Canada, Iceland play to scoreless draw in women's international soccer friendly

Canada and Iceland played to a scoreless draw in a women's international soccer friendly Friday.

The sixth-ranked Canadian women now turn their attention to No. 19 South Korea on Tuesday, also at the Pinatar Arena.

Neither side produced much offence Friday in a game short on entertainment value. The few shots that were on target offered little challenge.

Canada outshot Iceland 14-10 (4-4 in shots on target) and had 57 per cent possession.

Interim Canada coach Cindy Tye saw positives in the first half and welcomed the clean sheet, saying Iceland came as advertised — "very physical and in transition."

"I thought we dealt with that well," she said.

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Canada had more of the ball and territory in the first half, with Vanessa Gilles and Jayde Riviere providing some accurate passes from the Canadian backline, but that superiority did not lead to scoring chances.

Thirteenth-ranked Iceland looked to defend and counterattack, creating a good chance in the 20th minute only to see Canadian 'keeper Sabrina D'Angelo get to the ball first before colliding with Karolina Lea Vilhjalmsdottir in front of goal. D'Angelo needed treatment on her leg later in the half because of the collision.

Canada had 55 per cent possession and outshot Iceland 5-3 (1-1 in shots on target) in the first half. But Iceland came on as the first half progressed.

Tye said D'Angelo came off because of the knock.

Jessie Fleming and Olivia Smith offered a spark for Canada when they came on in the 67th minute.

"We're going to see more of them in the next game," said Tye.

Deanne Rose followed off the bench, firing a shot over