The United States needed a goal from 17-year-old Jill Oakes (West Hills, Calif.) to tie Germany, 1-1, and win its group at the Under-21 Nordic Cup. The American women will play Sweden for the
championship on Tuesday at Gjovik Stadium. The U.S. and Germany finished group play with seven points each, but the Jerry Smith's team won the group with a goal difference of plus-7 to Germany's
plus-5. The Americans suffered a blow when Florida forward Abby Wambach picked up her second yellow card of the tournament for a hard foul on German captain Nia Kunzer and will be suspended for the
championship game.
July 29 in Dokka, Norway USA 1 Germany 1. Goals: Oakes 76; Garefrekes 57. USA -- 18-Hope Solo, 5-Ally Marquand, 4-Catherine Reddick - Capt., 3-Anna Kraus, 2-Jena
Kluegel, 17-Aleisha Cramer, 23-Devvyn Hawkins (7-Lori Chalupny, 69th), 14-Lori Lindsey (11-Jill Oakes, 69th), 22-Abby Wambach, 15-Danielle Borgman (20-Anne Morrell, 69th), 16-Katie Barnes (10-Laura
Schott, 63rd) Germany -- 1-Corrine Ernst, 2-Kerstin Garefrekes, 3-Bianca Rech (15-Tanja Worle, 85th), 4-Nia Kunzer, 5-Christina Zerbe, 6-Nicole Muller (10-Katrin Lange, 80th), 8-Maria Schaper Tons
(7-Sabine Luderer, 82nd), 13-Antonia Schmale, 16-Annika Schmidt, 9-Conny Pohlers, 11-Jennifer Meier.
