Lionesses bow 2-3 to Canada in opener
Canada kicked off the U17 Women's World Cup
on Friday with a 3-2 comeback win over Cameroon.
Hannah
Taylor scored the winner on a header in the 83rd minute, just five minutes
after Sarah Stratigakis pulled Canada even on a penalty kick. The victory moved
Canada into first place in the Group B standings with three points.
Canada's
Jordyn Huitema opened the scoring in the third minute but Soline Djoubi and
Claudia Dabda tallied later in the half for Cameroon.
"It
was a real Canadian gritty performance right to the end," said Canadian
coach Bev Humphries-Priestman. "We knew it wasn't going to be easy against
such a physical team like Cameroon, but we are really proud of our team.
"It
was such a roller-coaster game, but that is only going to help the team learn
and move forward in their journey towards the women's national team as well as
move forward in this tournament."
Canada's
next group game is Monday against Germany in Amman.
The
tournament continues through Oct. 21.
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