THE CANADIAN PRESS
SUWON, South Korea — Canada scored once in the first half before pulling away as the women’s national soccer team opened the Peace Queen Cup with a 5-0 victory over Argentina on Saturday.
"It was a solid start to this year’s edition of the Peace Queen Cup," says coach Even Pellerud. "After a slow start, by which our team was way too stretched out on defence, we found the right shape after the break."
Diana Matheson opened the scoring in the first half with what coach Pellerud called "the beauty of the evening." Matheson’s left-footed, long-range shot struck the top left corner.
"We executed our goal-scoring opportunities very well, so the 5-0 win was a somewhat flattering," said Pellerud.
Despite Argentina’s skilful team, its defence broke down throughout the second half.
Canada made five substitutions in the game, giving the team the opportunity to assess its players, including Amber Allen, who played well in her first game since suffering an injury in June 2007.