Canada took it on the chin for a second time in the October international window, beaten 1-0 by the 11th-ranked Netherlands in a women's soccer friendly Tuesday in Nijmegen.

Lynn Wilms scored for the classy Dutch, who led the dance most of the entire evening. The home side went ahead in the 28th minute and could have added to the lead had it been more clinical.

The Dutch were faster, more creative, more aggressive and better connected for most of the game. Ninth-ranked Canada offered a little more in the second half, but the Dutch kept coming.

Fullback Jayde Riviere was the best of the Canadians, posing a threat down the right flank.

It was a third straight loss for Canada, which has not scored in 274 minutes since a 4-1 win over Costa Rica on June 27. And it marked the Canadians' seco

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