Canada beats China 1-0 in women’s soccer friendly in penultimate Olympic warmup
PARIS — Teenage midfielder Jessie Fleming scored a highlight-reel goal in the sixth minute to give Canada a 1-0 win over China on Wednesday in its penultimate outing before the Rio Olympics.
Coach John Herdman called it a dominant performance but it was one that may have come with a cost. Veteran forward Melissa Tancredi came off in the second half with an ankle injury after colliding with Chinese goalkeeper Zhao Lina.
“We’ll wait and see. It’s definitely a little bit of a concern at the minute,” Herdman said of the injury.
There was some positive news in that the 34-year-old Tancredi, who won her 119th cap Wednesday, was walking around after the game.