It wasn’t looking good for the Canadian women after going behind in the 34th minute. But anyone who’s watched Canada at these Olympics knew they were capable of overcoming adversity. Sure enough, that moment came after Christine Sinclair beat her defender to the ball, before being fouled in the Swedish Penalty area. The referee immediately waved away the appeals…but for the second time in the tournament, VAR would come to Canada’s aid. After video review, the penalty was awarded.
Lke she did in the semi final versus the arch-rival Americans, Jessie Fleming calmly did her thing, and it was 1-1 in the 68th minute.
