Smith scores late equalizer as Canada salvages 1-1 draw with Denmark
Smith scored in the 84th minute as Canada controlled 69% of possession and salvaged a draw in its first home match since June 2025.
- On Friday, Canada salvaged a 1-1 draw with Denmark at Stade Saputo in Montreal, as Arsenal striker Olivia Smith scored an 84th-minute equalizer before 10,162 fans.
- Bayern Munich star Pernille Harder opened the scoring in the 24th minute for Denmark, capitalizing on a counterattack that exploited a defensive gap in the Canadian setup.
- The Canadians controlled 69 per cent of possession and recorded 21 shot attempts, yet Canadian captain Jessie Fleming missed a crucial 34th-minute chance when her shot sailed over the crossbar.
- Canada secured an unofficial 4-2 penalty shootout victory, then turned focus to Monday's match at BMO Field, Toronto, where longtime left back Allysha Chapman will make her 100th appearance.
- These friendlies serve as preparation for Canada's November 28 CONCACAF W Championship quarterfinal against Panama, acting as qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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DR Sport's football commentators Henrik Liniger and Arnela Muminovic have given the Danish national team grades after the 1-1 draw against Canada.
It was the first of two friendly games between the two teams.
The Toronto Star
Smith scores late equalizer as Canada salvages 1-1 draw with Denmark
MONTREAL - Olivia Smith scored a late equalizer as Canada salvaged a 1-1 draw with Denmark on Friday in the first of two international women’s soccer friendlies between the two
Both teams made a 1-1 draw on Friday night at the Saputo Stadium, as part of a friendly duel.
Olivia Smith scores late, Canada beat Denmark on penalties in CanWNT's Montreal homecoming
The first home game in well over a year for the Canadian women’s national team ended in a shootout victory, beating Denmark at Montreal’s Stade Saputo on Friday night. Olivia Smith scored a late equalizer for the hosts, beating a defender before smashing a cross-goal shot to tie the game at 1-1 after Pernille Harder’s […]
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