Canada shuts out Peru in Montreal friendly
Jacob Shaffelburg bagged a brace to guide Les Rouges to a convincing win over the South Americans on Saturday.
- Canada 2 (Shaffelburg 19’, 35’), Peru 0
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MONTREAL – The Canadian men’s team is showing no signs of a hangover following its historic showing at this summer’s FIFA World Cup.
Ex-Toronto FC winger Jacob Shaffelburg scored a first-half brace to guide Canada to a convincing 2-0 victory over Peru in Saturday’s international friendly before an announced sellout crowd at Stade Saputo.
This was the Canadians’ second consecutive shutout victory against South American opposition in their first two games since bowing out of the World Cup in the round of 16.
"These are two matches now, against Chile and against Peru, where we walk away feeling like we should score multiple goals, right? Because the identity and the clarity and the talent on the pitch is at a high level, and so we're able to control matches and make teams look bad and make them make it look like they never have a chance in the match," coach Jesse Marsch told reporters in the post-game press conference.
