TFC doesn’t touch the ball very much in loss at Real Salt Lake 26 Jun 2011 TFC offered very little resistance up in the first half. RSL owned the midfield, and outside of a few counterattacking chances, Toronto lacked any real possession. On the night, the Reds garnered less than 30 per cent possession — which is seldom seen by any club.
Whitecaps’ lack of composure hurts in loss at Kansas City 26 Jun 2011 In Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Sporting Kansas City, the Whitecaps got out to a 1-0 lead, then fell completely apart, giving up two goals in eight minutes. The Caps recovered at halftime, but couldn’t find an equalizer in the second 45 minutes.
Lack of scoring touch costs Canada at U-17 World Cup 26 Jun 2011 In a game that Canada needed to win in order to advance to the round of 16 at the U-17 World Cup, it could only really trouble Rwandan keeper Marcel Nzaroza once in a dour 0-0 draw Saturday in Pachuca, Mexico.
Canadian women lose World Cup opener to Germans 26 Jun 2011 Really, the truth is somewhere in the middle. Canada was definitely not worth the flattering 2-1 scoreline, but there were some positives to take from the game, such as the midfield generalship of Sophie Schmidt, and Sinclair continuing on to score after taking an elbow in the nose from German defender Babett Peter.