That was a very entertaining game to watch. There is such a stark contrast in the talent level in women's soccer that it is fun to watch a game in which teams had similar talent levels. I thought the US played well, they dominated the game just couldn't get a goal in the 1st. They have struggled with this for the entire tournament.
As for the Julie Johnson yellow card, it was a poor play on her behalf to start, and she did deserve a yellow for pulling the German player down, but in the replay it looked like Solo was in perfect defensive position to make a short very difficult. I wonder if that was the reason a yellow instead of a red.
As for the Alex Morgan won penalty kick, the initial contact was just outside of the penalty area. However I wonder if the play would have been called a straight red had a penalty kick not been given because the German woman made an American Football play, not a futbol play.
I don't understand the substitutions that Ellis has made. Subbing Wambach in with a lead is contrary to what many coaches make, they usually go defensive not offensive in those situations. The same can be said about Leroux with only seconds remaining. It would have seemed when the US scored their second they would have gone defensive maybe keeping one player near the center circle.