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    Vintage showing by U.S. women

    By Marc Connolly
    ESPN Soccernet.com

    Monday, August 23, 2004

    Anyone who didn't watch the U.S. down Germany in a 2-1 overtime victory on Monday would have good reason to believe it was another "one for the ages" in the latest episode of a rivalry that's taken over women's soccer. Well, it wasn't. In fact, it was more one-sided than Germany's victory last fall in the World Cup semifinals, and that was by three goals. Instead of a classic, what Olympic fans were treated to was an old-fashioned display by the original "Girls of Summer," who redeemed themsel ...

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