A Canada soccer logo is seen on Alphonso Davies in Vancouver on March 24, 2019. Canada was unable to break down Iceland in the second half in a friendly on Jan. 15, 2020, falling 1-0.Iceland rode a first-half set-piece goal to defeat Canada 1-0 Wednesday in an international soccer friendly.
Canada was coming off back-to-back 4-1 wins over No. 162 Barbados last week at the same venue, Orange County Great Park. Eight different players scored for Canada in those two victories. Canada was without Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David , among others. Iceland was missing the likes of captain Gylfi Sigurdsson , Birkir Bjarnason and Ari Freyr Skulason .Maxime Crepeau started in goal behind a backline of Samuel Adekugbe, Amer Didic, Kamal Miller and Richie Laryea. Piette, Jonathan Osorio, Liam Fraser and Charles-Andreas Brym patrolled the midfield with Tosaint Ricketts and Tesho Akindele up front.
Iceland came close in the 20th minute but a shot deflected just wide. Iceland scored on the ensuing corner kick a minute later with Eyjolfsson, who plays for Bulgaria’s Levski Sofia, knocking the ball in at the far post after Crepeau was unable to get to the ball through traffic.Story continues below advertisement
The game had a particular Iceland flavour in the 60th minute when Kjartan Finnbogason was replaced by Kristjan Finnbogason.Teenager Jayden Nelson came on for Akindele in the 75th minute. A minute late, Crepeau was forced into action with a fine fingertip save on a low shot. Fullback Ashtone Morgan came on in the 80th minute for Adekugbe.The Canadians are preparing for the start of World Cup qualifying later this year. Iceland is gearing up for a Euro 2020 playoff against Romania in March.
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