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Buchanan, Lawrence Play for Bronze Friday
August 16, 2016 06:33 PM | Women's Soccer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University women’s soccer seniors Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence will play for Bronze at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games, as Canada fell to Germany, 2-0, this afternoon, in a semifinal match at Mineirão Stadium, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Third-place finishers at the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games, Canada will face host Brazil on Friday, Aug. 19, at noon, at Arena Corinthians, in São Paulo, Brazil.
Today’s defeat is Canada’s first in Brazil. Just one week ago, Canada earned a 2-1 victory over Germany in the final Group F match on Aug. 9.
Buchanan and Lawrence played the full 90 minutes on the backline, and each earned a yellow card. Lawrence finished with two shots, on on-frame, while Buchanan tallied a shot, a header in front of the net in the 45th minute that was cleaned off the line by a German defender.
As a team, Canada finished with an 11-9 edge in shots, placing four on-goal to Germany’s three. Canada also earned a 7-3 advantage in corner kicks.
Germany got on the board in the 21st minute, as Melanie Behringer converted a penalty kick following Buchanan’s card. Sara Daebritz added the insurance goal in the 60th minute.
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