Details of the Women's International Friendly played Saturday June 30th, 2001 between Canada and the United States at Varsity Stadium in Toronto at 7:00pm.

Canada (all red, white numbers and trim)

........................................22 Taryn Swiatek
12 Isabelle Harvey...13 Amy Walsh (cpt)...3 Breanna Boyd...7 Isabelle Morneau
...............6 Sharolta Nonen...17 Silvana Burtini...5 Andrea Neil
...............4 Christine Latham...10 Charmaine Hooper...8 Christine Sinclair

Subs:...1 Nicole Wright (gk)...9 Janine Willis...15 Wanda Rozwadowska...11 Randee Hermus...14 Clare Rustad...18 Kristina Kiss
team officials:...head coach Even Pellerud...assistant coach Ian Bridge.

United States (all white, blue numbers and names)

...........................................1 Jaime Pagliarulo
3 Christie Pearce...15 Kate Sobrero...4 Catherine Reddick...6 Brandi Chastain
8 Shannon MacMillan...2 Lorrie Fair...11 Julie Foudy (cpt)...17 Aleisha Cramer
.......................12 Cindy Parlow...9 Mia Hamm

Subs:...18 Siri Mullinix (gk)...5 Nikki Serlenga...7 Jena Kluegel...10 Michelle French...13 Kristine Lilly...14 Keri Raygor...16 Tiffeny Milbrett
team officials:...head coach April Heinrichs...assistant coach Eric Yamamoto.

Game officials (dressed in yellow):...referee Sonia Denoncourt...assistant referees Denise Robinson and Mike Lambert...fourth official Stephanie Den Hann.

1st Half:...starts 7:13pm...Canada defends north end on this hot hazy evening.
CSA official Jim Fleming presents Charmaine Hooper with a bouquet for her most national team appearances.
1 min...US goalie picks up too-far through ball on edge of box from Can Sinclair.
3 min...US Parlow rolls shot just wide left of goal as she's falling on edge of box on left.
4 min...Can goalie rushes out to dive for US Parlow's through ball on edge of box before US MacMillan gets to ball.
5 min...US goalie charges out to edge of box to just clear ahead of Can Latham getting to Can Hooper's through pass.
7 min...Can Walsh injured making sliding check on US Parlow who's also sliding at Can 40 yard line on left side. Walsh is carried off on stretcher. Can Hooper takes over as captain.
10 min...US Sobrero whistled for knocking down Can Hooper at US 40 yard line.
11 min...Can Morneau 40 yard freekick from left, Can Boyd heads from 7 yards on right bounced to US goalie.
12 min...Can Sinclair rolls pass from 40 yards too far forward for Can Hooper and US goalie scoops up ball.
13 min...Can sub...Kiss replaces injured Walsh. Kiss plays midfield, Can Nonen goes back to defender spot.
14 min...US YELLOW card...Sobrero for pulling down Can Sinclair from behind as she was bursting through US defence at US 35 yard line.
15 min...Can GOAL Charmaine Hooper...Can Kiss freekick from 40 yards , Can Neil heads ball down from 7 yards on right post. US goalie on right post only partly bats down ball as it's heading across box. Hooper walks into net after having ball bounce and deflect off her hip at 5 yards and blasts shot from goalline as US goalie tries to dive back into play.
16 min...Can goalie picks up through ball just ahead of US Hamm but play flagged offside anyway.
21 min...US Hamm 35 yard freekick on left, Can goalie punches out ball as US forwards charge ahead on right post. US Pearce crosses it back from right just outside box but Can Hooper heads it away on edge of box.
23 min...Can Kiss 35 yard freekick from right of box. Ball is headed out by laeping US defender on edge of box.
24 min...US goalie picks up long 50 yard shot into box from Can Neil.
26 min...US Chastain throw-in from left, ball is centered to US Hamm who while blocked by defender, rolls 15 yard shot wide left of net on flubbed shot.
27 min...US Hamm crosses forward from right wing about 40 yards out. US MacMillan heads it in from 25 yards but bounces to goalie.
27 min...US Fair saves ball from throw-in in own end but crashes into side ad boards.
28 min...Can Nonen 55 yard freekick over players bounces to US goalie on left post.
28 min...US GOAL Shannon MacMillan...MacMillan 35 yard shot in middle of field bounces on ground and hops over Can goalie's shoulder into top left side of net.
30 min...Can Nonen injured after saving ball from crossing end line after cutting off US Hamm from getting away shot and racing after ball into right corner where she twisted her ankle beating US Kramer to ball.
31 min...US MacMillan 35 yard shot from left, Can goalie pushes ball onto right post while flying that way, rebound is cleared by Can defender.
35 min...US Pearce crosses from near right cornerflag, Can Nonen heads it out of box to left while near left post. US Parlow sends cross back from left after getting short pass and ball pushed out right side of box by Can defender.
37 min...US Parlow deflects 15 yard shot off chest wide left of Can net.
38 min...Can Latham races along right wing but US Reddick in way and she pokes shot to US goalie on right from 10 yards from right end line.
39 min...Can Hooper cross from 40 yards on right, Can Neil pops up header from 10 yards, US goalie charges to catch it.
40 min...US MacMillan races through middle, pass to left for US Hamm but diving Can goalie gets hand to ball, US Hamm recovers and US Fair can't quite turn header from 10 yards and ball is well wide left of goal.
41 min...Can Nonen runs back to boot away through ball ahead of charging US Foudy on low cross from left by US MacMillan through legs of Can Boyd.
42 min...US MacMillan 15 yard shot after quick throw-in is into side netting on left.
43 min...US Chastain finishes off flicked header by US Cramer after cornerkick from US MacMillan on right with high shot from left 10 yards wide right of net.
47 min...(46:18) half ends 8:00pm.

Halftime show:...Ronald McDonald entertains while some youth soccer teams play mini soccer. He is the MC and wave director. Just when he's going to give his final thank you's his microphone cuts off.

2nd Half:...starts 8:12pm
halftime subs:...US Milbrett replaces Hamm.
................US Lilly replaces MacMillan.
.................US Serlenga replaces Fair.
48 min...Can YELLOW card...Neil for knocking over US Serlenga at near center line as she had her arm around her neck.
49 min...US Parlow turns and fires 25 yard shot from right that just drifts over net.
50 min...US goalie races to left to grab bouncing through ball before Can Hooper can get to it.
51min...Can Hooper pushes through ball to Can Burtini but US defender bumps her from controlling ball as they step into US box and concedes a cornerkick.
52 min...Can Burtini cornerkick from right is headed out of box by leaping US defender. Can Nonen boots rebound well over net from 20 yards.
53 min...Can goalie slides out to right to grab through ball meant for US Milbrett.
56 min...Can Morneau races back to kick away ball as US Milbrett had deked Can goalie in box on left but pushed ball too far ahead.
56 min...US Lilly slides and 7 yard redirection of kick caught by Can goalie on left side of net although play flagged offside.
56 min...Can Nonen freekick from center circle is headed out of box by US defender.
57 min...US GOAL Tiffeny Milbrett...Milbrett takes 30 yard shot to top center of net with Can goalie about 3 yards off her line.
58 min...Can GOAL Christine Sinclair...Sinclair races for through ball on left then sends in great cross along left line that US Reddick boots straight upward into air. US goalie jumps up and punches ball over Can Hooper on ball's way down. Sinclair had initially been out of play beyond end line but ran back to left side of box and blasts 12 yard shot to top right corner of net.
59 min...Can goalie takes ball off head of US Parlow at 10 yard line.
60 min...Can Hooper sends through ball to Can Latham charging in on right and US Chastain pushes into her and both players fall. No penalty kick call as both players were going for the ball.
61 min...Can Hooper turns on right corner of box and 20 yard shot curls wide right of net.
63 min...Can Latham through ball on right, US Reddick sidearms Can Hooper just outside of box when she receives dropped pass and freekick called.
64 min...Can Hooper 25 yard freekick lofted over wall and hits high on right goalpost. The ball deflects straight through left of box and US defender boots it away. Can work it back downfield but ball is crossed to middle about 20 yards from net but flagged down for offside.
65 min...Can Burtini receives through pass touched left by Can Sinclair in the middle and her 15 yard shot on left is wide left as US Sobrero slides in.
65 min...US Milbrett on diagonal run on right rushes to center and takes 25 yard shot that's caught by flying Can goalie near center of net.
68 min...Can Hooper pops up ball over defender for Can Latham first-time volley shot from 15 yards from left that's just wide right of post.
69 min...Can players almost stop after hearing whistle from the crowd but there was no offside as US Cramer gives through ball pass to US Parlow. US Parlow centers ball from near end line of right but Can defender partially clears.
69 min...US Lilly 12 yard shot redirecting cross that was partially cleared from left just wide left of net.
70 min...Can Burtini pass back to Can Kiss who blasts 30 yard shot that US goalie palms over net.
71 min...US sub...Kluegel replaces Chastain.
71 min...Can Kiss cornerkick from left is headed to the right and over line by defender.
72 min...Can Burtini cornerkick from right, Can Latham blasts ball over crowd of players and net from 12 yards.
73 min...US Lilly pushes through ball to US Milbrett who chips 12 yard shot just over net.
74 min...Can sub...Rustad replaces Hooper.
................Can sub...Hermus replaces Nonen.
75 min...Can Kiss cornerkick from left, flicked over towards right post where US defender clears off line.
77 min...US Milbrett cross into box from right after short cornerkick is headed away to left by Can Boyd. Can Hermus heads away US cross back into box from left.
78 min...Can goalie catches 30 yard bouncer into box.
79 min...US goalie charges up to catch Can Kiss 40 yard high ball into box.
The weather is dark in the north, a storm is brewing and the wind is blowing from the north.
82 min...US Lilly freekick from 20 yards into wall of Can players.
83 min...US Sobrero injured near center line and needs help getting off the field. She can't be substituted so the US plays short.
85 min...Can Neil cross into box from left, US goalie knocked down in crash with Can Latham and play whistled down.
86 min...US Milbrett freekick on left edge of box that Can goalie palms over bar.
86 min...Can goalie palms cornerkick from right over box behind net.
88 min...US Milbrett 30 yard freekick knocked around in box by Can defenders before cleared for US throw-in on left.
89 min...US goalie out of box to kick away through bouncing ball from Can Sinclair ahead of charging Can Latham.
90 min...Can Kiss cornerkick from left is headed outside box to right by US defender. Can Hermus takes 30 yard shot from right that is well right of goal.
91 min...US Kluegel kicks 40 yard shot from left into box that charging Can goalie blocks with her shins but slides and ball bounces away to US Parlow who slides for it but Can Morneau redirects ball behind end line wide right.
91 min...US cornerkick from right is blocked by defender and cleared.
91 min...game ends (90:43) 8:59pm.

Final Score:.......Canada............2..................United States................2............

The sky opens up and a rainstorm begins. The fireworks which had been set up on the condemed East stands were cancelled. The crowd rushes to the exits to get out of the rain but noone is injured.

Attendance was a sell out of 9023. This was the largest crowd to see a women's game in Canada.

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