PERTH, July 26 (Reuters) - Canada's ability to come back and beat Ireland 2-1 on Wednesday could prove to be the pivotal moment for the Olympic champions in their Women's World Cup campaign, coach Bev Priestman said.
"I said at the end, 'It can be the making of us,'" Priestman told a press conference.
The character, the quality, the experience that came about in the second half, that's the type of performance that we need."
"Listen, Sophie Schmidt, Christine Sinclair, I thought their quality when we really needed it, they just allowed us to keep the ball in building," Priestman said.
A goal in this tournament would make Sinclair the first player to score at six World Cups.
Persons:
Bev Priestman, Priestman, we've, it's, Katie McCabe, Megan Connolly, Adriana Leon, Christine Sinclair, Sophie Schmidt, Sinclair, gingerly, Lori Ewing, Christian Radnedge
Organizations:
PERTH, Ireland, Olympic, Nigeria, Canada, Australia, Thomson
Locations:
Canada, Perth, British, Melbourne