MANCHESTER, England — Christine Sinclair scored career goal No. 180 to lift Canada to a 1-0 victory over England in a women’s soccer friendly Friday.The Canadian captain pounced on the …
MANCHESTER, England — Christine Sinclair scored career goal No. 180 to lift Canada to a 1-0 victory over England in a women’s soccer friendly Friday.
The Canadian captain pounced on the rebound after Nichelle Prince’s shot hit the crossbar and bounced back. Sinclair controlled the ball with her thigh and then knocked it in from close range with her right foot for the late winner. The 35-year-old from Burnaby, B.C, is now just four goals back of retired American Abby Wambach’s world record of 184 goalsThe win was a measure of revenge for the Canadian women, who were knocked out of the 2015 World Cup by England in a 2-1 quarterfinal win in Vancouver. The teams had not met since.
The game drew a crowd of 5,682 at the Academy Stadium, which is home to the Manchester City women’s team. The Canadian women improved their record to 6-7-0 against England. They had lost five of the last six meetings dating back to 2013. The lone victory during that stretch was a 1-0 decision in Hamilton before the 2015 World Cup.
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