Twice, Hope Solo stretched to her left to stop the ball. Twice, she couldn't quite reach it.
Bang! Boom! Two quick shots, and the US women's soccer team had an early hole at the start of the quest for a third consecutive Olympic gold medal.
Fortunately for the Americans, they have firepower like no other squad in the world, enough to overcome such a deficit and take control, beating France 4-2 Wednesday as they opened their London Games far from London.
Grant Wahl: It wasn't pretty, but U.S. women get first win
Alyssa Roenigk: U.S. women focused, unfazed
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