Canada suffer shock Gold Cup draw with Guadeloupe | OneFootball

Scorers: Cavallini 49′, Lina (OG) 70′ ; Ambrose 23′, Russell-Rowe (OG) 93′

A rotated, MLS-heavy Canada side scraped past Gaudeloupe to pick up their first win of the 2023 Gold Cup.

The hosts were all over Guadeloupe in the early going, and perhaps should have found their opener just past the 10 minute mark, but Lucas Cavallini somehow sent his close-range effort wide of the post.

As Canada poured numbers forward, Guadeloupe remained threatening on the break to remind the home side that they had a role to play on the night.

The visitors turned the game its head before the half-hour mark, as Thierry Ambrose scored from close range to stun the home crowd.

Lucas Cavallini redeemed himself for his for his first half miss right after half-time however, getting on the end of a superb Junior Hoilett cross to tap home and level the score.

Canada completed the turnaround in the final 20 minutes thanks to a wacky Méddy Lina own-goal, reigniting the energy inside of BMO Field.

There was a sting in the tale however, as Jacen Russell-Rowe saw the ball bounce off his leg and into the back of the net to see Guadeloupe snatch a point at the death and shock the heavily favored Canadians.