The Stolen Game: Karina LeBlanc, soccer and the 2012 Olympics

Heartbreak, a questionable call and what some call a stolen game. Canada’s longest serving female soccer player takes you back to the field and the London 2012 Olympics.

CBC Radio · Posted: Aug 01, 2016 7:01 AM EDT | Last Updated: August 1, 2016

Karina Leblanc makes a save during a women's soccer training session for the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in Manchester, England. (AP)

Back Story15:01The Stolen Game: Karina LeBlanc, Soccer and the 2012 Olympics

It was a scrappy match that ended in tears. And for Karina LeBlanc, the women's soccer semifinals at the London Olympics was a heartbreaking game, punctuated by a questionable call.

Canada's women's team would watch their chance at the gold medal evaporate, but there's more to this story. Go inside the locker room and back to the field at the London Games.

This is Karina's Back Story.

The Stolen Game: Karina LeBlanc, soccer and the 2012 Olympics

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