00:00She's led them to victory before, but even for stalwart Christine Sinclair, this was a first.
00:10Wearing Canadian red on the grandest Olympic stage, the country's biggest ever soccer game,
00:16played with a nation cheering from afar but hardly anyone able to watch in person.
00:23The powerhouse Swedes struck first.
00:26Looking dangerous, the ball in the middle, the opening goal!
00:29Taking an early lead by getting a rare shot past Canadian goalkeeper Stephanie LeBay.
00:35In the second half it was Sinclair, a playmaker in every way, drawing a foul to pave the way for this.
00:44It's Fleming again!
00:45I knew on our day that we could push as far as we could and today the players just proved that this group will run through a brick wall for their country.
00:54For a game moved to the night time to avoid extreme heat and humidity, it still sure felt like a sauna in there, making it all the more grueling to endure 90 minutes of regulation than another 30 minutes of extra time without a winner.
01:10And so to a penalty shootout they went.
01:16Kick after kick, again neither team could overcome the other.
01:20Canada teetering on the brink with LeBay making key saves to keep them alive.
01:26Then it came to this.
01:30Julia Grosso from Vancouver to win it!
01:33Sudden death and the shot of a lifetime.
01:36It's crazy because we work so hard for one another and so just to do it, just like all the hard work has paid off.
01:43The Swedes left stunned, thanks in no small part to the leadership of Canada's captain, playing her 303rd international game for the country.
01:54There's a group of vets on this team that have been through a lot.
01:59You know, we're both on the field, off the field.
02:02We're going to be best friends forever.
02:04Team Canada came to this tournament with two past Olympic bronze medals, but they pledged to change the colour this time.
02:12Few would have expected this colour.
02:19A gold medal ceremony that represents more than a win, but perhaps a new era for soccer in Canada.
Be the first to comment