The sun streaming through the stadium roof did not help Chapman's cause.Ĭanada outshot England 14-8 but the English had a 4-3 edge in shots on target.
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It was 2-0 in the 14th minute as Canada wobbled on defence again when Bronze beat the much smaller Allysha Chapman to a free kick and headed the ball in off the crossbar. But she had giveaways earlier in the tournament and this time she paid for it. Sesselmann, who is coming back from knee surgery, had looked strong in the early going Saturday. Taylor then calmly beat Erin McLeod with a right-footed shot from the edge of the penalty box. Three minutes later, Canadian defender Lauren Sesselmann got the ball tangled up in her feet and Taylor pounced on it, accelerating towards the Canadian goal with two defenders chasing her. The Canadians put together a terrific sequence in the eighth minute when Schmidt won the ball back deep in her own half and fed Sinclair, who put the ball through the legs of two English players before lofting a perfect cross-field pass to Melissa Tancredi.
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Uruguayan referee Claudia Umpierrez penalized them but not often enough for the liking of the crowd.Ĭanada started well and threatened first. The English played with their elbows up, looking to disrupt the home side. But it was England who looked to antagonize with players taking particular aim at Canadian midfield creator Sophie Schmidt, who was roughed up every time she got the ball. It was a savvy sometimes cynical performance from England, which defended in numbers after going ahead.Ĭoach Mark Sampson had complained before the match that the host country had got an easy ride from referees. 17 New Zealand and the 12th-ranked Netherlands. The eighth-ranked Canadian women had previously beaten No. 6, England was Canada's first opponent at the tournament with a better world ranking. Place Stadium, erasing the Canadian national team mark of 53,855 set in the same venue last Sunday for the round-of-16 game against Switzerland.Īt No. Saturday's game was played before a loud and proud record-breaking crowd of 54,027 at B.C. 1 Germany versus the second-ranked Americans. The other semifinal, set for Tuesday in Montreal, sees No. She was replaced by Siobhan Chamberlain.Įngland advances to play defending champion Japan in Wednesday's semifinal in Edmonton. The English 'keeper was eventually forced off in the 52nd minute after taking a whack to the eye.
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Sinclair notched her 155th international goal thanks to an goalkeeping gaffe by Karen Bardsley. Jodie Taylor and Lucy Bronze scored for England as Canada's defence, which had been breached just once in its four previous games, gave up goals in the 11th and 14th minutes. Teenage defender Kadeisha Buchanan had to be consoled by teammates. Canadians dropped to their knees in disappointment. Captain Christine Sinclair scored late in the first half and played her best game of the tournament, constantly probing the English defence for weaknesses.įive minutes of stoppage time made for a tense ending with the crowd trying to urge Canada on.Īs the final whistle below, English players rushed the field to celebrate. Still Canada went out on its shield, taking the game to the English as it tried to mount a comeback from the 2-0 deficit. We'll be back and we'll be fighting strong."
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We wanted to make our country proud and I think we did that," Herdman said. 6 England and has missed a gilt-edged opportunity to make the final four of the soccer showcase for only the second time. But John Herdman's team will feel it should have had the measure of No. The quarter-final departure is by the numbers for eighth-ranked Canada. Canada exited the Women's World Cup in a painful 2-1 quarter-final loss to England on Saturday, undone on defence in a brutal three-minute spell early in the first half.