Canada rescue a point in Toronto, but the opener still leaves work to do.

Larin changed the mood, but not quite the result Canada wanted.

Canada spent much of the night chasing the match, not dictating it. Bosnia and Herzegovina took the lead, slowed the tempo when they could, and forced Canada to keep asking the same question until Larin finally provided the answer in the 78th minute.

Once the equalizer went in, BMO Field woke up all over again. For a few minutes it felt like Canada might turn the whole night around. Instead the opener closed with relief on one side and frustration on the other: a point recovered, but two more left behind.

How the match slipped and then returned

Bosnia and Herzegovina took the lead through Lukic in the 21st minute and immediately made the match feel heavier for Canada. The hosts had the ball often enough, but too much of it arrived in front of a set defense rather than behind it.

That also helps explain why the equalizer mattered so much. Canada came into the night leaning on the Jonathan David-Cyle Larin axis for goals, and it was Larin who finally changed the script. David remained a threat in the build-up, but the finish that actually reset the evening came from the bench and arrived before the nerves could turn sour again.

The useful part for Canada is that they found a way back without the night completely unraveling. Larin's finish turned the last stretch into a push for all three points instead of a desperate attempt to avoid defeat. It did not become a winning finish, but it did stop the opener from becoming a real setback.

What matters next

Qatar now becomes the match that tells us whether this draw was a foundation or a missed opening. Canada go to BC Place on June 18 with one point, a home crowd waiting on the west coast, and Switzerland still sitting at the end of the group.

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