John Herdman made a good first impression this afternoon in his coaching debut for the Canadian men’s national team. His well-organized side were deserved 1-0 winners over New Zealand in an international friendly match played in Spain.
Despite a lack of minutes for Toronto FC, Tosaint Ricketts scored the second half winner for Canada after latching on to a Dejan Jakovic long ball. It was his 16th goal for the national team, which ties him with Alex Bunbury for fourth all time. He is now just 6 behind leader Dwayne De Rosario who scored 22 for Canada.