The USA equalized in the 58th minute when Foudy won a poor China pass out of the back. The ball bounced to Parlow, who put Foudy behind the defense with one touch. Foudy took a touch toward the goal, then cut the ball back toward the middle of the penalty box, eluding a defender in the process. Her shot was deflected off the foot of a Chinese defender and looped over goalkeeper Gao Hong and into the net to tie the game. It was Foudy's 30th international goal.
Great teams make things happen.
We got the goal made it happen on Thursday and China got the goal today. In the 78th minute, Bai Jie's hard foul on Michelle Akers caused the U.S. midfielder to stay down for several minutes, but the tackle earned only a yellow card. In the last five matches, we've each won two games and tied the other. But there are more than two teams that can win the Women's World Cup. It will be a difficult road for any team to the Final this summer.