The emotional turmoil of a bitter labour dispute took its toll on the Canadian women's soccer team Thursday. And the U.S. took advantage. Struggling to find their focus, the Canadian women were ambushed early in a 2-0 loss at the SheBelieves Cup.
coach Bev Priestman. “You could just see a flatness to them.”
“A bit shaky,” Canadian midfielder Jessie Fleming said of the start. “I think we kind of created our own mistakes and kind of created their chances for them.Centre back Kadeisha Buchanan offered some resistance soon after, scything Morgan down with a take-no-prisoners challenge. There were plenty more hard tackles on the night, keeping both teams' trainers busy.
The Canadians wore purple T-shirts, symbolic of gender equality, for the anthems and wore purple tape on their wrists during the game. They also wore their training tops inside-out during the pre-game warmup to hide theThey wore purple shirts for the anthems that were etched with the words “Enough is Enough.”The Canadians now head for Nashville to face Brazil on Sunday. Then it's on to Frisco, Texas, to take on Japan on Feb. 22.
Priestman, who also wore purple tape on her wrist, is clearly torn by what is going on with her team.
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