Last night, Beijing time.
Paris Olympics
The 2nd round of the Women's Soccer Group Stage saw a marquee match.
France women's soccer
poised for battle
Canadian women's soccer team
The French women's soccer team was defeated by the Canadian women's soccer team 1-2 after 90 minutes. After 90 minutes of intense fighting, the French women's soccer team finally defeated the Canadian women's soccer team 1-2, missing the opportunity to lock up the qualification in advance.
In the first half of the game, the French women's soccer team took the initiative on the field, through accurate passing and efficient attacking organization constantly threatened the Canadian women's soccer team's goal. In the 42nd minute, the French women's soccer team broke the deadlock, Dali sent a subtle assist, Catoto seized the opportunity to head the ball into the net, the French women's soccer team 1-0 lead.
However, the Canadian women's soccer team was not discouraged as they stepped up their offense in the second half. In the 58th minute, the Canadian Women's Soccer Team took advantage of a quick counterattack and scored a header by Jessie Fleming to equalize the score. This goal gave the Canadian women's soccer team back their confidence and they started to control the rhythm of the game.
In the second half of the game, the Canadian Women's Soccer Team once again showed its powerful attacking ability in the extra time. In the 12th minute, Gilles took a pass from her teammates in the penalty area and calmly shot the ball past the French women's goalkeeper again, and the Canadian women's soccer team surpassed the score 2-1. This goal put the French women's soccer team in a desperate situation, and they were unable to come back in the remaining time.
In the end, the French women's soccer team lost 1-2 to the Canadian women's soccer team and missed the chance to advance to the group stage. The loss also exposed the French women's soccer team's problems in the defensive end, they need to strengthen the defense and improve the efficiency of the attack in the next game, in order to have a chance to break through in the group stage.
