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SPORTS Friday, June 26, 2015 East Oregonian Page 3B Women’s World Cup US faces offensive challenge in defense-minded China By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario — The last time the United States played China in the Women’s World Cup was LQWKH¿QDODWWKH5RVH Bowl, when the Americans won on penalty kicks for their second title and Brandi Chastain famously ripped off her jersey. The teams meet again Friday night, with the winner DGYDQFLQJ WR D VHPL¿QDO against top-ranked Germany or No. 3 France, and the Americans still are seeking their third title. The United States has a 24-game unbeaten streak against China dating to 2003. After scoring just six JRDOVLQWKHLU¿UVWIRXUJDPHV the Americans look to Alex Morgan for offense. The 25-year-old star forward was sidelined by a bone bruise in her left knee from April 11 until June 8, made her ¿UVW VWDUW RI WKH WRXUQDPHQW LQ WKH JURXSVWDJH ¿QDOH against Nigeria and scored KHU ¿UVW JRDO LQ 0RQGD\¶V 2-0 round-of-16 win over Colombia. “I feel better and better each game,” Morgan said. “I’m seeing my speed, my change of direction, my shot coming back. It feels good and hopefully in the next games it will feel great.” Quarterfinals USA China • Today, 4:30 p.m. • at TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Ontario • TV: Fox The Americans will be PLVVLQJ PLG¿HOGHUV 0HJDQ 5DSLQRHDQG/DXUHQ+ROLGD\ suspended because of yellow card accumulation. Morgan Brian, 22, and 26-year-old Christen Press are likely to take their spots in the starting lineup against China. 5DSLQRH KDV EHHQ RQH of the most creative and dangerous players in Canada, ZKLOH +ROLGD\ KDV EHHQ steady and dependable. ³7KH\¶UH GH¿QLWHO\ ERWK incredible players, great for our team. They’re going to be missed, for sure,” fellow PLG¿HOGHU &DUOL /OR\G VDLG “But it is what it is. We kind of have to get on with it. We can’t really dwell on the fact we won’t have them out on WKH¿HOG´ 7+(5(3/$&(0(176 Coach Jill Ellis has said Brian ZLOOOLNHO\UHSODFH+ROLGD\LQ WKH PLGGOH RI WKH PLG¿HOG DORQJVLGH /OR\G ZKLOH LW¶V widely expected Press will VWDUW LQ 5DSLQRH¶V OHIW ÀDQN spot. Brian is the youngest player on the U.S. team. of players from the U.S. team attended the match at Commonwealth Stadium. China has played in the World Cup six times but missed out four years ago in *HUPDQ\ 7KH 6WHHO 5RVHV have never won a title. 7+( 86 3$7+ 7KH United States defeated Australia 3-1 in the tourna- PHQW RSHQHU ZLWK 5DSLQRH scoring twice. 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Sinclair’s penalty kick in face defending champion good on services, so we have “I liked the outcome, of second-half stoppage time, Japan, ranked fourth, in a other options there for us.” course. We all enjoyed the China beat the Netherlands TXDUWHU¿QDO PDWFK 6DWXUGD\ Ellis could slide Tobin outcome. But when I look at and played a 2-2 draw with LQ (GPRQWRQ $OEHUWD +RVW +HDWK WR WKH OHIW ÀDQN DQG that picture or I remember that New Zealand. Canada, ranked eighth, plays Wang ShanShan scored No. 6 England in Vancouver, use Press on the right. Press PK, I think of the months and started against Australia in years in advance, a lifetime of early and 16th-ranked China British Columbia. The the team’s World Cup opener dedication to the sport I love, hung on to defeat Cameroon winners will face off in the to be the best athlete I could at 1-0 last Saturday to open the VHPL¿QDOV LQ (GPRQWRQ RQ and scored a goal. elimination round. A number Wednesday. 9HWHUDQ +HDWKHU 2¶5HLOO\ that moment,” she said. BABE RUTH: 0RQNHUVKLWVWZRGRXEOHVWROHDG3LORW5RFNRIIHQVH Byrnes Oil’s Levi Thieme throws from the mound in the Cubs’ 10-0 win against the Dodg- ers on Thurs- day in Pendle- ton. WKH ERWWRP RI WKH ¿UVW inning and Steve Bautista collecting six strikeouts GURYH LQ WKH ¿QDO UXQ LQ before surrendering the WKH ERWWRP RI WKH ¿IWK rubber to Josh Willingham after Thieme and Shaun for clean-up duty. Simmons scored on passed “I thought the pitchers EDOOV7KLHPH DQG 'DPRQ did great tonight,” Kris Ward hit doubles, and Thieme said. “They threw Cade Monkers hit two for strikes and put pressure the Cubs, which had four on the batter. Our defense HDUQHGUXQVRII¿YHKLWV started out a little bit shaky The Pendleton-based but towards the end they 'RGJHUV VWUDQGHG UXQQHUV made every play they in scoring position in needed to make.” every inning but the third. The Cubs plated ³7KDW¶V %DEH 5XWK WKHLU ¿UVW IRXU EDWWHUV LQ for you. When we play Continued from 1B Staff photo by E.J. Harris as many games as we do in such a short period of time, we don’t get much opportunity to practice,” VDLGPDQDJHU'RXJ.OLQH “The season was an up-and-down season. We played well at times, we played bad at times. “Every time we came to the game we played hard and they put everything out there. I coach the kids to have fun, and I think that’s the biggest thing, that we’re having fun at this age.” 0DWKHZ 'HPLDQHZ went the distance for the 'RGJHUV DQG ¿QLVKHG with four strikeouts, three ZDONV&DWFK.HOO\'D]RQ 6LJR %UHWW 5LQHKDUW DQG Preston Brower had hits IRUWKH'RGJHUV The game ended the season for the 13-14-year- olds on both sides. 'HDQV $WKOHWLF &DUGL- nals of Pendleton were the league’s regular-season champions, and Thieme said he was grateful to WKH WHDP¶V PDQDJHU 'HDQ Fouquette for organizing the league. “Kudos to the guys that run this organization, and we really appreciate (Fouquette) putting all the time in to make these things happen, or these kids don’t get to do this stuff,” he said. ——— CUBS 10, DODGERS 0 (5 innings) DOD 000 00 — 0 4 2 CUB 430 03 — 10 5 4 Mathew Demianew and Blake Davis. Levi Thieme, Josh Willingham (4) and Shaun Simmons. W — Thieme. L — Demianew. 2B — Damon Ward, Cade Monkers 2, L. Thieme (Cubs). CLASSIFIED M ARK ETPL A C E Pla ce cla ssified a d s on lin e a t w w w.ea storeg on m a rketp la ce.com or ca ll 5 4 1-278-26 78 Lost & Found 5 Special Notices 10 CLASSIFIED LINE AD DEADLINES Edition: $500 REWARD: LOST CAT 3/15/15: B&W named Monkee, long hair, white paws, lost near Hermiston Butte. Call/text Heidi 541-701-9001. PLEASE CHECK YOUR AD ON THE FIRST DAY OF PUBLICATION. 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