Kissing The Badge is a recurring post where we take a look at some of the best goal celebrations from the previous week's matches. Today, we look at the post penalty kick celebration from USWNT's Megan Rapinoe.
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By Jacen
The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup has not been 100% smooth sailing for the United States. A 2 - 1 loss to Sweden in the final group stage match meant the Yanks would be facing Brazil in the Quarter Finals. USA Brazil history aside, the match was a back and forth affair with several good plays, and several bad calls. The dramatic, late, late goal from Abby Wombach (which Rapinoe assisted) sent the game into penalty kicks, which the USA won 5 - 3.
Rapinoe was the 4th of the US ladies to take her spot kick, and she delivered it in fast and to the left, beating Brazilian keeper Andréia. She then celebrated by doing 3 celebrations in 1. First she cupped her hands over her mouth and called out, before sucking her thumb (the well known celebration signifying the goal scored was for the players children) and racing back to her team mates, head bobbing and tongue hanging out of her mouth.
A quality goal and a quality celebration!
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By Jacen
The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup has not been 100% smooth sailing for the United States. A 2 - 1 loss to Sweden in the final group stage match meant the Yanks would be facing Brazil in the Quarter Finals. USA Brazil history aside, the match was a back and forth affair with several good plays, and several bad calls. The dramatic, late, late goal from Abby Wombach (which Rapinoe assisted) sent the game into penalty kicks, which the USA won 5 - 3.
Rapinoe was the 4th of the US ladies to take her spot kick, and she delivered it in fast and to the left, beating Brazilian keeper Andréia. She then celebrated by doing 3 celebrations in 1. First she cupped her hands over her mouth and called out, before sucking her thumb (the well known celebration signifying the goal scored was for the players children) and racing back to her team mates, head bobbing and tongue hanging out of her mouth.
A quality goal and a quality celebration!
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