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<\/p>\n\u201cThey made us pay for all of our mistakes,\u201d said Canadian forward Evelyne Viens. \u201cIt was pretty clear.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Viens, Olivia Smith and Delaney Pridham scored for Canada in front of an announced crowd of 12,112 on a warm, mostly sunny afternoon at the lakefront stadium.<\/p>\n
The teams played to a 1-1 draw on Friday in Montreal. Smith scored a late equalizer for the hosts in that game and Canada won the unofficial shootout 4-2. <\/p>\n
On Monday, the ninth-ranked Canadians started with a 4-2-3-1 formation while the 12th-ranked Danes went with a 3-4-3. Kailen Sheridan started in net for Canada and Jessie Fleming wore the captain\u2019s armband.<\/p>\n
Pridham opened the scoring in the 10th minute after Kaylee Hunter headed the ball low into a packed penalty area. Pridham swivelled and beat goalkeeper Freja Thisgaard for her first goal with the women\u2019s senior team.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was just ready, back to goal, turned and just hit it in,\u201d Pridham said. \u201cI think I caught the goalie off guard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Canada kept the pressure on and was nearly rewarded moments later when Smith\u2019s shot from outside the area glanced off Thisgaard and hit the post.<\/p>\n
Defensive miscues contributed to the Denmark scoring surge that started in the 24th minute. <\/p>\n
Holdt took possession of a loose ball after Canada\u2019s Julia Grosso couldn\u2019t corral a pass from defender Kadeisha Buchanan at midfield. The Danish forward took a few strides inside the halfway line and launched a shot that sailed over Sheridan\u2019s head and bounced into the net. <\/p>\n
An errant pass attempt by Buchanan moments later created another turnover. A strike from Sofie Bredgaard hit the crossbar but Denmark controlled the rebound and Harder beat Sheridan in the 27th minute. <\/p>\n
In the 32nd minute, Ashley Lawrence\u2019s pass to Jade Rose was turned over down low and the ball found its way to an open Holdt, who earned her first international brace.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think there were some off-moments tonight that cost us dearly,\u201d Stoney said.<\/p>\n
The tempo picked up in the second half as Pridham and Buchanan came off for Viens and Shelina Zadorsky.<\/p>\n
Canada cut the deficit in the 49th minute after some heady work by Smith, who found Viens at the top of the area. Viens made a sliding shot attempt that deflected off a defender and bounced high off the grass and into the top corner. <\/p>\n
Thomsen restored Denmark\u2019s two-goal cushion in the 61st minute as she coolly slotted a ball between two defenders and past Sheridan.<\/p>\n
Smith scored from outside the box in the 70th minute. Her strike was misplayed by Thisgaard, who got down low to gather the ball but had it roll between her legs and over the line.<\/p>\n
Stoney is still seeking her first victory against a top-15 opponent since taking over as Canada coach in January 2025.<\/p>\n
The friendlies served as a measuring stick ahead of Canada\u2019s opening match against No. 54 Panama at the CONCACAF W Championship on Nov. 28. <\/p>\n
The tournament is a qualifier for both the 2027 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup in Brazil and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Denmark has already qualified for the World Cup after finishing atop its UEFA qualifying group.<\/p>\n
Left back Allysha Chapman came on in the 89th minute for her 100th and final international appearance for Canada. She was feted during a ceremony after the game.<\/p>\n
Fleming, Buchanan and Lawrence were honoured before the game for reaching 150 career international appearances. At halftime, Melissa Tancredi was acknowledged for her induction into the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n
Canada fell to 3-4-1 in eight all-time meetings against Denmark. <\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 12, 2026. <\/p>\n
Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThey made us pay for all of our mistakes,\u201d said Canadian forward Evelyne Viens. \u201cIt was pretty clear.\u201d…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":931213,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194291],"tags":[879,49,48,2467,2461,2468,2460,2462,2463,44,2464,2465,2466,82,3302],"class_list":["post-931212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toronto","tag-breaking-news","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-central-vancouver-island","tag-nanaimo","tag-nanaimo-breaking-news","tag-nanaimo-news","tag-nanaimo-news-now","tag-nanaimonewsnow","tag-news","tag-oceanside","tag-parksville","tag-qualicum","tag-sports","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/931212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=931212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/931212\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/931213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=931212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=931212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=931212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}