Danish women concede late equalizer in Canada and lose penalty shootout in friendly

[p]The official result of the match was 1–1. However, prior to the game in Montreal, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/canada/t6MpFusl/"]Canada[/a], it had been decided that the match would proceed to a penalty shootout in the event of a draw, in order to test spot-kicks.[/p][p]Canada won the shootout 4–2 after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/thomsen-janni/f70NwxLi/"]Janni Thomsen[/a] hit the post and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gejl-mille/Gf8xz8ZN/"]Mille Gejl[/a] sent the ball well over the bar.[/p][p]The Danish women made the better start to the match. Despite Canadian dominance in possession, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/harder-pernille/EeZjNTdN/"]Pernille Harder[/a] put [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/denmark/W0rDArJ8/"]Denmark[/a] ahead after 24 minutes following a fine counter-attack and an assist from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vangsgaard-amalie/2mhWpAzd/"]Amalie Vangsgaard[/a].[/p][embed guid="bc900c6e-2992-4378-9e0a-98830d998037" url="https://x.com/dbulandshold/status/2108730033976266871" social-type="twitter" /][p]Less than ten minutes later, Canada came very close to equalizing, but Jessie Fleming blasted the ball just over the Danish crossbar.[/p][p]Head coach Jakob Michelsen substituted ten Danish players after the break, giving playing time to several debutants in the friendly match. Canada also tested a number of players in the second half.[/p][p]Canada held the majority of possession throughout the match and applied sustained pressure in search of a goal.[/p][p]After 84 minutes, the Danish defense finally broke down, and Arsenal player Olivia Smith found the net with her left foot.[/p]