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VANCOUVER - Sophie Schmidt thought she was going to send the Canadian fans home happy on Tuesday night.The reigning Womens World Cup champions had other ideas.Second-half substitute Aya Sameshima scored in stoppage time after Schmidt had tied things late as Japan defeated Canada 3-2 in a wild international womens soccer friendly.I was pumped. We fought really hard to get back. I thought that we chased them, put a lot of pressure on them, said Schmidt. Things were going our way, we were pressing them. Its just an unfortunate thing that happened. I think fatigue set in ... and a simple mistake.Sameshima jumped on ill-advised backpass by Canadas Allysha Chapman that handcuffed teammate Emily Zurrer before moving in alone and beating goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe.The deflating goal came moments after Schmidt brought her team level with her second of the night.Bittersweet. Disappointed with what happened at the end there, but cant fault the performance of these Canadian women, said head coach John Herdman. Every time that we ask them to pull on the red shirt I know what were going to get. Its 100 per cent and they aim to make their country proud just through their effort to start with.Canada, which also lost 3-0 to Japan in Edmonton on Saturday, is currently ranked eighth by FIFA as it continues preparations ahead of hosting the Womens World Cup next summer.Talk about a roller-coaster, said Canadian captain Christine Sinclair. Just very proud of our team to play two very good games against one of the best teams in the world. Realistically we should have come away with a tie tonight.Herdman is trying new tactics and younger players in the buildup to the tournament, including 16-year-old Jessie Fleming in midfield and 18-year-old Kadeisha Buchanan in defence.In terms of the performance I can be proud of what theyve done, said Herdman. Eight months out from a World Cup, were going to be there fighting. You can see that. This team isnt going to be too far away with all the preparation we do.On this night, however, there were some growing pains.Yuki Ogimi, like Sameshima a sub in the second half, gave No. 3 Japan a 2-1 lead in the 76th minute after pouncing on a Buchanan error and lobbing a shot up and over a helpless Labbe to break a 1-1 tie.We walk away discouraged that we lost, said Schmidt. Its a little bit disheartening because you want to win in Canada in front of your fans, give them something to be excited about. But theres a lot of good things we walk away with.Down 1-0 in the second half, Canada tied things in the 58th minute when Schmidt rifled a shot off a corner kick that Japanese goalkeeper Miho Fukumoto completely whiffed on moments after Fleming was denied in front of goal.The effort cancelled out a stunning volley from Asana Nagasato after another corner that gave the visitors a 1-0 lead in the 33rd minute. Schmidt could only clear the ball as far as Nagasato at the edge of the penalty area, and she pounded a shot off the crossbar and in past Labbe.The game was played on the turf at B.C. Place Stadium, which will host the final of next summers Womens World Cup. Herdman made five changes from Saturdays lineup, including Labbe getting a start ahead of Erin McLeod.Japanese head coach Norio Sasaki — whose team is also the Olympic silver medallists — made nine changes to his starting 11, including all three goal scorers from Saturday.Outside of Sinclair, finding goals has been a consistent problem for Canada and a lot of early chances went begging against the Japanese. Fleming moved in on a 2-on-1 break in the seventh minute, but decided on an aerial pass that failed to connect when a better option might have been to put a shot on target.Sinclair then had an effort blocked in 16th minute and another headed chance in the 26th. Fleming tried her luck again in the 28th minute, but her shot was thwarted and Adriana Leon missed on the follow up.The first 15 minutes we should have been two up. We had two great chances, said Herdman. I thought we started the game brighter than we did the other day. We got caught in their quality in the first 10 minutes in Edmonton. That really set the tone for the game. I thought we started brightly.Leon then missed another grade-A chance from 10 yards out at the end of the half after taking a pass from Sinclair.Canada returned to B.C. Place for the first time since a 2-1 defeat to No. 2 Germany in June that saw the visitors waste a number of opportunities in a game that wasnt nearly as close as the scoreline suggested.Weve definitely progressed, said Sinclair. Were now expecting results against these teams, which is exciting.Note: Ogimi also scored for Japan in Edmonton. ... Canadian midfielder Diana Matheson, who scored the goal in Canadas 1-0 Olympic bronze-medal victory against France two years ago, suffered a knee injury Saturday and was not available for the game. ... A group of elite female players has filed a human rights complaint that FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association are discriminating against women by making them play on artificial turf at the Womens World Cup when the mens World Cup is held on natural grass. There are no Canadian players named to avoid conflicts with the CSA, which doubles as the tournaments national organizing committee. ... Attendance was 14,328.___Follow @JClipperton_CP on Twitter NFL Jerseys China .com) - The NFL is investigating whether the New England Patriots intentionally deflated balls during Sundays AFC Championship Game against Indianapolis. Cheap MLB Jerseys .500. The Jets have now won nine of their last 11, and five of their last six road games. With the win they moved to within two points of Vancouver in the west, the Canucks holding down the eighth spot. Vancouver lost in Boston, while the other big game saw Dallas win in Phoenix. http://www.cheapnflchinajerseysonline.com/. 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Portland is up 2-0 as the series moves to Rip City on Friday night, giving the Rockets little time to figure out how to defend Aldridge. He opened the playoffs with a franchise post-season-best 46 points in the Blazers 122-120 overtime victory, then followed it up with 43 points in the 112-105 win on Wednesday night. Rockets coach Kevin McHale summed it up best when he said: "So far, hes had a hell of a series." Aldridge found success in the paint in the opener so the Rockets adjusted -- but so did Aldridge, who went outside to pepper Houston with midrange jumpers. Thirteen of his 18 field goals came from 10 feet out or more. "Hes making tough shots, hes getting to the foul line. Hes offensive rebounding. Hes doing the whole package and its tough for us," said Houston guard James Harden. "We gotta figure something out real soon. In game three, it is either we win or its over." Aldridge is the first player to score 43 or more points in consecutive playoff games since Tracy McGrady in 2003, and the first to score at least 40 in back-to-back post-season games since LeBron James in 2009. It almost goes without saying that Aldridge is the first Blazer with at least 40 points in back-to-back playoff games. "You can tell just by his approach how hes really dialed in and hes playing big. Hes really taken it upon himself to do all these things," Blazers coach Terry Stotts said Thursday. "Give him all the credit. Hes been wanting this moment for a long time and hes rising to the challenge." Aldridge acknowledged the team for his success. "This team in general just believes in me so much and they ride the wave so well," he said. "When Im going one through 15, they are all cheering and telling me to shoot it. If I pass up a shot, theyre all mad at me and I think having 15 guys having your back like that is great." Aldridges play has put Portland in charge as the teeam returns home.dddddddddddd. The Blazers havent opened a playoff series 2-0 since 1977, when they got the early jump on the Lakers en route to the Western Conference title. Portland went on to beat Philadelphia for its lone NBA championship Portland ranked seventh in the league during the regular season with just 10 losses at home. Only three teams have come back to win after losing the first two games of a seven-game series at home: The last was the 2004-05 Mavericks, who came back against the Rockets. Houston is 0-7 overall when falling behind 0-2 in the first round since the 1983-84 expansion. Dwight Howard said its no time to panic. "Weve played against Portland in the regular season and we were successful. We just got to play basketball. We cant look back. We have to stay positive," he said. "They (Portland) won two games but its the first to four and we cant let our heads down. We dug a hole but we can always get out of it." Howard had 32 points and 14 rebounds in Wednesdays loss, while Harden had 18 points. Harden was the leagues top shooting guard in the regular season, but hes 14 of 47 from the field in the playoffs for his worst two-game stretch of the season. Part of that is due to Portlands Wesley Matthews and Nicolas Batum taking turns at shutting him down. "Weve done a good job guarding without fouling and one thing about playoff basketball is that everybody has the every possession mentality," Stotts said. "We didnt fall asleep on him and I dont think he got a lot of easy looks and every great player in this league, you just want to make them work and I think Nick and Wes in particular really have made him work." For his part, Harden isnt really concerned about a slump. Hes more focused on the Blazers -- and stopping Aldridge. "Im not worried about my offence, Im worried about our defence, our defence as a team. When we get stops and get out in transition everybody feels good about themselves and thats when the assists flow in and things start going well," he said. "If we cant get stops it makes it more difficult. They are a very good team." ' ' '