On a blustery Sunday evening at Carrow Road in Norwich Canada beat the third ranked German Women’s team 1-0 to top the standings at the inaugural Arnold Clark Cup. Canada now occupies first place with a win and a draw, with a match remaining in the tournament.
Both teams were missing key pieces for this game. Germany was missing their talisman Alexandra Popp (injury) and several others including Dzsenifer Marozsan, Tabea Wasmuth, Kathrin Hendrich, Svenja Huth (illness or Covid-19 protocols). Canada was without regular captain Christine Sinclair (personal reasons), Adriana Leon (injury), and Jordyn Huitema (undisclosed health reasons).