Black-and-Red defender Max Tissot earned his 13th cap with the Canadian Men’s National Team during their FIFA international friendly against Scotland on Wednesday, March 22. The Quebec native helped Canada battle to a 1-1 draw against the Scottish in Edinburgh.
Tissot earned the left back starting spot in his second cap of 2017, logging a strong 67 minutes of playing time for his country. Forward Fraser Aird’s 11th-minute goal gifted Canada an early lead, but Scotland found the equalizer in the 35th minute and took over the match’s momentum. While the Scottish attack continuously threatened the go-ahead goal, the Canadian back line hunkered down and did well to maintain a compact defense, stifling Scotland’s chances and preserving the draw.
Tissot helped solidify the back line that was forced to defend for much of the match as Scotland out-possessed Canada 63.1% to 36.9%. When the Canadians were able to move out of their defensive third, Tissot partnered well with Junior Hoilett on the left wing, smoothly transitioning into the counterattack and creating opportunities from the left flank.
The friendly was Tissot’s second national team appearance of the year. The defender also earned 35 minutes of play time in January during a 4-2 victory over Bermuda. Tissot received his first senior call up in November of 2014 in preparation of a friendly against Panama, and debuted for Canada in January of 2015 against Iceland. The 24-year-old joined D.C. United in February following four seasons with the Montreal Impact and a successful preseason trial with the Black-and-Red.
Canada return to the pitch on June 13 in a friendly against Curacao.
