Beckie on target as Canadian women defeat Sweden in soccer friendly
TRELLEBORG, Sweden — Facing its biggest challenge since last summer’s Olympics, Canada dispatched Rio runner-up Sweden 1-0 in a women’s soccer friendly Thursday.
Janine Beckie’s 34th-minute strike proved to be the difference on a cold, windy day before a crowd of just over 2,000.
“We talked about the importance of the first goal at this level and we took the advantage in the first half,” said Canadian coach John Herdman. “I thought we played some great football … Some of the combination play was as good as I’ve seen against a Tier 1 team.
“To trump Sweden here, this is a really significant result for us just in terms of momentum.”