International Friendly: Watch - Canada beat Nigeria 2 - 1 in Murcia, Spain - Super Falcons gave us a 'good fight'
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| From Up: Canada women celebrate after scoring (Twitter/CanadaSoccer) and Super Falcons celebrate after scoring (Twitter/NGSuperFalcons) |
Women Football - Canada head coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller says the Super Falcons gave her side a good fight in Monday’s 2-1 friendly win at the Pinatar Stadium, Murcia, Spain.
Desire Oparanozie gave the Super Falcons the lead in the 27th minute following a flowing counter attacking move.
Janine Beckie and Sophie Schmidt scored after the break to hand the North Americans victory in the game and extended their unbeaten streak to six games.
Watch Desire Oparanozie's fine goal ⚽ - As posted on Super Falcons official Twitter account 👇👇
WATCH: How Desire @oparanozie9 makes a beautiful finish of @Ucheofficial30 Kanu's brilliant pass in the 26th minute to give Nigeria the lead against Canada— NGSuper_Falcons (@NGSuper_Falcons) April 8, 2019
CC: @FIFAWWC_NGA #SoarSuperFalcons #Team9jaStrong #CANNGA #FIFAWWC @thenff @FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/m1u3T386D5
Heiner-Møller told reporters after the game: “It definitely was a battle. They gave us some physical challenges but I think we stood up to it. The most important thing was we showed composure, after going 1-0 down, it’s about keeping our structures right and keeping our composure.”
Watch Canada's two goals ⚽⚽ - As posted on Canada Soccer official Twitter account 👇👇
Here's a look at the two #CANWNT goals against Nigeria!— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) April 8, 2019
⚽ Janine Beckie 47'
⚽Sophie Schmidt 53'
🇨🇦 2-1 🇳🇬 Final Score! pic.twitter.com/WkaHFhBPrn
“This camp was all about partnership and sharpening the tools. It’s about finding more than one player to each position and I think we solved that. It’s a great group, in total, a great camp and two great wins."
Nigeria have been drawn alongside France (host country), Korea and Norway in Group A of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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