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Rio 2016: Canada 2-0 Australia (women’s football)

By Thomas Skrlj
Canada’s soccer team warm up before their Women 2016 Summer Olympics football match against Australia, at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
Canada’s team pose for a photo before the 2016 Summer Olympics football match between Canada and Australia, at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
Australia, front row, and Canada team soccer players enter the field before their 2016 Summer Olympics football match at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
Janine Beckie scoring her team’s first goal during the 2016 Summer Olympics football match between Canada and Australia, at the Arena Corinthians, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016.( Photo/ Rio 2016 )
Janine Beckie scoring her team’s first goal during the 2016 Summer Olympics football match between Canada and Australia, at the Arena Corinthians, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. ( Photo/ Rio 2016 )
Australia’s Samantha Kerr, right, fight for the ball with Canada’s Kadeisha Buchanan during the 2016 Summer Olympics football match at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
Janine Beckie scoring her team’s first goal during the 2016 Summer Olympics football match between Canada and Australia, at the Arena Corinthians, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. ( Photo/ Rio 2016 )
Canada players celebrate after Janine Beckie, scored her team’s first goal during the 2016 Summer Olympics football match between Canada and Australia, at the Arena Corinthians, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
Referee Stephanie Frappart, left, gives Canada’s Shelina Zadorsky, not seen in the photo, a red card during the 2016 Summer Olympics football match between Canada and Australia, at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
Canada coach John Herdman, 3rd left, talks with his players during the 2016 Summer Olympics football match between Canada and Australia, at the Arena Corinthians, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
Australia’s Katrina Gorry, left, fights for the ball with Canada’s Shelina Zadorsky during the 2016 Summer Olympics football match at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
Australia’s Katrina Gorry, top, fights for the ball with Canada’s Jessie Fleming during the 2016 Summer Olympics football match at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
Canada’s Christine Sinclair, right, dribbles past the Australia goalkeeper Lydia Williams, on his way to score her team’s 2nd goal, during the 2016 Summer Olympics football match between Canada and Australia, at the Arena Corinthians, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. Canada won 2-0. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
Christine Sinclair lines up to score after rounding the keeper and evading a defender against Australia on August 3, 2016 in the Olympic Games of Rio de Janeiro.
Canada’s Christine Sinclair, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring her team’s second goal during the 2016 Summer Olympics football match at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. Canada won 2-0. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)