Canada’s attack misfires in scoreless draw vs. Nigeria at Women’s World Cup FIFAWWC
And with Janine Beckie missing the World Cup altogether with a torn ACL, Sinclair’s experience is more than needed.“It’s Christine Sinclair. I think everybody, you know, would expect Christine to score,” the Englishwoman said. “I’m sure the players and the fans would forgive Christine for missing that because she gave way more than that in the game.”In the ninth minute – the first real chance of the game – Sinclair found herself just outside the box with space to make a shot.
Canada forward Christine Sinclair reacts on the ground after missing a penalty as Nigeria’s goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie celebrates.Canada largely had controlled the first half, controlling possession by a margin of 67-33, but actually trailed the African side in shot attempts 6-5 and couldn’t put on target, like Nigeria had.
Nigeria did that quite often. The Super Falcons sat back and absorbed any pressure quite well, despite the apparent gulf in quality which showed at times. They didn’t press high, like many expected, and then tried to hit on long-ball counterattacks, which didn’t threaten Canadian keeper Kailen Sherdian all that much.
“We must’ve gotten in the box a lot and had some chances that we just couldn’t get it over the line,” Priestman said. “Some positive play, just have to do more across the 90 minutes.”Jordyn Huitema looked to be the most threatening player throughout the game, but her best chances turned out to be a few headers that lacked power or went wide.
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