MANILA — Canada lost its opening game at the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup, beaten 2-0 by Colombia on Saturday.

Nicole Mancilla and Angely Camargo scored for eighth-ranked Colombia. Canada, due to its lack of international games, is ranked 74th.

Goalkeepers starred on the day with Canadian captain Lea Palacio-Tellier making two stellar stops while Colombians Paula Valencia and Allison Olave also excelled.

Camargo broke the deadlock after Colombia's Isabella Mosquera split the defence with a perfect through ball that found Karen Torres in front of goal. Her nifty layoff went to an unmarked Camargo to knock the ball home.

A turnover by Canada's Shayle He led to the second goal, with Mancilla making no mistake on a breakaway — deking Palacio-Tellier before slotting the ball home

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