Jessie Fleming and Vanessa Gilles scored second\u002Dhalf goals for Canada in the first of two games against Nigeria in the continuation of the Celebration Tour to…
First and foremost, the team honoured the career of goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe, who walked off the field for the last time, substituted a minute into the second half, and calling it a career.
The only thing missing was a goal by Christine Sinclair, who had plenty of chances in her homecoming, but was unable to collect her 189th international goal before being substituted with 10 minutes left in the contest.Article content Prior to the game, members of the Olympic team were honoured for their achievement in Tokyo, and all 11 starters against Nigeria were on the gold-medal squad.
It was one-way traffic for the most part in the first half, but Labbe was forced to make an outstanding save on a long shot from Nigeria midfielder Rasheedat Ajibade. In the second half, Labbe was replaced by Kailen Sherdian and received a loud ovation from the crowd of 20,601 as she walked off the field and then proceeded to hug all her teammates on the bench.
Shortly after Labbe walked off the field, Fleming gave Canada the lead, finishing off a move started when Sinclair played Deanne Rose in behind the Nigerian defence. Rose was able to chase the ball down and slid it to Fleming, who hit a one-time shot past Nnadozie.Article content
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