Ally Sentnor Strike Helps Us Top Canada, Extending Dominant Defensive Record

The US women’s nationalist squad notched a seventh consecutive cleanable sheet, narrowly beating rival Canada 1-0 successful nan 2nd crippled of nan SheBelieves Cup. Ally Sentnor notched her seventh world extremity early successful nan 2nd half, capitalizing connected a area footwear to plaything nan consequence successful nan hosts’ favor.

The United States past gave up a extremity connected 23 October against Portugal, a ascendant protect agelong that’s now extended to 714 minutes. Canada are now winless successful their past six matchups against nan USWNT, though their past triumph was nan astir consequential consequence of all: nan 2021 Olympic semi-final.

In a midweek conflict and nan 2nd of 3 SheBelieves friendlies for each team, Canada were happy to fto nan US dictate nan tempo successful nan first half. Emma Hayes’ broadside kept a ascendant 68% stock of possession successful that period, outshooting Canada 9-2. Their champion look of nan interval came conscionable earlier stoppage time, erstwhile Sentnor was capable to sneak astir Manchester City defender Jade Rose to cod a loose shot astatine nan separator of nan box. However, Canada goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan dropped to down speedy arsenic Sentnor attempted to decorativeness astatine nan adjacent post, alternatively uncovering nan broadside netting.

Sentnor was fixed nan commencement up top, aft coming disconnected nan chair successful Sunday’s 2-0 triumph complete Argentina. Her interplay pinch attackers Alyssa Thompson, Rose Lavelle, and Trinity Rodman kept Canada connected its heels, though midfielder Sam Coffey admitted connected nan TNT broadcast astatine half-time that nan full squad could’ve been much diligent pinch their changeable selection.

Canada proved to beryllium a spot much opportunistic successful nan 2nd half, targeting 20-year-old near backmost Gisele Thompson pinch incisive counterattacking sequences led by Nichelle Prince. One specified sequence, successful nan 49th minute, saw Prince find Cloé Lacasse successful nan bosom of nan box, only to spot nan Utah Royals guardant forced backmost retired again arsenic nan US defense blocked her shooting lanes.

The breakthrough yet arrived successful nan 55th minute, arsenic Lavelle coiled successful a debased area footwear from nan left. The shot hopped done nan first lines of players and recovered Sentnor pinch space, having conscionable recovered an other gait aft Lacasse near nan container successful hopes of providing an outlet for a counter. Sentnor took nan sting retired of nan shot and settled it aft its momentum concisely carried it skyward, yet placing a changeable to nan acold station beyond Sheridan.

While Sheridan has alternated starts complete nan past twelvemonth pinch Sabrina D’Angelo of Aston Villa, nan concession meant that sloppy of netminder, Canada hasn’t kept a cleanable expanse since 4 April 2025. It’s an eleven-match agelong without keeping an force from scoring, pinch Canada having mislaid 7 of those fixtures.

The remainder of nan crippled played retired pinch some teams occasionally uncovering shooting lanes, but mostly keeping each different contained. Rodman exited successful nan 69th minute, an encouraging extended displacement aft leaving nan Argentina lucifer pinch an evident recurrence of nan backmost wounded which kept her disconnected nan section for overmuch of 2025. Emma Sears checked successful for her first USWNT quality successful her location municipality of Columbus.

Both teams will play their last games of nan three-match friends tourney connected Saturday. Canada has an early day kickoff against Argentina (12.30pm ET) earlier nan US takes connected Colombia for a precocious day matinee (3.30pm ET).