The US entered the second half trailing Portugal 1-0 on Sunday, but the deficit would have been larger if not for an outstanding save by Tim Howard in the first.
Howard somehow lost track of a shot that was taken from outside the box. Fortunately, the ball bounced off the post and directly to a Portugal player, who tried to float one over the American goalkeeper’s head. Howard was able to get back to his feet just in time to tip the ball over the net with his left hand. It was this close to going in:
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