Canada looks for positives after disappointing draw to open soccer World Cup
Canada was left looking for positives Friday in the wake of a scoreless draw with Nigeria in its opening match at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
“But ultimately there was a lot of good things that we’re going to want to take away. We have an incredible team so I know we’ll bounce back really hard.”“Of course the team and I are devastated we didn’t get three points. But at the end of the day, we got one and we took two from another team,” she added.
Sinclair stepped up and aimed for the corner, only to see Nigerian goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie make a superb one-handed save and bundle the ball away from an onrushing Sinclair. There were anxious moments at both ends in the final quarter of the game with both teams looking for the go-ahead goal. An acrobatic one-legged save by Sheridan in the 80th minute was accompanied by an offside flag to negate the play.
It was partly sunny and 11 degrees Celsius at kickoff at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, otherwise known as AAMI Park. Deanne Rose, who raced against time to make Canada’s roster after a long-term absence due to an Achilles injury, made the starting 11, which carried a combined cap count of 1,040 into the match. Nichelle Prince, who had also been sidelined with an Achilles injury, was on the bench.The Canadians dominated possession early on, with the Nigerians content to lie back and defend, often with lunging tackles.
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