PARIS, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Trinity Rodman scored a goal in extra time as the United States beat Japan 1-0 to advance to women's soccer semifinals of the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Japan managed well defensively until the end of the first half of the extra time when Rodman picked up a long pass from Crystal Dunn on the right side of the area, and dodged Japanese defender Hikaru Hitagawa before releasing a powerful angled left-foot shot which left Japanese goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita with no chance to save.
