VANCOUVER: Jonathan David bagged a hat-trick as Canada demolished nine-man Qatar 6-0 on Thursday (Jun 18) to safe their first win at a World Cup finals and carry the co-hosts forward of Switzerland on the prime of Group B.
The win got here at a worth, nonetheless, as Canadian midfielder Ismael Kone was carried off the pitch with an inflatable purple boot on his left leg after a problem by Assim Madibo early within the second half that earned him a purple card and lowered Qatar to 9 males.
Cyle Larin pounced on a rebound to open the scoring earlier than David fired residence a volley after which transformed from shut vary. Nathan Saliba put the sport out of attain when he drilled residence a free kick shortly after coming into the sport for Kone, an personal purpose from Mohamed Manai made it 5-0 and David accomplished his treble in stoppage time with a left-foot shot.
