What a Game

There's no way I can describe yesterday's game for the US National Women's Team, but I'll try:

• The thrill of scoring first.
  
• The taste of destined victory when Solo saved the PK.
  
• The anger over the referee's call to allow Brazil to retake the penalty.
  
• The concern about going down to 10 players.
  
• The pride of the fitness and effort for the remaining 10 players.
  
• The depression when Brazil scored in extra time when they were clearly offsides.
• The gut wrenching 30 minutes when our women were fighting beyond exhaustion, but couldn't score.
  
• Then the Big One: the unbelievable thrill of the last minute goal in the extra time's extra time. Who could believe it?
  
• The heartbreak to see our first penalty missed.
  
• The rebirth of hope upon seeing the Brazilian keeper had cheated way forward and was caught allowing us to make the re-kick.
• Finally, the joy of making the last penalty and winning the match.

If you missed it, you really missed it.