England 0-2 Canada: Hege Riise’s side suffer a home defeat without injured skipper Steph Houghton

England 0-2 Canada: Hege Riise’s side suffer a home defeat without injured skipper Steph Houghton

• England Women suffered a 2-0 defeat in their friendly against Canada
• Canada scored two minutes into the game at Stoke’s bet365 Stadium
• It was Evelyne Viens who capitalised on England’s defensive error
• However, it was Nichelle Prince who closed out the game with a second 

By Sportsmail

Published: 21:10 BST, 13 April 2021 | Updated: 21:10 BST, 13 April 2021

England Women suffered a 2-0 defeat in their friendly against Canada at Stoke’s bet365 Stadium on Tuesday night. 

Canada opened the scoring just two minutes into the game after a lack of defensive structure left England exposed.

It was Evelyne Viens who capitalised on the error and gave her country the advantage.

However, it was Nichelle Prince who closed out the game with a second in the 86th minute.  

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