With Natasha Kai dropping two past Mexico in a 3-1 win in the final match to win Group A (with a perfect record scoring 9 goals and only conceding 1), the US Women face Costa Rica in the Semi-Final Match Wednesday, April 9th at 5:00pm local time for a spot in Beijing.

Costa Rica came in 2nd place in Group B after posting a 0-1-1 record with 2 goals for and 3 against, while Canada came in 1st with a record of 2-0-0, 7 goals for and 0 against and will face Mexico in the second match (and definitely not a gimme) at 7:30pm local time.

Courtesy of USSoccerPlayers.com

– GAME REPORT –

Match-up: USA vs. Mexico
Competition: 2008 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying
Venue: Estadio Olimpico Benito Juarez; Juarez, Mexico
Date: April 6, 2008; Kickoff – 1:30 p.m. MT
Attendance: 22,280 (Sell-Out)
Weather: Sunny, hot – 74 degrees

Scoring Summary:
1 2 F
USA 3 0 3
MEX 1 0 1

USA – Natasha Kai (Heather O’Reilly) 13th minute.
MEX – Lupita Worbis (unassisted) 31.
USA — Abby Wambach (Kate Markgraf) 32.
USA – Natasha Kai (unassisted) 45.

Lineups:
USA: 18-Hope Solo; 2-Rachel Buehler, 15-Kate Markgraf, 3-Christie Rampone – Capt., 17-Lori Chalupny; 9-Heather O’Reilly, 7-Shannon Boxx (12-Leslie Osborne, 66), 11-Carli Lloyd, 13-Tobin Heath (5-Lindsay Tarpley, 46); 6-Natasha Kai (19-Amy Rodriguez, 56), 20-Abby Wambach.
Subs not used: 4-Cat Whitehill, 14-Stephanie Cox, 16-Angela Hucles, 24-Nicole Barnhart.
Not Eligible: 8-Lauren Cheney, 10-Kacey White.
Head Coach: Pia Sundhage image via StarBulletin