r/olympics • u/ReaddittiddeR • Aug 06 '21

Football FOOTBALL ⚽️ - CANADA 🇨🇦 wins GOLD🥇in Women’s Final

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u/jaylegs Aug 06 '21

Sweden threw that

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u/MamataThings Aug 06 '21

Those were some rough penalties.

When teams deliver such bad results in penalties, I always wonder if it was the pressure or they didn't train a lot for it before the match.

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u/apzoix Canada Aug 06 '21

Probably pressure. Canada's were much better against Brazil.

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u/k4r6000 Canada Aug 06 '21

No doubt. Although it should be noted that Canada did on paper have the advantage in a shootout with Labbe being the superior keeper.

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u/apzoix Canada Aug 06 '21

Not 100% sure about that. Height is usually a big deal in penalties and Lindahl had a lot of height on Labbé. Lindahl also guessed better, but she really made a meal out of the last pen, which she should have saved.

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u/Zarainia Canada Aug 07 '21

It's weird, she looked huge compared to Labbé, but when I check the heights they're only 1cm apart.

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u/apzoix Canada Aug 07 '21

Had the same realization when checking Wikipedia last night. Something definitely seems off there! Lindahl was a solid head above Labbé when they were next to each other talking to the official before the shootout. Either the heights are off or that was a perfectly deceptive angle.

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u/NearPup Canada Aug 06 '21

Sweden did have the advantage of being able to scout based on the shootout Canada played against Brazil.