USA women's soccer star Abby Wambach has this knack for being in the right place at the right time to score goals.
During last night's friendly against Australia, a shot by Alex Morgan in the 52nd minute deflected off of Wambach's side and somehow landed in the net for a miracle goal:
The USA would go onto win the match by the score of 6-2.
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September 20, 2012


