The Canadian women’s soccer team, embarrassed by being caught flying a drone over the New Zealand national team’s training ground to spy on them, has won its first match of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games against New Zealand.
Canada came from behind to beat New Zealand 2-1 in the first match of Group A at the Paris Olympics women’s soccer tournament at Stade Geoffroy Guichard in Saint-Etienne, France, on Saturday (Sept. 26).
Canada made waves when it was caught flying a drone over a New Zealand training ground on Aug. 22 local time.
The 2020 Olympic women’s soccer champions were forced to suspend their head coach and power analyst from the national team in response to the drone scandal.
In addition, head coach Beverly Priestman has voluntarily decided not to coach against New Zealand.
Facing New Zealand in a chaotic situation, Canada conceded a goal in the 13th minute of the first half.
New Zealand won a corner on the right, and Mackenzie Barry picked up the ball at the front of the penalty area and rattled the Canadian net with a right-footed turnaround shot.
But the eighth-ranked Canadians were not to be denied.
Canada equalized in first-half stoppage time when Chloe Lacasse scored a right-footed goal from just outside the penalty area to tie the game.
Tied 1-1 at halftime, Canada scored the game-winning goal in the 34th minute of the second half when Evelyn Bieng received a penetrating pass from the back and finished with a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area. 카지노사이트 추천