U.S. goalie Alyssa Naeher was the hero, saving twice in the shootout and setting up Megan Rapinoe to send the U.S. into the next round.
With less than 10 minutes of the 90 remaining, the Netherlands were awarded a penalty when Kelley O'Hara fouled Lineth Beerensteyn in the penalty box.In the first half of extra time, the Dutch piled on the pressure and had the ball in the back of the net when Beerensteyn headed it in after a scramble in the penalty area. But the goal was ruled out for offside. She later shot just over the crossbar.
Team USA then had two goals ruled out for offside at the start of the second. Both Christen Press and Alex Morgan hit the back of the net, only to see them disallowed. With three minutes remaining Megan Rapinoe blazed the ball over the bar.Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images With nothing to separate the teams, the game then went to a penalty shootout in which the Americans made no mistake to seal their place in the semis.
Naeher saved Miedema's opening penalty and another from Aniek Nouwen. Rose Lavelle, Morgan and Press scored for the U.S. before Rapinoe — so often the talisman — stepped up and fired confidently into the roof of the net.
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