Denmark beat Canada 4-3 as Chapman reaches 100 caps

TORONTO — Calgary's Kaylee Hunter set up the opening goal in her first senior start for Canada, but Denmark scored three times in nine first-half minutes to beat Canada 4-3 in a friendly on Monday at BMO Field.

Hunter headed the ball down in the area in the 10th minute and Delaney Pridham finished for her first senior goal.

Olivia Holdt levelled in the 23rd minute from near the halfway line, catching Kailen Sheridan off her line. Pernille Harder scored in the 27th and Janni Thomsen in the 32nd to make it 3-1 at halftime.

Evelyne Viens scored in the 49th minute. Holdt's second, in the 61st, restored the two-goal lead, and Olivia Smith made it 4-3 in the 70th. Canada held 62 percent of possession and outshot Denmark 17-10.

Allysha Chapman came on in the 89th minute for her 100th and final cap and was honoured after the match. She debuted in 2014 and won Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020 and bronze at Rio 2016.

The teams drew 1-1 in Montreal on Friday. Canada opens the Concacaf W Championship against Panama on Nov. 28 in Mansfield, Texas.

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