In the 56th minute, the legendary Birgit Prinz was subbed off for 20-year-old starlet Alexandra Popp, who played brilliantly for the rest of the game. She grazed the crossbar with a fantastic shot in the 64th minute and it seemed as if every single one of her touches in the attacking third was a positive one.

A couple of minutes after that crossbar hit, Popp played through Garefrekes in the box, who had the ball at her feet two yards from goal with an empty net in front of her. Improbably, she skied the ball over the crossbar, making one of the worst misses anyone will ever see at any level of football anywhere in the world. A few minutes later, in the 77th minute, Simone Laudehr had yet another near-miss for Germany, striking the crossbar with a great shot from 25 yards out.

In the 82nd minute, Canada got back into the match despite being significantly outplayed for the duration of the second half. Christine Sinclair drew a foul and a yellow card on Laudehr 25 yards away from goal, then stepped up to take the free kick. She hit an absolutely brilliant curling dead ball shot, beating Nadine Angerer and breaking Germany's over 600 minute long shutout streak in the World Cup.

However, Canada would not find another goal. Their best opportunity came in the 87th minute when Emily Zurrer found herself all alone in the penalty area with plenty of space, but she took a poor touch and the ball went out harmlessly for a goal kick. That would be the last great opportunity of the match, and Germany walked away satisfied with three points and a win in front of their home fans.

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