CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Canada moved one step closer to the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England with a 27-9 victory over the United States in the qualifying series opener on Saturday. Phil Mack, DTH van der Merwe and Harry Jones each scored tries for Canada while fullback James Pritchard added 12 points. Canada will take an 18-point advantage into next weeks qualifying series finale at BMO Field in Toronto. "Certainly weve got a lot of work to do before next Saturday, but Im really happy with the way we stuck through it." said head coach Kieran Crowley. The Canadians got off to a quick start when Mack tk a pass from van der Merwe and chipped the ball over the defender before diving over the line for the first score of the game. Pritchard added the conversion to make it 7-0. Pritchard expanded Canadas lead to 10-0 with a long-range penalty goal in the 14th minute, and added another three points at the 38-minute mark to give Canada a 13-0 lead at halftime. 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It wasnt a perfect match, you never see a perfect match, but the important thing was to win.Madrid, trying to become the first team to win back-to-back Champions League titles since the tournaments new format went into effect in 1992-93, avoided what would have been only its second loss in 31 Champions League matches at home. It has won 27 times and drawn three at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.Sporting was just a few minutes away from its first win in 11 matches in Spain in UEFA competitions. Madrid almost lost at home to a Portuguese team for the first time.Bsted by a loud visiting crowd, Sporting played well from the start, defending with efficiency and creating dangerous chances up front with well-timed counterattacks and accurate passing.Bruno Cesar put the Portuguese side ahead only three minutes into the second half after Sergio Ramos and Luka Modric failed to clear, allowing the Brazilian midfielder to fire a left-fted shot into the far corner.It was the first time Real Madrid conceded a goal at home in the Champions League since the semifinals of the 2014-15 season.Our strategy worrked well until the final five or six minutes, Cesar said.dddddddddddd We played great and we showed what we are capable of. We are sad, of course, because we played face to face with a team like Real Madrid, we could have won and we lost, but we leave with our heads held high.Madrid struggled to produce significant scoring opportunities despite starting with the attacking trio of Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema for the first time since last season.Ronaldo, who had been cheered by fans from both teams, was mostly ineffective until coming up with the well-placed free kick that was touched by Sporting goalkeeper Rui Patricio before hitting the post and going in. Ronaldo did not celebrate as he usually does and only raised his hands in the air as teammates rushed over.It was against the team where I learned my trade, the club has a place in my heart and I have a lot of respect for them, he said. Thats why I couldnt celebrate.The winner also came in dramatic fashion, coming from a pair of second-half substitutes five minutes into stoppage time. James Rodriguez curled a cross into the area from the left flank and Morata found the net with a firm header from near the penalty spot.Patricio again touched the ball but was not able to fully deflect it.We always believed in ourselves and we proved that you can always win a game until the referee blows the final whistle, Morata said. Ftball is not always fair but it was fundamental to win and thats what weve done.---Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoni. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/tales-azzoni ' ' '