Christine Sinclair captained Canada in their 1-1 win in penalties over Sweden in the Olympic gold medal match.
Canada and Sweden started with the same line-ups that the teams used in the semifinal matches. Sweden pressed and possessed to start the match, pinning Canada in their own half.
In the 10th minute, Sofia Jakobsson got down the flank and squared the ball across the box. Magdalena Eriksson arrived and hit it just wide of Stephanie Labbe’s goal.
Canada withstood Sweden’s early pressure and put together some spells of their own. They slowed the game down and Jessie Fleming dictated Canada’s speed of play.