.
A tense stalemate over regulation and extra time concluded with Canadian goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe taking a hard knock from an accidental collision with a Brazilian forward, casting doubt over her condition for penalty kicks when overtime concluded without a winner.
However, Labbe was able to make two consecutive saves which turned the shootout around and clinched the victory, after Christine Sinclair had missed a spot kick early on.
Labbe and Sinclair hugged at the conclusion of the shootout, in a touching moment.