Christine Sinclair scored on a penalty kick midway through the first half to lead Canada to a 1-0 victory over Russia on Friday in the Algarve Cup in Portugal. Sinclair's goal came after Russia captain Anna Kozhnikova was given a red card for tripping Canada's Jordan Huitema in the box. The win evened Canada's tournament record to 1-1 after a 3-1 loss to Sweden Wednesday in its opening game. "Russia played a very defensive style, which was as expected," coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller told Canada Soccer after his first victory the helm. Canada won the tournament in 2016 and lost in the final last year.

Source: CBC News March 02, 2018 22:07 UTC