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Vancouver, Canada.– The United States women’s team opened the Concacaf Olympic qualifying tournament by thrashing the Dominican Republic, 14-0, on Friday night in Vancouver.

However, the most lopsided win in the U.S. women's 27-year history was tempered by defender Ali Krieger's right knee injury, which was described as serious and was to be reevaluated Saturday. Any major ligament damage could keep her out of this summer’s Olympics in London.

While a victory over a developing team such as the Dominican Republic (ranked No. 88 in the world) is still a formality for the U.S. team, getting to the Olympics is not. The Americans had to win a backdoor playoff against Italy to get into last year's World Cup after the loss to Mexico in a qualifying match.

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7 comment(s)
Written by: mannyberrios, 21 Jan 2012 4:47 PM
From: Puerto Rico
They will get better
Written by: devin11, 21 Jan 2012 6:18 PM
From: United States, The Greatest City
There should be a mercy rule, the game should not be allowed to get this out of hand. A beat down like this will only serve to discourage current and future participants from continuing to develop the game.
Written by: antonio1, 21 Jan 2012 11:18 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Av Santa Rosa, La Romana
That's a defeat we can accept
Written by: Atabey, 22 Jan 2012 1:40 PM
From: United States, NYC
Yes Devin11,

Team USA should have passed the ball, especially after the first half and played ball possession a la Barcelona in such an over-matched game. Some people are saying that goals against dictate otherwise, but I see little chance that such an outcome will happen. Besides, the fact that the coach was cheer-leading goals 10-14 really puts it into prospective. With such a blow out going, you would think she would have been calmed and circumspect.
Written by: andujar67, 22 Jan 2012 6:31 PM
From: United States
Such a beat down is comon among women it could have a positive or negative effect the Mexican used to be the U S. Door mate for years well they re no longer in a few years i see revenge
Written by: lovingit, 23 Jan 2012 6:35 PM
From: United States, Delaware
I watched this game on TV. The US scored in the first 36 seconds of the game. I saw the goal coming from a mile away. Our Dominicanas seemed lost out there. It literally looked like a pro team vs. a high school team... We have a lot to learn, but on the positive, this is the first time the DR ever got that far by winning the caribbean circle to get there (even beating Trinidad and Tobago)...

Congrats for gettin there chicas... keep working hard DR team.

The announcers (Americans themselves) were a bit critical of the U.S scoring goals past 10. They were saying that after 10, rather than trying to score, the should simply practive other techniques they may come across other games, but in their defense, if there is a tie of some sort with any of the other pool members, goal differentials could make a difference. The U.S. took it easy in the World Cup against supposedely weak teams, and beacause of it, they pay badly for it, so I don't blame them for the goal minded offense.
Written by: jojosnogood, 23 Jan 2012 9:41 PM
From: Dominican Republic
stick to softball and baseball girls.u can't mess with soccer.
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