Meeting for the first time since the Matildas ended Canada's World Cup campaign in Melbourne with a 4-0 victory, the two coaches took very different approaches to this match. The Christine Sinclair farewell tour got off to an excellent start on Friday, with Canada defeating a second-string Australia side 5-0.Ī first-half Nichelle Prince brace was followed by three goals in 13 minutes - from Cloe Lacasse, Simi Awujo on debut, and Adriana Leon - in wet and wild conditions in Langford as soccer's all-time leading international goal-scorer Sinclair (190 goals in 330 games) came on in the second half to play in her penultimate national team game. Open Extended ReactionsAustralia were soundly beaten but Tony Gustavsson opted for an inexperienced starting XI. Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images for Football Australia
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