A Roof Above Us

RIO DE JANEIRO -- With her arms raised in victory, coach Silvia Neid ran onto the field to join the celebration of Germanys first Olympic gold medal -- even jumping onto the players dogpile. Air Max 2017 Hombre .What a way to go out.Dzsenifer Marozsan scored early in the second half Friday and Germany went on to give Neid a 2-1 victory over Sweden for the nations first Olympic title in womens soccer.Neid, a two-time FIFA Womens Coach of the Year, is stepping down following the Rio Olympics. The win at the iconic Maracana Stadium gave her one more championship to cap her 11-year career as Germanys coach.What I felt was pure joy, because I know that was what we had earned and what we have worked so hard for, Neid said.Sweden, which upset the three-time defending champion United States on penalties in the quarterfinals, earned the silver medal for its best finish in the Olympic tournament since the sport joined the program in 1996. The Swedes also defeated Brazil on penalties in the semifinals, disappointing the host nations fans.I think we actually won the silver medal rather than losing the gold, Sweden coach Pia Sundhage said.Earlier in the day, Canada defeated host Brazil 2-1 for the bronze medal in Sao Paulo. The Canadians also won the bronze at the London Games.Germany and Sweden were playing in the gold-medal match for the first time. It was also the Olympics first all-European final.Germany goalkeeper Almuth Schult gave piggy-back rides to her fellow players in the post-game celebration. Forward Anja Mittag held the jersey of teammate Simone Laudehr, who was injured in the tournaments opening match, during the medal ceremony.This is definitely a new summit for German womens football, Neid said.The German mens team is also playing in a gold-medal match at the Maracana, facing host Brazil on Saturday. Its the first time one nation has had both its teams in the final.The German women went into Fridays match with a tournament-leading 11 goals, paced by Melanie Behringer with five.Germany had the better chances in the first half, including Mittags rebound in the 25th minute that went just wide of the net. Lotta Schelins blast three minutes later sailed over the goal and the match was scoreless at the break.Marozsans goal in the 48th sailed between two defenders and into the top-right corner, just beyond the outstretched fingertips of Sweden goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl.Marozsans free kick in the 62nd minute hit the post and rebounded off Swedens Linda Sembrant for an own-goal, giving Germany a 2-0 advantage. But the Swedes narrowed it in the 67th on Stina Blackstenius sliding goal in front of Schult.In the previous two matches, Sweden hunkered down on defense -- drawing criticism from U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo -- but Sundhage had her team attack more against Germany.Its different to play against the U.S. and Brazil -- and Germany -- you have to look at the differences, Sundhage said. We felt we were stronger and had more speed against the Germans, so it was the game plan at the very beginning.Neid announced last year that she would step down following the Rio de Janeiro Games, making way for assistant Steffi Jones to take over as coach. Neid will take on a new role as a scout.Its very easy for me to hand of the reins to somebody else. Its completely different when you decide yourself when to stop, she said. I would like to hand over a good team to Steffi Jones. We are in very good shape now weve worked very hard and that is the most important thing.Neid scored 48 goals in 111 games as a player for the German national team from 1982-96. She was an assistant on Germanys team that won the 2003 World Cup, then took over as coach of the senior women in 2005, leading the team to another World Cup title in 2007. She was named FIFA Womens Coach of the Year for 2010 and 2013.Sundhages contract is up Dec. 31, and she has not given an indication of what she might do. Shes had an equally illustrious coaching career, winning gold medals with U.S. national team at both the Beijing and London Games. She led the Americans to the final match of the 2011 World Cup, but the team fell on penalties to Japan. She returned home to coach Sweden in 2013.Germany also defeated Sweden 2-1 on a golden goal to win the 2003 Womens World Cup, which was held in the United States because of the SARS outbreak in China.Neid said for 34 years she has been a player, an assistant or a coach.Now I want to do something else, she said through a translator. I want to keep on learning other things. I want to do something different.---This story has been corrected to show the Germany goalkeepers name is Almuth Schult, not Alumuth Schelt. Nike Roshe One Baratas . -- There were a lot of firsts for the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. Nike Air Max 90 Hombre . Laudrup revealed Thursday he was notified of his dismissal in "the briefest of letters which gave no reasons why such hasty and final action was deemed necessary. http://www.airmax90essential.es/nike-air-max-2016-baratas.html . William Carrier opened the scoring for Cape Breton (6-4-2), but Andrew Ryan tied the game and Brent Andrews put the Mooseheads (8-6-0) in front for good with a short-handed goal at 13:49 of the second period. After another eventful round of Aviva Premiership, Guinness PRO12 and Top 14 action, based on last weekends form, heres our composite British & Irish Lions team of the week.BACKS15. Leigh Halfpenny Halfpenny has been Toulons ray of light in a gloomy start to the season but as they got their campaign back on track against Toulouse, the Welsh fullback was again at the forefront of everything they did well.14. Semesa Rokoduguni The winger spots were ?hotly contested this week with Sean Maitland and Christian Wade playing well but Rokodugunis two-try haul for Bath sees him edge the chasing pack.13. Matt Scott Gloucester have started the season slowly but their summer recruit Scott has been a real highlight. Hes settled into life well for Gloucester and is showing some impressive early form.12. Ian Madigan The Bordeaux-Begles playmaker slotted 16 points in their win over Bayonne and has settled into life nicely in the Top 14.11. Tommy Seymour Seymours remarkable haul of four tries against Leinster brought his season tally to six in two. He has started the campaign with a bang and is putting down a real marker.10. George Ford Ford was superb against Newcastle in Baths eight-try victory and is seemingly back in top form.9. Rhys Webb The Welsh No.9 bagged two tries against Connacht as the Ospreys ran out 32-11 winners. Webb will be hopeful of booking a spot on the plane to New Zealand and on this form, its easy to see why.FORWARDS1. Simon Macintyre The Wasps front-row bullied theeir Leicester counterparts and Macintyre put in a superb shift. Nike Air Max 90 Baratas Mujer. 2. Dylan Hartley The England skipper only played the first half of Northamptons win over Bristol but he has hit the ground running this season.3. WP Nel The Edinburgh prop is one of the early favourites to book a front-row spot on the plane to New Zealand and he backed this up with a solid showing against the Scarlets.4. Aly Muldowney While Grenobles win over Brive will make headlines for the major brawl and alleged foul play, Muldowney was sensational in their second-row.5. Maro Itoje Dave Attwood is unlucky to miss out but Itojes performance against Exeter sees him make his first entry into our team of the week.6. Jackson Wray Wray is one of Saracens unsung heroes but he was the deserved Man of the Match in their win at the Chiefs. He managed to score a try and was a constant menace in the loose and at the breakdown.?7. Josh Navidi The Cardiff Blues back-row was brilliant against Munster as he caused all sorts of mischief at the breakdown. He will be hopeful of adding to his one-cap Wales tally in the autumn Tests.8. Billy Vunipola Vunipolas offload to Wray for his try was a thing of beauty and his powerful ball carrying is still unparalleled in the Premiership. He even tried a cross kick but dont expect Jones to be encouraging that when he goes into the England camp. Cheap NFL Jerseys' ' '