Details of the International Friendly played Saturday June 30th, 2001 between the Under 19 Women's teams of Canada and the United States at Varsity Stadium in Toronto at 4:30pm. (before the National team game)
Canada Under 19 (all red, white numbers and trim)
..........................................1 Erin McLeod (cpt)
2 Heather Smith...5 Katie Arnott...8 Sasha Andrews...3 Melanie Booth
7 Candace Chapman...13 Carla Dolomont...12 Amy Vermuelen...6 Lise Backman
...........................9 Carmelina Moscato...11 Sarah Kozey
Subs:...22 Jessica Hussey (gk)...14 Robin Gayle...10 Erin McCallum...16 Jayme-Lee Biamonte...4 Kara Lang...15 Lea Kutcher...17 Katie Weatherstone
team officials:...head coach Ian Bridge...assistant coach Lewis Page.
USA Under 19 (all white, blue numbers)
..................................................18 Ashlyn Harris
14 Sara Randolph...11 Keeley Dowling...6 Amy Steadman...3 Jessica Ballweg
20 Kristin Weiss...7 Lori Chalupny...5 Jill Oakes...13 Alison Graham
...........................12 Lindsay Tarpley (cpt)...16 Kelly Wilson
Subs:...1 Kate Taylor (gk)...10 Stephanie Ebner...2 Hayley Hunt...8 Leslie Osborne...15 Mary Boland...17 Megan Kakadelas
team officials...head coach Tracey Leone...assistant coach Karen Richter.
Game officials:...referee Jill Fedirchuk...assistant referees Silviu Petrescu and Dominic Rossetto...fourth official Irene Koutsoukis
1st half:...game starts 4:32pm... Canada defend south end on this very hot hazy day with 30C 90F temperatures.
2 min...Can goalie caught out of box on freekick from 50 yards that's short to US Chalupny, US Tarpley gets 20 yard shot into short left webbing of net.
3 min...Can goalie beats US player to through ball on edge of box.
11 min...Dan goalie waits for through ball on left edge of box.
13 min...Can Dolomont turns header from 20 yards but ball bounces to US goalie.
16 min...Can Kozey 40 yard shot into box but no one in pursuit so US goalie grabs it.
20 min...US Chalupny cornerkick from right is well behind net.
21 min...Can goalie picks up skyball that bounces into box that US player had kicked over Can defender.
26 min...US Wilson races through on left but two defenders squeeze her off on left side.
27 min...US Chalupny boots 20 yard rebound wide left on roller.
28 min...Can Kozey cross from left into US box is cleared by defender.
31 min...Can goalie picks up through ball under no pressure.
32 min...US goalie catches 60 yard bouncing freekick.
33 min...Can Backman 30 yard shot is caught by goalie.
35 min...Can goalie catches spinning clearance that Can defender shanked in box.
38 min...Can defenders clear before US Randolph can get shot in box.
40 min...Can Vermuelen lofts drop ball kick from 20 yards to US goalie after play whistled down when ball girls let another ball roll onto field.
41 min...US Randolph curls 40 yard shot into box that goalie grabs on bounce.
41 min...Can Chapman charges for through ball pass and trips up but 20 yard roller wide.
42 min...US Tarpley turns and fires 20 yard shot.
42 min...Can Moscato injured when she gets a ball in her face just outside center circle.
44 min...Can sub...McCallum replaces injured Moscato.
45 min...Can Smith boots away deflected ball from 20 yards that Can goalie had blasted off US player while racing for through ball.
45 min...half ends 5:17pm.
2nd Half:...starts 5:34pm...still hot and hazy weather.
halftime subs:...US Hunt replaces Randolph.
.....................US Boland replaces Weiss.
.....................US Ebner replaces Ballweg.
47 min...US GOAL Mary Boland...Boland breaks through Canadian defense after getting through pass on right and scores on 12 yard shot over Can goalie trying to cut her angle. A US forward would have tucked in any rebound or a pass across across box.
48 min...Can Chapman rolls 12 yard shot wide right.
51 min...Can Booth sliding tackle racing US Boland to ball after rush on right.
52 min...US Oakes header not quite turned from 5 yards on left of post after cornerkick kick on right.
52 min...Can goalie catches high shot wide right of net.
54 min...Can Smith 40 yard freekick headed around in box, Can Vermuelen header from 7 yards blocked by US defender.
56 min...Can Chapman touches back pass to Can Backman who lifts 35 yard shot to US goalie.
57 min...Can defender clears US break-in on left by giving up cornerkick.
57 min...US Graham cornerkick from left is blown down for pushing in box.
58 min...US sub...Kakadelas replaces Wilson.
62 min...US Graham 30 yard freekick on left chipped around wall and too far ahead for US forward charging up just wide left so ball into touch that Can goalie deflected off her.
67 min...US goalie picks up Can McCallum through ball into box.
67 min...Can sub...Lang replaces Dolomont.
70 min...US Kakadelas receives quick throw-in from US Boland and runs down left side, she stops and 20 yard shot is caught by Can goalie.
73 min...US Chalupny cornerkick from left but Can goalie punches out ball.
74 min...Can YELLOW card...McCallum for tripping US Graham.
75 min...US Graham 30 yard freekick well over net, after earlier tease of three US players faking shot.
76 min...US Graham chips 18 yard shot just wide right after poor Can clearance.
78 min...Can Smith 35 yard freekick on right is headed away.
79 min...US Dowling pass to US Tarpley in open but Can goalie dived on ball just before US Tarpley could connect.
79 min...Can Chapman and US Ebner crash at cneter line and both are injured. There is no play between injuries and substitution.
81 min...US sub...Osborne replaces injured Ebner.
84 min...Can Kozey 30 yard shot bounces wide right of net.
85 min...US Tarpley cross from left into box, Can goalie picks up ball after Can Andrews deflects it back to her.
87 min...Can players cross from left 35 yards is headed out of box.
87 min...US Osborne cross from left 35 yards caught by leaping Can goalie on edge of box over US Tarpley charging through.
90 min...US Boland good run on left but ends with rolling shot along left end line from 12 yards directly to Can goalie.
90 min...game ends 6:19pm.
Final Score.............Canada U-19.............0.............United States...............1............
Canadian team captain was goalkeeper Erin McLeod and played the role of Rene Higitu/Jorge Campos acting like a defender outside the box to race for through balls through the Canadian defense but fortunately got away with it.
The US strategy was to pass behind the Canadian defense even on long balls and for their forwards to charge ahead...hey it worked a few times when not getting caught in offside traps. Canadian strategy seemed to be to pass to the four US defenders hoping a Canadian forward would be there.
Best Canadian on the field was midfielder Candace Chapman of the Toronto Inferno who often deked a midfielder or two before feeding in a pass. The Inferno deserve more than 150 fans per game! The game could have gone
either way but the US came away with a fair result in a game with few clearcut chances.
Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca
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