Canada defeated Sweden 2-1 in a penalty shootout in the women’s soccer final at the International Stadium in Yokohama on Friday.
Canada gave the ball away too often, allowing Sweden an opportunity to counter attack.
Sweden’s first good chance came 10 minutes into the game when the ball fell to Magdalena Eriksson at the corner of the penalty area and her shot flashed across the face of the net.
Canada’s best chance of the half came in the 21st minute when Nichelle Prince whipped a ball into the penalty area, which skipped past Janine Beckie at the far post.
Sweden took the lead in the 34th minute, capitalizing on a turnover in midfield by Quinn. Sweden took the ball the other way where Kosovare Asllani crossed the ball into the box, finding Blackstenius at the other end.
Blackstenius was able to get a shot off, which went through the legs of defender Vanessa Gilles and in past Labbe to give Sweden a 1-0 lead.
In the 64th minute, Sinclair was taken down by Sweden defender Amanda Ilestedt in the penalty area.
Penalty was awarded upon review when Fleming stepped up and scored into the bottom left corner of the net, the opposite of her penalty conversion against the United States in the semifinal.
With the game tied 1-1, it went into a 30-minute extra time session and later the game went to penalties as neither team failed to find the winner.
Canada won the title on penalties leaving Sweden with the silver medal.
