FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Group E - Canada v Cameroon - Stade de La Mosson, Montpellier, France - June 10, 2019 Canada coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier
(Reuters) - Canada coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller conceded his side were nervous in their women's World Cup opener against Cameroon in Montpellier on Monday but said the 1-0 Group E victory will allow them to play more freely from now on.
Canada, fifth in the women's rankings, were far from convincing in front of goal and Kadeisha Buchanan's towering header on the stroke of halftime was one of 16 shots they had, of which only four were on target.
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