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Brazilian police and a vocal home crowd conspired against Australias womens footballers in their gut-wrenching exit from the Olympic Games, the Matildas believe. Jakob Silfverberg Jersey .The Australians were knocked out of the Rio Games by host nation Brazil, losing a tense penalty shootout 7-6 on Friday night (Saturday AEST) in a quarter-final in Mineiro.Defender Alanna Kennedy missed her spot kick, giving the Brazilians victory, but the Australians are frustrated that Brazils goalkeeper Barbaras illegal moves off her line in the shootout werent detected by referees.It was an unfair advantage, midfielder Elise Kellond-Knight said.Even in our pre-tournament meeting with the referees, they highlighted that they would be searching and looking and keeping an eye out for goalkeepers moving off the line.Its just disappointing that they actually didnt see that during the penalty shootout but that is a fact of football.We didnt do what we could have and put pressure on the referee, thats a disappointing aspect of our game.Having 60,000 people screaming and pro-Brazil support does make a little bit of pressure for the referee.Winger Samantha Kerr said Canadian referee Carol Chenard may have been intimidated by the crowd.On the bench we noticed the first one but we scored it, so we were like `if she missed they would have retaken it but that wasnt the case on the last one, Kerr said.I dont think there was any talk of retaking it.I dont think even if the referee thought, she probably wouldnt have called it with the pressure of the crowd.But thats football, it happens all over the world.You could call up 1,000 games where that has happened ... Im sure the crowd probably had a little bit of an impact on the decision.The Australians were also frustrated by Brazilian police when leaving the team hotel.After the Brazilian team bus left, the Australians were kept waiting about five minutes by police before departing.You just question Brazilian police looking after us, what is really going on? Kellond-Knight said.Its just little games like this but were all professionals, we know how to deal with it. Korbinian Holzer Ducks Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Hampus Lindholm Ducks Jersey . Darren Helm scored on Detroits sixth attempt in the shootout and then Jonas Gustavsson stopped Andrew Shaws shot, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. http://www.authenticduckspro.com/Ryan-kesler-ducks-jersey/ . -- Edmontons Val Sweeting is two wins away from a trip to Winnipeg to play in Canadas Road of the Rings in December.Nearly one week after making history, Anthony Bennett said the fact he was selected first overall in the NBA Draft has yet to set in. Speaking Wednesday afternoon on The Bryan Hayes Show, the 20-year-old said it may finally hit him once he leaves his native Brampton and heads back to Cleveland on Thursday. "Its an honour, it means a lot," Bennett said of being the first Canadian selected number one overall in the NBA. "Im just trying to represent my country well. All the hard work has paid off." The former UNLV freshman said he was "shocked, happy (and) excited" when he was the first name out of commissioner David Sterns mouth. Bennett said he was excited about going to the Cavaliers and spoke with fellow Brampton product Tristan Thompson prior to the draft and joked, "Im going to see him a lot more now." Described by scouts and evaluators as an athletic, versatile player with the ability to both finish inside and shoot from the perimeter, reports suggested he could slide to as far as the number eight slot, but as Cavs general manager Chris Grant pointed out following the draft, his talent, work ethic and personality were just too good to pass up. Scott Niedermayer Jersey. "I heard that the term power three describes me, but Im basically just a basketball player and anything the coaches tell me to do, Ill do," Bennett said when asked to describe his game. "Anything I have to do to make the team win, Ill do it." Listed at 6-foot-8 and 240 pounds, Bennett says concerns over his defensive shortcomings may be premature. "Everybody says my defence, but I feel like I did pretty well," he said, noting he was a solid shot blocker and contributed with steals and rebounding while with the Running Rebels. Being one of two Canadians selected in the first round, along with Gonzagas Kelly Olynyk, Bennett said the opportunity to play for the Canadian national team is something he would welcome. "Its something that Ive done in the past," Bennett said. "(We) won bronze medals both times…bringing back a medal to the country was an honour and Ill try to do that again." ' ' '