Posted at 4:15 p.m., Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Kai injured in international soccer final
Advertiser Staff
Former University of Hawai'i standout Natasha Kai suffered a head injury while playing for the U.S. women's national soccer team in the championship game of the Algarve Cup, an 11-nation tournament in southern Portugal.World Cup champion Germany beat the United States 4-3 in a penalty shootout Wednesday to win the Algarve Cup for the first time.
Kai, who entered in the 70th minute, had to leave the match during overtime after suffering a minor head injury, according to ussoccer.com.
Her mother, Sharon Kai, said yesterday afternoon that Natasha Kai "is OK, she got knocked in her forehead somehow."
