Denmark Spoils Chapman’s Farewell in Toronto

Denmark beat Canada 4-3 at BMO Field in Toronto on Monday, a seven-goal friendly that closed the October window and the international career of Allysha Chapman. The left back from Courtice, Ontario, who announced before the window that she would retire, came on for Jessie Fleming in the 89th minute for her 100th and final appearance and was celebrated by teammates and the crowd after the whistle.

The afternoon began the way Casey Stoney would have wanted. In the 10th minute, Janine Sonis headed a corner to 18-year-old Kaylee Hunter, making her first start, and Hunter set up DB Pridham, who finished into the bottom left corner for her first international goal. “I’m gonna get emotional because my whole family’s here,” Pridham said afterward. “It means everything. I’ve had a long journey to get here.”