Saturday, 28 July 2012

Canada beats South Africa 3-0 in Olympic soccer


Canada beats South Africa 3-0 in Olympic soccer


COVENTRY, England (AP) -- Christine Sinclair scored two second-half goals Saturday to help Canada beat South Africa 3-0 in women's Olympic soccer.
Sinclair scored in the 58th and 86th minutes at the City of Coventry Stadium after Melissa Tancredi had given Canada the lead in the seventh minute.
Canada is third in Group F with three points, one point behind both Japan and Sweden. The two best third-place teams advance to the quarterfinals along with the top two teams in each group.
South Africa has zero points after losing its first two games.

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