ISAHAYA – The Canadian women played better but the result was the same in their rematch with Japan on Tuesday, extending their losing streak to five games with a 1-0 defeat.
Mina Tanaka, who plays for the NWSL’s Utah Royals, scored for No. 8 Japan in the soccer friendly at Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki. The ninth-ranked Canadians were outplayed Saturday in a 3-0 loss at Nagasaki’s Peace Stadium.
The Canadians close out the year with a 6-6-1 record.
