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TORONTO \u2013 Jesse Marsch doesn\u2019t go directly to his players at halftime.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
When he eventually did on Saturday afternoon, as Canada<\/a> trailed 2-0 to No. 75-ranked Iceland \u2013 their first two-goal deficit at the half in his tenure \u2013 he stayed calm.<\/p>\n Playing the first of two friendlies in the March international window, Canada made costly mistakes at Toronto FC<\/a>\u2019s BMO Field in the opening 45 minutes. But Les Rouges launched a comeback through two Jonathan David goals from the penalty spot, earning a disaster-averting 2-2 draw<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI just tried to give them a few clues to what I thought it was going to take to unlock Iceland, and then to feed the mentality that we were going to come back in this game,\u201d Marsch told reporters postgame.<\/p>\n \u201cThese boys and their Canadian spirit is so clear. They’re so committed to everything and never back down, and I think that mentality and mindset really served us well today and will continue to serve us well.\u201d<\/p>\n And while Canada ended the match with a fourth red card in eight games, issued to Tajon Buchanan in the 80th minute, there were no concerns about picking up a poor reputation, other than being a \u201chard and physical\u201d team, defined by Canadian spirit.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \n