Vic Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 January 21-25, 2011 - Friendly Tournament - Host: Chongqing, China 1/21/2011 - Canada v. China 1/23/2011 - Canada v. USA 1/25/2011 - Canada v. Sweden Mark January 25th on your calendar. If the Swedes load their guns it will be a good barometer. There's a pretty fair chance the January 21 game against China will be on CCTV5 which is usually easy to pick up on the internet. If the game is at 8:00pm that's 7:00pm EST and a crispy 4:00am on the Sunshine Coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuscan Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Little more nervous bout this one than the Brazil tourney. China is the weakest nation involved. The game vs. the USA will be the defining benchmark - if we upset them (yes, it would still be an upset) then Morace and Co become World Cup favourites, if we draw or lose, things will pretty much remain as is in the eyes of the rest of the world. Sweden will be a tough test, but I still see the US as the main target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Little more nervous bout this one than the Brazil tourney. China is the weakest nation involved. The game vs. the USA will be the defining benchmark - if we upset them (yes, it would still be an upset) then Morace and Co become World Cup favourites, if we draw or lose, things will pretty much remain as is in the eyes of the rest of the world. Sweden will be a tough test, but I still see the US as the main target. I would still say Germany would be the favourites in the World Cup, but the winner of that tournament will be a close second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpfan68 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Don't you think that while the teams would like to win they will use this tourney to "fine tune" their team? The U.S. might have something to prove after being the last team to qualify for the world cup but this is really just preparation for the big show in June. I know some people have great hopes for the Canadian women but I would be very happy with a top four finish and even that is probably out of reach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squizz1402635577 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Tournament roster has been announced: GK- Stephanie Labbé | SWE / Piteå IF | Stony Plain, AB, CAN GK- Karina LeBlanc | USA / Chicago Red Stars | Maple Ridge, BC, CAN GK- Erin McLeod | USA / Washington Freedom | Edmonton & Calgary, AB, CAN CB- Candace Chapman | USA / Western New York Flash | Ajax, ON, CAN CB- Robyn Gayle | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Mississauga, ON, CAN CB- Sophie Schmidt | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Abbotsford, BC, CAN CB- Emily Zurrer | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Crofton, BC, CAN RB- Christine Exeter | USA / University of Louisville | Pickering, ON, CAN RB- Brittany Timko | Unattached / sans club | Coquitlam, BC, CAN RB- Rhian Wilkinson | NOR / Lillestrøm SK Kvinner | Baie d’Urfe, QC, CAN LB- Melanie Booth | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Burlington, ON, CAN LB- Marie-Eve Nault | CAN / Ottawa Fury | Trois-Rivières, QC, CAN CM- Laura Chénard | CAN / Amiral de Québec | Ste-Luce, QC, CAN CM- Kaylyn Kyle | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Saskatoon, SK, CAN CM- Diana Matheson | NOR / Lillestrøm SK Kvinner | Oakville, ON, CAN CM- Carmelina Moscato | Unattached / sans club | Mississauga, ON, CAN F- Josée Bélanger | CAN / Amiral de Québec | Coaticook, QC, CAN F- Jonelle Filigno | USA / Rutgers University | Mississauga, ON, CAN F- Christina Julien | CAN / Ottawa Fury | Williamstown, ON, CAN F- Taylor Patterson | | Edmonton, AB, CAN F- Jodi-Ann Robinson | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Richmond, BC, CAN F- Desiree Scott | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Winnipeg, MB, CAN F- Christine Sinclair | USA / Western New York Flash | Burnaby, BC, CAN F- Melissa Tancredi | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Ancaster, ON, CAN Exeter and Patterson are new with the senior team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 What could have been a great tournament has fizzled out, and our odds of winning have gone up considerably. The Americans are without Wambach up front and Solo/Lloyden in the back. It's the youngest American team in a long time. Sundhage is hedging her bets like we did in Brazil. They are going with age in the back line, youth up front, and a complete mixture of young and old and can go either look in the middle. First caps for Vancouver's Leroux and Megan Klingenberg (a bright little spark from UNC). The four strikers are Cheney (23), Leroux (20), Morgan (21) and Rodriguez (23). Sweden is without their superstar and best two strikers (Schelin and Landström). Sara Thunebro who plays in Frankfurt won't be in the backline. Captain and dominant midfielder Caroline Seger of the WPS will be in China but not play in any games off injury. They're bringing in the kids too, one of whom is Antonia Goransson who up until their loss in the quarters had a solid U20 as a striker (where she had never played). Their coach has stated he's using the tournament for participation and the Algarve Cup next month will be for performance. Kind of a shame they're both short-staffed and cagey, it could have been a good test and comparable to Germany/France in our summer group. The Canada/China game Friday morning (EST) will be easy to find on the internet, the others much longer odds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-collins Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 New kit not debuting until two weeks later for a friendly for the men. I guess this is the last view of the Adidas stuff. Ho hum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
methusela Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Does anyone have a link or remote idea about where we can watch the games this Friday? Except for Rhian Wilkinson's website http://www.rhianwilkinsonsoccer.com the team might as well be on the moon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 P2P and shared streaming is really random and means scouring the web whenever you want to watch anything. That said, CCTV5 is one of the more well known stations so the odds are a bit better. You can watch now here, but the odds of it being active Friday morning are low. http://guzei.com/online_tv/watch.php?lang_id=5&online_tv_id=2519 The bad news is track and field just started and it's 16:30 EST right now, and it has a listed start time in the CCTV5 program guide of 05:30. The game Friday is scheduled for 18:34 in their program guide, which means 05:34am EST and 02:34am PCT. CCTV5 Guide Hit reload if it gets hung up. China/Sweden on the 23rd is 16:05 local / 05:05 EST / 02:05 PCT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
methusela Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Many thanks Vic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpfan68 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 What are Canada's starting times in EST? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 I believe it's 5:34am EST for the China game tomorrow. China is the only country in the world to have played more international games than Canada last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saviola7 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 anyone finding a working stream?? CSA twitter (http://twitter.com/CanadaSoccerEN) claims its on CCTV 5, but Vic's earlier link doesn't work for me . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb34 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 yes i have a stream. score is 2 - 0 china in the 46th minute http://ikan.pptv.com/p/17074 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb34 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 China is leading 2 - 0 on two crosses from the right side that somehow both ended in the back of the net. The first one was a nice goal the second just deflected slowly into the net. I'd say they were China's only two chances. Sincy made a breakaway happen with her speed but the China goalie came out and saved the attempt. Canada's other chance came on a set play that gave Sincy an open shot that the goalie again stopped and the rebound could not be converted ... the ball isn't bouncing their way ... just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saviola7 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Actually, I realised two seconds after posting that that I could just sopcast, and it's working well. I watched from the 30th minute on and felt the ladies played quite well. I couldn't quite tell, but it looks like it is raining. McLeod could've been more decisive on the second goal IMO. Why isn't Leblanc playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Sinclair's had three five-bell chances (a breakaway early where she actually rounded the Chinese GK but had the ball cleared off the line by the defender, the aforementioned breakaway saved by the GK, and that free kick where we had, like, five great shots that were all deflected wide). The run of play has been fairly even, trending in Canada's favour. But China's taking their chances and Canada isn't. Worse, Canada's making it awful easy for China to get to the fifty-fifty balls in our own area: we're having a lot of trouble getting into and staying in position and are running around a lot. The second goal was all on McLeod, though: she played that all wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saviola7 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 The run of play has been fairly even, trending in Canada's favour. But China's taking their chances and Canada isn't. Worse, Canada's making it awful easy for China to get to the fifty-fifty balls in our own area: we're having a lot of trouble getting into and staying in position and are running around a lot. The second goal was all on McLeod, though: she played that all wrong. It's called 'total football' *rolls eyes* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 Unfortunate miss on the beakaway but it was on the end of a long run. Another wonderful set play, it released Sinclair clean and alone in mid-box. Other than the goalkeeper it's Morace's A-squad: McLeod Wilkinson, Chapman, Zurrer, Nault Tancredi, Kyle, Matheson, Moscato Filigno, Sinclair With one exception everyone is aware of (including the players) it's a pretty strong side. First goal was messy, second was bad hesitation. The Chinese do this crazy multi-player high pressure trapping up high on our backline that's really fun to watch. LeBlanc in now and right off the bat a mindblowing stop. Sinclair just missed another in the 6 off a nice Tancredi ball from the wing, but for all her difficulty finishing today she is getting open. Karma came back in spades and one of the central defenders (could have been Candace Chapman) gave Tancredi a great through ball and she went high back corner clinically and beautifully. Sinclair almost ties it from the top of the box with a low post miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saviola7 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 btw, it is really annoying that their keeper is wearing an adidas red shirt with the same number font as us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 Good call on the jersey. Just before 70' Robinson for Filigno who got rocked about 10 minutes ago on a questionable non-call in the Chinese box. I was thinking perhaps Bélanger would have been a good sub, but perhaps speed and power is a better fit, Tancredi is playing great. Gayle for Nault at 75'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Agreed on Tancredi, who's my Canadian woman of the match so far. She's been like a bull in a china shop (hee hee). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 2-2 on a great finish by Sinclair. More speed - Becky Scott's in, didn't see who came out. A narrow miss on a mid-box header by Tancredi. We're pressing hard. When the Chiniese dump the ball out to our backline we tend to airmail it back in... frustrating sometimes, perhaps more patience would work. Corners 10-4 Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saviola7 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 When it hit the post I was getting ready to say 'aw crap!', but then it just trickled over the line. Clutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 She couldn't have hit it any more perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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