Despite their victory over the Super Falcons of Nigeria , Canada head coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller says the Super Falcons gave his side a good run for their money.
The Canadians ladies fought back from a goal down to defeat the African Champions 2-1 in pre world game played at the Pinatar Stadium, Murcia on Monday.
French based striker Desire Oparanozie gave the Super Falcons the lead in the 27th minute, before the North Americans hit back through Janine Beckie and Sophie Schmidt to take their unbeaten run to six games.
Speaking after the highly competitive game Kenneth Heiner-Møller said his side learnt a lot from the game.
“It definitely was a battle. They gave us some physical challenges but I think we stood up to it. The most important thing was we showed composure, after going 1-0 down, it’s about keeping our structures right and keeping our composure,”
The 48 year old Danish manager added that his side performed much better in the second half of the game.
“The second half was about us having more players in the penalty area and we definitely became more dangerous.
“This camp was all about partnership and sharpening the tools. It’s about finding more than one player to each position and I think we solved that. It’s a great group, in total, a great camp and two great wins.”
Nigeria are preparing for France 2019, where they will face Norway, Korea Republic and hosts France in Group A.
