00:00It's a match day made for two footballing nations from the north with temperatures hovering
00:04just below freezing. Canada hosts Iceland for the first of two international friendlies in
00:10their penultimate window. St. Clair gets first crack in between the sticks. Ali Ahmed has been
00:16in immaculate form since his switch from Vancouver to Norwich. The two teams trying to really marry
00:22what we have seen between the young and the old for Iceland. Incredible performances. A real
00:29golden patch for Icelandic football. You look, oh, bad shot. Come on, Miller. A poor ball back
00:35and it's Oskarsson one-on-one with St. Clair and he finishes. And Canada behind in the early
00:44going here is it's the Real Sociedad man, Ori Oskarsson, the captain on the day, giving
00:51Iceland a one-nil lead. A stunned silence inside this stadium as the mistake leads to
00:59a clinical finish from Iceland's main man Oskarsson. Real Sociedad striker in fine form takes
01:07that very well, but it's a calamitous mistake. The passing just keep moving the ball, trying
01:12built into the game with a better sustained position. Buchanan one-on-one, v. Ellerton. Buchanan getting the better of
01:18him. Headed inside. Falling to
01:20Larea. Never caught it the way he wanted. And it goes out for a goal kick as Canada have their
01:26first big half chance of the match.
01:29Across to David. Crafty. A little flick on. Can't link up with Lahren, but Canada in possession in Iceland's half
01:35now. Segur. Cross inside. Chester towards Buchanan, but too much on it. Good luck.
01:42Schwannier one-on-one off the training pitch. Short to Buchanan. Back to Schwannier. Now Ahmed takes a touch. Lifting
01:49it inside. Falls to Segur. Top of the box. Blocked. Now David.
01:55closed off well back to Jonathan David
02:01and with a flag Saliba and it's right into the arms of Olofsson first shot on target for Canada
02:08presses on from Jesse Marsh's side Linguson can't find a teammate cut out by Miller
02:17Linson the ball carrying nearly to Ellardson and he's able to take it down
02:21ahead of Segura back to Oskarsson Oskarsson again
02:27Ori Oskarsson the 21 year old with a brace in the first half
02:33and Iceland have shocked this BMO crowd
02:43just absolutely ruthless finishing from Ori Oskarsson
02:50Miller shifting play to Ahmed he's been dangerous in his first half Ali Ahmed
02:55top of the box able to turn and swivel and shoot and Jonathan David
03:01they've got to stretch this comfortable defense at the moment
03:08one year trying to put it on a plate someone is on the end of it
03:12and somehow Lahren unable to finish at the back post
03:17wonder if it's behind them because it looks like
03:21he should not descend the back of the neck great ball
03:25no that's a little deflection there from Olofsson
03:31Montreal Bourne now playing for LAFC in Major League Soccer let's see if he can conjure the spectacular here against
03:39Olofsson
03:44John Freeman satisfied with the wall
03:48Swanier stepping up and he just couldn't sneak it in the post as he had Olofsson scrambling to his right
03:58what a great effort by Matthew Swanier
04:01Swanier needs to find the right delivery we know he can do it this is a big corner hopefully try
04:07and get Canada back in the match
04:09an early goal in this first half would set the stadium on fire yet again towards the back half
04:14it's Kyle Lahren into the side netting
04:18able to get the better of Ellardson for the moment this has been the battle the whole match long
04:24and the Canadian shifting it across to Ali Ahmed
04:29top of the 18 plenty of Iceland bodies back towards David and it's saved by Olofsson
04:36brilliant ball by the Norwich man and Jonathan David couldn't pick a side to Olofsson
04:53and Canada will have a chance 65 minutes in to have this Iceland lead any time the pace is increased
05:03in this game in Canada
05:04a lot of combinations this is a critical penalty
05:13Jonathan David versus all of 67 Elias Olofsson in front of the new stand David steps up and finishes Cooley
05:23past Olofsson the 38th goal of Jonathan David's storied Canadian career and Canada right back in this one
05:37Canada's best player so far in the day dummy for Saliba
05:41area to Osorio crossing opportunity slowing things down the area having a pop and would not turn
05:52you can he's been fantastic flicking it to David to Daniel Jefferson Jefferson top of the 18
06:00moving inside it's another pen for Canada and it's the Bournemouth boy Daniel Jefferson cutting in
06:09and it's going to be a second chance for Jonathan David
06:12put it to the left of Olofsson what will he do now
06:21Jonathan David
06:25Jonathan David to equalize for Canada and he does exactly the same thing double trouble from Iceland and double bubble
06:36for Jonathan David it's 2-2 and Pimo field erupts
06:44almost
06:45Camelius trying to drive the ball towards Buchanan
06:48off the head off the head of the substitute and now Buchanan's going to be called for going shoulder to
06:54shoulder with Ellinson, it's a red card for Tayjan Buchanan! What just happened?
07:03it's a cross field ball from Camelius, it's deflecting
07:07off of midfielder's head from Iceland
07:10and he's going out of playing but cannon's trying to
07:18now harrison harrison into the 18 willemson from a very tight angle it bounced rather well for him
07:27preso was beaten for the moment and from a tight angle dane st claire is forced to make a save
07:34just waiting on john freeman's whistle here it ends all square at bimo field
07:42a first half to forget for canada and a second half that could have been
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