Soaring through the air, reaching it's apex and starting to come back down towards the pitch, a soccer ball is headed for it's destiny. With time literally about to run out any second, this ball will be the final nail in the coffin if it is stopped. But then, a face of pure determination, framed by short cropped hair held up by a thin headband would enter the equation and change everything. Abby Wambach took to the air and forcefully headed Megan Rapinoe's beautiful long cross into the back of the net. By the time Rapinoe leapt into Wambach's waiting arms, a reality was settling in to all in attendance...
The Americans were alive!
