International Friendly played Saturday June 12th, 1999.
Here are the results of the International Friendly played between the women's teams of Canada and Australia played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto at 2:00pm. This was the second of two games between the teams this week.
Original game notes supplemented by my watching a videotape of this game months later.
Canada (all red, white numbers and trim)
.......................................1 Nicci Wright
........3 Sharolta Nonen...9 Janine Helland...7 Isabelle Morneau
16 Jeanette Haas...6 Geri Donnelly (cpt)...10 Charmaine Hooper...13 Amy Walsh...4 Tanya Franck
............................12 Isabelle Harvey...11 Shannon Rosenow
Subs:...2 Liz Smith...5 Andrea Neil...8 Sarah Maglio...14 Sarah Joly...15 Suzzanne Muir...17 Silvana Burtini...18 Mary Beth Bowie...19 Melanie Haz...20 Karina LeBlanc
coach Neil Turnbull.
Australia (all green, yellow numbers and trim)
.......................................1 Belinda Kitching
4 Sarah Cooper...19 Dianne Alagich...6 Anissa Tann-Darby...3 Bridgette Starr
10 Angela Ianotta...15 Peita-Claire Hepperlin...14 Joanne Peters...17 Kelly Golebiowski
.................................13 Alici Ferguson...9 Julie Murray
Subs:...2 Amy Taylor...5 Traci Bartlett...7 Lisa Casagrande...8 Cheryl Salsbury...11 Sharon Black...12 Kristyn Swaffer...16 Amy Wilson...18 Alison Forman...20 Tracey Wheeler
coach Gregory Brown
Game Officials:....referee Sonia Denoncourt, assistant referees Zoran Kristo and Neil Schofield, 4th official Denise Daleman (all from Canada).
1st half:...game starts 2:06pm...Canada defends north end on this hot sunny day.
2 min...Aus Murray one touch pops shot from 12 yards high over net.
7 min...Aus Golebiowski injures Can Donnelly near center line by grabbing her arm.
9 min...Can Walsh steps into shot on edge of box but blasts it over net.
10 min...Can goalie drifts out to catch Aus Starr freekick from 25 yards on left.
11 min...Aus Cooper first corner is headed by Can defender for another corner.
12 min...Aus Cooper second corner finally cleared by defenders after scramble in box.
12 min...Aus Cooper cross from right caught by Can goalie on line.
15 min...Aus Cooper corner kick cross from left is caught by goalie.
17 min...Can Franck gets foot to cross from right at 3 yards out after corner. Can Hooper had not been able to get to header on that cross.
19 min...Can YELLOW card...Rosenow for sliding tackle on Aus Starr at center line.
..............Aus YELLOW card...Starr for retaliation kick when both players down.
19 min...Can goalie picks up through ball for Aus Ianotta.
20 min...Aus Ferguson injured near sideline. Aus Starr injured on edge of box.
22 min...Aus sub...Salsbury replaces injured Starr.
..............Aus sub...Swaffer replaces injured Ferguson.
23 min...Can Haas 12 yard shot from right soars well over net.
25 min...Can Walsh tries to bash through from 30 yards but doesn't pass off with choice of players and defender clears on edge of box.
27 min...Can Harvey corner kick from left headed away by defender.
28 min...Can Hooper 50 yard run through but weak rushed shot from 25 yards smothered by goalie.
29 min...Can Franck gets back to save Aus Murray short cross on 2 on 0 break that sliding goalie misses.
30 min...Can goalie almost falls too soon making 20 yard Aus Golebiowski shot from right more difficult.
32 min...Can goalie catches Aus Swaffer freekick from 35 yards on left.
35 min...Can Harvey low cross from right through box that two Can players miss.
35 min...Aus furious play in Can box as Can Morneau misses clearing attempt on left and Aus player's shot from right hits another defender.
36 min...Can Haas corner kick from right looks like it hits defender's shoulder and pops towards goal, Haas chips rebound shot that goalie catches on near right post.
37 min...Aus Golebiowski injured in collision with Can Walsh and Aus Peters all challenging for header at Can 40 yard line.
39 min...Aus Salsbury charges through to get to Aus Ianotta cross from left through box but misses 3 yard slider wide left.
40 min...Can goalie catches Aus Golebiowski low cross from left.
41 min...Aus Golebiowski cross attempt from left drifts over bar.
42 min...Aus Golebiowski corner kick from right, Aus Salsbury has play blown down for climbing Can Hooper's back on left side of box.
45 min...Can Rosenow 15 yard through pass is called offside.
49 min...Aus Swaffer freekick from 25 yards on left, centered from right by Aus Salsbury, two Aus players can't get to it on open lerft post.
49 min...half ends 2:55pm.
2nd Half:...starts 3:12pm.
Halftime sub...Can Neil replaces Haas.
46 min...Can Hooper dekes two players and Aus Alagich pushes her over in box for penalty kick call.
47 min...Can GOAL Hooper...Hooper hard penalty kick to left side of goal, goalie can't get to it.
49 min...Can Franck charges into box but can't quite get head to cross from left.
49 min...Aus Hepperlin is injured with finger in eye when she bumps into Can Hooper.
50 min...Can Harvey corner kick from right that Can Hooper heads down on left edge of box but can't quite control as surrounded by defenders.
50 min...Can Harvey corner kick from left soars over box and wide right for goal kick.
50 min...Can Neil crosses corner kick from left just beyond Can Franck charging in.
52 min...Aus Salsbury volleys 40 yard shot that goalie catches.
53 min...Can Harvey at center and Can Hooper at Aus 40 yard line are injured in late checks.
54 min...Aus sub...Casagrande replaces Ianotta.
55 min...Can Helland 45 yard freekick bounces wide left.
55 min...Can GOAL Neil...Can Rosenow holds ball on right edge of box, taps ball back to Neil who loops shot that may have grazed Aus Swaffer and dips into top left corner of net beyond leaping goalie.
60 min...Can Rosenow on rush down wing gets 25 yard cross from right caught by goalie.
60 min...Aus sub...Forman replaces Hepperlin.
61 min...Can Neil cross from left is caught by goalie on right side.
62 min...Can Hooper crosses from right near end line but Aus defender heads away from left edge of box preventing Can Neil from heading it.
66 min...Can Rosenow turns on right goalline after receiving throw-in but volleys over bar.
67 min...Aus sub...Bartlett replaces Tann-Darby.
67 min...Aus Salsbury twist heads to Aus Peters who's pass partly headed by Can Nonen but Aus Murray kicks ball over net from 15 yards.
68 min...Can Donnelly injured at midfield when headed from behind.
69 min...Aus goalie saves shot along line on right side.
71 min...Aus Bartlett makes sliding tackle to keep Can Hooper from through ball.
72 min...Can Harvey corner kick from left is to Can Hooper who gets header away from 5 yards on right side that Aus goalie gets and on to push out.
73 min...Can Harvey rebound shot (on 3rd corner in one minute) is shot well over net after furious action in goal area.
75 min...Aus Cooper 50 yard freekick, Aus Salsbury flicks header that goalie catches on easy bounce.
76 min...Can sub...Bowie replaces Franck.
77 min...Aus Murray steals ball and goalie forces her wide left but she cuts ball over bar from 12 yards when presented with empty net.
78 min...Aus Salsbury flicks header in box that Aus Casagrande steps into on left but Can defender blocks for corner kick.
79 min...Can Hooper gets header to break up Aus corner kick.
80 min...Can sub...Maglio replaces Rosenow.
84 min...Can goalie gets to through ball in box.
85 min...Can YELLOW card...Hooper for pulling Aus Bartlett aside to get to ball rolling for Aus touchline.
87 min...Can Helland breaks up Aus pressure in box by dribbling along left line.
88 min...Aus Salsbury rolls weak roller from 18 yards.
89 min...Aus Peters gets 12 yard cross in from left near end line, Aus Salsbury while falling 5 yards out gets foot to ball but blocked by Can Morneau on line.
91 min...Aus Murray touches ball to Aus Peters on edge of box but shot wide left.
92 min...3:58 game ends.
Final Score:..........Canada................2...............Australia..............0..........
Attendance was announced as 4639. The crowd broke into a "Good Luck Girls" chant at the end of the game.
Canada dominated the second half after getting off to a slow start in the first half on this hot day. This made up for a 3-1 loss with Australia just three days earlier.
Rocket Robin
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