Rapinoe converts and U.S. gets past Netherlands on penalties

YOKOHAMA, Japan — Megan Rapinoe converted the deciding punishment successful a shootout and the United States precocious to the semifinals of the women’s Olympic shot tourney 4-2 pursuing a 2-2 gully with the Netherlands connected Friday.

United States goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher stopped Vivianne Meidema’s opening effort successful the shootout. She past saved a changeable from Aniek Nouwen earlier Rapinoe enactment her punishment away.

After Rapinoe scored, she turned to her teammates, folded her arms and grinned successful triumph.

Meidema scored a brace of goals successful regularisation clip for the Netherlands, giving her 10 goals for the tourney — an Olympic record.

Miedema enactment the Netherlands up successful the 18th infinitesimal but the Americans equalized erstwhile Sam Mewis headed successful a extremity disconnected a provender from Lynn Williams successful the 28th. Williams past gave the Americans the pb successful the 31st.

Meidema, who was playing successful her 100th crippled for the Netherlands, made it 2-2 successful the 54th.

The United States volition adjacent look Canada, which precocious to the semifinals 4-3 connected penalties aft a scoreless gully with Brazil successful Rifu.