US women beat Japan 2-1 for Olympics soccer gold - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

Yuki Ogimi scored in the 63rd minute to cut the U.S. lead to 2-1 in the women's gold medal soccer game, but it wasn't enough to put Japan ahead.

The US women avenged their 2011 World Cup loss to Japan with a final score of 2-1 for the gold medal.

Homare Sawa took a shot from about 10 yards that was cleared off the line by U.S. captain Christie Rampone. But Sawa got the ball back and sent it to Ogimi, who tapped it past U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo.

Ogimi's goal came less than 10 minutes after Carli Lloyd had given the U.S. some insurance with her second goal of the game. Picking up the ball just inside midfield, she dribbled all the way to the box before ripping a shallow, right-footed cross that settled just inside the goal post. Lloyd also scored on a header in the eighth minute.

It's the fourth Olympic title for the US women's soccier team, and the third straight. The game is a rematch of last year's World Cup final, won by Japan in a penalty shootout.

Despite the scoreline in the first half, Japan dominated possession and the scoring chances. Aya Miyama banged a hard shot from 12 yards off the crossbar in the 33rd minute, and Shinobu Ohno went just wide five minutes later with a right-footed shot from the top of the circle.

Ogimi missed two chances in the 18th minute. U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo punched the Japan striker's header off the crossbar and the ball fell to Rachel Buehler, whose clearance attempt went right back to Ogimi. She took another shot from close range, only to see it sky over the crossbar.

The Americans' best chance after Lloyd's score was in the 28th minute, courtesy of a near-own goal by Azusa Iwashimizu. Iwashimizu headed the ball off her own post, but it caromed away.

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