ussoccer.com - 7/17/2008
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(Official USWNT Match Report) July 16 --- US Soccer: The U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Brazil, 1-0 in San Diego on a goal from forward Natasha Kai. --- The win also featured a loss for the U.S. team, as top scorer Abby Wambach broke her leg in a 31st minute collision with Brazilian defender Andreia Rosa. --- Kai entered the match at 56' and would bag the winning goal at 85'...
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uswomen.american-soccer-news.com 7/17/2008 — The U.S. Women’s National Team’s 1-0 defeat of Brazil in its last warm-up to the Beijing Olympics was tempered by the loss of the team’s top scorer Abby Wambach, who broke her leg and will be out for at least 12 weeks.
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signonsandiego.com 7/19/2008 — San Diego Union-Tribune: Star forward Abby Wambach underwent a one-hour surgery to have a titanium rod inserted in her broken left leg yesterday at Sharp Memorial Hospital. Dr. Damion Valletta performed the surgery and said “everything went according to plan” and “there were no complications.” Wambach, 28, broke the leg in the 33rd minute Wednesday in a 1-0 win against Brazil in San Diego.
US star Wambach carried off field with leg injury (AP)
sports.yahoo.com 7/17/2008 — Leading scorer Abby Wambach was carted off the field on a stretcher with an apparent left leg injury in the first half of the U.S. women's match against Brazil on Wednesday night. Wambach collided with Andrei Rosa as they were both going for the ball in the 33rd minute. Wambach and Rosa both went down and Wambach began to immediately signal to the sideline that she was hurt.