Canada Women vs Denmark Women: Result & Match Report

Denmark Women edged Canada Women 4-3 in an open International Friendly, with the visitors leading 3-1 at half-time before holding on through a tense finish.

How it happened

Canada Women struck first in the 10th minute when Delaney Baie Pridham found the net. Denmark Women responded quickly, as Olivia Holdt levelled in the 23rd minute before Pernille Harder put the visitors ahead four minutes later, assisted by Holdt. Denmark then added a third in the 32nd minute, with Holdt scoring again from Harder’s assist to complete a strong first-half spell.

After the break, Canada reduced the gap in the 49th minute through Evelyne Viens, set up by Olivia Smith. Denmark restored their two-goal cushion on 61 minutes when Janni Thomsen finished from Sofie Bredgaard’s assist. Canada kept pushing and made it 4-3 in the 70th minute through Smith, assisted by Janine Beckie, but there were no further goals. The match also featured yellow cards for Sofie Bredgaard, Janni Thomsen, Emma Rose Regan and Caroline Moller.

By the numbers

• Possession: Canada Women 62%, Denmark Women 38%
• Shots on target: 7-7
• Total shots: Canada Women 17, Denmark Women 10
• Passes: Canada Women 535, Denmark Women 330