Olympic champion Germany edges Canada 3-2 on late goal in women’s soccer friendly
HAMILTON — Kenneth Heiner-Moller didn’t get a win on his home coaching debut for Canada but he found plenty of positives in Sunday’s 3-2 loss to Olympic champion Germany.
“I think as a coach, you need to look sometimes through the result and look at the performance,” said the Dane, a former assistant coach who took over from John Herdman in January. “I’m very happy about the performance, for sure.”
It took an 84th-minute goal by German substitute Turid Knaak to decide the women’s soccer friendly, played before a sea of red at a soldout Tim Hortons Field.
Playing in a new 3-5-2 formation, the Canadian women showed resilience after conceding a first-minute goal off a defensive miscue. Captain Christine Sinclair, with her 173rd international goal, and Jessie Fleming scored in the second half to give Canada a 2-1 lead only to see Germany equalize seconds later.