sstackho Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Apparently Mexico has some wonderkid Corral who is 14 years old, but she didn't start. She did eventually get on and score. Women's Under-20 Team Sunday, January 22, 2006 Canada Too Much For Mexico Captain Sophie Schmidt's brace sees off tricolores Ottawa, Ontario – Canada’s U20 Women’s National Team continued their run toward the CONCACAF title after a 3-2 victory over tournament hosts Mexico. The win means Canada tops Group A and will now await their semi-final opponent. And it didn’t take long for Canada to find the net and the scorer was really no surprise. It took Canada’s Kara Lang approximately a minute to influence the qualifying tournament. Fifteen minutes later Canadian captain Sophie Schmidt stretched Canada’s lead to two. The tricolores grabbed a goal back in minute 22 from the penalty spot but Schmidt netted her second to stretch the lead back to two, minutes after the restart. Mexico pressed forward to try to get back into the contest and made things interesting in minute 74 when Veronica Corral pulled a goal back. But the comeback was not to be and Canada walked off the field with all three valuable points and first place in the group. Canada now enters the final phase of the tournament, searching for a place in the World Championships in Russia this summer. The Canucks will in all likelihood play Jamaica on January 25 but before the Reggae Girlz can start preparing for Canada, they will have to contend with Surinam tomorrow afternoon. A Jamaican win (and assuming that the USA will defeat debutant El Salvador) would assure second place in Group B and set up the clash with Canada. A Surinam win would find all three even on points and would mean goals for and against will be vital. Sunday, January 22, 2006 CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Final Round Qualification Estadio Luis Pirata Fuentes Veracruz, Mexico CANADA – 3 (2) MEXICO – 2 (1) Goals: CANADA – Lang 1, Schmidt 16, 48; MEXICO – Ocampo 22, Corral 74 Cautions: - none Expulsions – none CANADA: 20-Erin McNulty; 3-Sophie Schmidt (capt); 4-Caroline Vanderpool; 7-Jodi-Ann Robinson; 8-Veronique Maranda; 10-Amanda Cicchini; 11-Desiree Scott; 14-Aysha Jamani; 15-Kara Lang; 16-Paige Adams; 5-Emily Zurrer Head Coach: Ian Bridge Subs not used: 1-Stephanie Labbe; 2-Katie Radchuck; 6-Kaylen Kyle; 9-Selenia Iacchelli; 12-Robin Rushton; 13-Reanner Sleiman; 17-Molly Alexander; ; 18-Eden Hingwing; 19-Lisa Collison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 A more thorough report now appears on the CSA website. Nice one, Lang. Sunday, January 22, 2006 Canada Too Much For Mexico Captain Sophie Schmidt’s brace sees off tricolores Ottawa, Ontario – Canada’s U20 Women’s National Team continued their run toward the CONCACAF title after a 3-2 victory over tournament hosts Mexico. The win means Canada tops Group A and will now await their semi-final opponent. And it didn’t take long for Canada to find the net and the scorer was really no surprise - but how quickly it happened probably was. It took Canada’s Kara Lang approximately four seconds to influence the qualifying tournament when the opening kickoff was rolled to Lang. The Oakville native took one touch then hammered a shot from half that sailed over the head of the Mexican keeper and into the back of the net. Fifteen minutes later Canadian captain Sophie Schmidt stretched Canada’s lead to two with a powerful volley off a Veronique Maranda corner. The tricolores grabbed a goal back in minute 22 from the penalty spot but Schmidt netted her second to stretch the lead back to two, minutes after the restart. Then Erin McNulty pulled off what might be the save of the tournament when she stretched to push a shot off the post that was destined for the Canadian net and would have surely been the equalizer. The Canadian defense scrambled away the danger. Shortly after the save, a melee between Jodi-Ann Robinson and a Mexican player resulted in a sending off for Robinson. The Canadians, now a woman down quickly shifted to a 4-4-1 with Lang the lone striker. Mexico pressed forward with the extra attacker to try to get back into the contest and made things interesting in minute 74 when Veronica Corral pulled a goal back. But the comeback was not to be and Canada walked off the field with all three valuable points and first place in the group. 'I am proud with the way we played this evening,' said Head Coach Ian Bridge. 'To be honest we weren’t very good in the first half despite the scoreline but the way we responded in the second half - especially with 10 players. 'Every one should be credited for this victory.' Canada now enters the final phase of the tournament, searching for a place in the World Championships in Russia this summer. The Canucks will in all likelihood play Jamaica on January 25 but before the Reggae Girlz can start preparing for Canada, they will have to contend with Surinam tomorrow afternoon. A Jamaican win (and assuming that the USA will defeat debutant El Salvador) would assure second place in Group B and set up the clash with Canada. A Surinam win would find all three even on points and would mean goals for and against will be vital. Sunday, January 22, 2006 CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Final Round Qualification Estadio Luis Pirata Fuentes Veracruz, Mexico CANADA – 3 (2) MEXICO – 2 (1) Goals: CANADA – Lang 1, Schmidt 16, 48; MEXICO – Ocampo 22, Corral 74 Cautions: - none Expulsions – none CANADA: 20-Erin McNulty; 3-Sophie Schmidt (capt); 4-Caroline Vanderpool; 7-Jodi-Ann Robinson; 8-Veronique Maranda; 10-Amanda Cicchini; 11-Desiree Scott; 14-Aysha Jamani; 15-Kara Lang; 16-Paige Adams; 5-Emily Zurrer Head Coach: Ian Bridge Subs not used: 1-Stephanie Labbe; 2-Katie Radchuck; 6-Kaylen Kyle; 9-Selenia Iacchelli; 12-Robin Rushton; 13-Reanner Sleiman; 17-Molly Alexander; ; 18-Eden Hingwing; 19-Lisa Collison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Spiers Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Jamaica beats Surinam 9-0 US beats El Salvador 5-0 ....so the semi-finals are as expected: Mexico v. U.S. Jamaica v. Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Is anything going to be on Sportsnet? Canada semis would be nice to watch. Canada vs. USA in the championship is going to be a great U20 grils game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 Sportsnet? they are still trying to find Mexico in the map. Mexico is right there next to San Diego, which they missed too. What a hopeless bunch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 The girls are playing the semifinals against Jamaica. The winner goes to the U-20 WWC(and the finals of the U-20 CONCACAF Championship). The 3rd place winner also qualifies. Canada up 1-0 at the half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Jamaica has tied it up in the second half. 1-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 2-1 Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Still 2-1. CAN 9 Selenia Iacchelli 44" JAM 11 Kimmia Parker 65" CAN 19 Lisa Collison 69" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 2-1 FT! The girls are going to Russia! And the finals of this tournament. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 2-1 FT! The girls are going to Russia! And the finals of this tournament. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 Congratulations to the U-20 girls and coaches. I am glad the Jamaican coach is eating crow right now for lunch. What a jerk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 Congratulations to the U-20 girls and coaches. I am glad the Jamaican coach is eating crow right now for lunch. What a jerk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 quote:Originally posted by The Ref Congratulations to the U-20 girls and coaches. I am glad the Jamaican coach is eating crow right now for lunch. What a jerk. Jamaica has nothing to be ashamed of. I believe they were ranked 75th in the world going into this tournament. 2-1 is a good result for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 quote:Originally posted by The Ref Congratulations to the U-20 girls and coaches. I am glad the Jamaican coach is eating crow right now for lunch. What a jerk. Jamaica has nothing to be ashamed of. I believe they were ranked 75th in the world going into this tournament. 2-1 is a good result for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 still too close of a result would be interesting to know where Lang played. our veterans does not seems to be scoring goals at the pace they were suppose to with some much playing experience with the national team. this is not a result we should take into the world cup. IS Jamaica and Mexico progressing at a faster pace than we are or is our system of play holding us back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 quote:Originally posted by The Ref Congratulations to the U-20 girls and coaches. I am glad the Jamaican coach is eating crow right now for lunch. What a jerk. Why, did he say something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 sj dont get to worried, this is the U20 team, there young and can have off games and a W is W. great job!!..lets hope we can get a good start vs. the Yanks...it'll be a great rematch... ROUND 1-CANADA ROUND 2- CANADA vs. USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 quote:Originally posted by sstackho Why, did he say something? Yeah, apparently he said: "I saw them play against Mexico, and I'm not overly impressed... Basically, they didn't seem to do anything to frighten us... for us to say 'we can't beat them" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 That doesn't sound too bad. Nor too inaccurate. It was a close match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 U.S. beats Mexico 3-0 to set up the final (for bragging rights) against our girls on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Wednesday, January 25, 2006 Canada Qualifies For World Championship Canada’s starting line-up against the Reggae Girlz Photo: David Hernandez/CSA Canada’s U-20 Women’s National Team will be attending their third straight World Championships thanks to a hard fought 2-1 win today over Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz in the semi final of CONCACAF’s Women’s U-20 Qualifying Tournament in Veracruz, Mexico. The Canadians now await the winners of the Mexico - USA clash, scheduled to take place at 4pm ET, to determine the CONCACAF Champion. In the opening half, both teams struggled to find the form that got them to the semi-finals and for much of the first forty-five minutes, were mired in a rough and tumble battle for control of the midfield. But just when it appeared as though both teams would be heading to the locker rooms even, the Canadians finally broke the deadlock thanks to Selenia Iacchelli. The Edmonton native was making her first appearance in the tournament and certainly made it count. Fifteen minutes after the re-start though, things were even again thanks to Jamaican Kimmia Parker. Parker’s free kick from approximately 35 yards out was a laser into the top corner that Canadian keeper Erin McNulty got a hand to, but couldn’t do enough to keep the shot out. The Canadians would have none of that however and just four minutes after giving up the equalizer, second half substitute Lisa Collison netted her second of the tournament – and the eventual match winner that would seal Canada’s place in the World Championships in Russia this summer. The Jamaicans did have one last chance to draw level again in the dying seconds of the match, but just as she had done three days ago against Mexico, McNulty pulled off a wonderful save to preserve the lead and the spot in the final. “A very tough game against a decent Jamaican side that played very well today” was the way Head Coach Ian Bridge summed up the match. “We looked quite nervous from the start today but I think if we had of grabbed a second goal – and we certainly had chances to – then we could have scored three, maybe four but once they scored the equalizer it was a different game. “To be fair, we have never really been at our best here despite some of the lop-sided scores. We have had spells of solid team play but have yet to play to our full potential. Having said that, I am happy with the way we have defended and in the latter portions of the game that was a definite necessity. “But we are in the World Championships this summer and I am extremely proud of what the players and the staff have accomplished.” Note: Kaylen Kyle picked up her second caution of the tournament and will now miss the final on Friday, January 27. Wednesday, January 25, 2006 CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Final Round Qualification – Semi Final Estadio Luis Pirata Fuentes Veracruz, Mexico CANADA – 2 (1) JAMAICA – 1 (0) Goals: CANADA – Iacchelli 44, Collison 69; JAMAICA – Parker 65 Cautions: - Kyle 60 (will miss final) Expulsions – none CANADA: 20-Erin McNulty; 3-Sophie Schmidt (capt); 4-Caroline Vanderpool; 6-Kaylen Kyle; 8-Veronique Maranda; 9-Selenia Iacchelli (19-Lisa Collison, 55); 10-Amanda Cicchini; 11-Desiree Scott; 14-Aysha Jamani; 15-Kara Lang (13-Rheanne Sleiman, 68); 18-Eden Hingwing Head Coach: Ian Bridge Subs not used: 1-Stephanie Labbe; 2-Katie Radchuck; 5-Emily Zurrer; 7-Jodi-Ann Robinson (susp); 12-Robin Rushton; 16-Paige Adams; 17-Molly Alexander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeffery S. Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Sigma World record for Kara Lang? "Thanks to quick-thinking Kara Lang, Canadian soccer may be about to enter the record books. The 19-year-old from Oakville, Ont., scored just four seconds into Canada's 3-2 win over Mexico on Sunday in a CONCACAF world under-20 qualifying tournament in Veracruz, Mexico." http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Soccer/Canada/2006/01/26/1413257-cp.html It was not first half but at the start of the second, Barça scored from kick-off into the half at Celta Vigo, around 1994. Images are rarely seen, as it was a very foggy day, the camera really did not get a decent image of it. The Celta keeper had come out to see what the hell was happening, Romario said to Gica Hagi, "Shoot on goal!", and Gica nailed it over the keepers head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strobe_z Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Looks like Mexico will be joining the USA and Canada.. 4-1 over Jamaica. Looks like Jamaica scored the first two goals, but thought it'd be more fun if they gave Mexico the lead. Here's hoping our girls can beat the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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