Catalina Perez Receives Red Card vs. United States: Details, Comments, Reaction
After a scoreless first half in which they rarely tested the Colombian defense, the United States were offered a major lifeline shortly after halftime in their round-of-16 match at the 2015 Women's World Cup.
Colombia goalkeeper Catalina Perez brought down Alex Morgan just inside the 18-yard box in the 47th minute, which resulted in a red card for Perez and a penalty for the U.S. Sports Illustrated's Ryan Krasnoo provided a replay of the incident:
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Abby Wambach stepped up to take the penalty, and her effort was wide left of the goal. Krasnoo also shared a Vine of the PK:
According to ESPN Stats & Info, that was only the second time a U.S. player missed a penalty at the Women's World Cup:
Goal's Ives Galarcep figured the United States should be able to create more chances from that point forward up a player:
The United States took a 1-0 lead shortly thereafter when Morgan scored from open play in the 53rd minute.
