Canada wins Canadian Shield Tournament despite penalty shootout loss to Ivory Coast
TORONTO — Canada won the inaugural Canadian Shield Tournament on Tuesday night despite losing to African champion Ivory Coast 5-4 in a penalty shootout.
The game went to a shootout after it finished knotted at 0-0 after 90 minutes.
The 30th-ranked Canadian men finished with four points, one ahead of No. 86 New Zealand and No. 25 Ukraine and two ahead of No. 41 Ivory Coast.
Victory was assured for Canada just by getting to the shootout, given it would finish the night with at least four poi