Result of the International Friendly between the Women's teams of Canada and Norway played Wednesday July 17th, 2002 at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 7:00pm.
Canada (all red, white numbers and trim)
........................................22 Erin McLeod
3 Breanna Boyd...9 Sasha Andrews...6 Sharolta Nonen...7 Isabelle Morneau
...............4 Candace Chapman...16 Carmelina Moscato...5 Andrea Neil
..............10 Charmaine Hooper...17 Silvana Burtini...8 Christine Sinclair
Subs:...1 Karina LeBlanc (gk)...15 Kara Lang (def)...12 Isabelle Harvey (def)...2 Cindy Tye (mid)...11 Randee Hermus (mid)...14 Clare Rustad (mid)...13 Ashley McGhee (fwd)
team officials:...head coach Even Pellerud...assistant coach Ian Bridge.
Norway (white socks and shirts, navy shorts and numbers)
........................................1 Astrid Johannessen
5 Bente Kvitland...4 Anne Tonnessen...3 Ane Stangeland...2 Brit Sandaune
11 Linda Ormen...8 Monica Knudsen...6 Hege Riise...10 Unni Lehn
.............................9 Anita Rapp...14 Dagny Mellgren
Subs:...12 Ingeborg Hovland (gk)...13 Cecilie Berg-Hansen (def)...15 Gunhild Folstad (def)...18 Kristin Blystad Bjerke (mid/fwd)...16 Kristine Rand Edner (mid/fwd)...17 Ingrid C Fosse Saethre (mid/fwd)...7 Trine Ronning (mid/fwd)
team officials:...head coach Aage Steen...assistant coach Terje Liknes.
Game officials:...referee Sonia Denoncourt...assistant referees Denise Robinson and Micheal Lambert...fourth officials Silviu Petrescu.
1st Half:...game starts 7:05pm...Canada defends north end on this very hot sunny evening.
0 min...Can Moscato 50 yard freekick from right is headed just over net by Can Burtini charging into box at 10 yards.
1 min...Nor Mellgren breaks through middle but weak 15 yard roller is picked up by goalie.
3 min...Nor Riise cornerkick from left is popped over net by Nor Rapp from 10 yards.
4 min...Can goalie charges out to catch 30 yard chip into box.
5 min...Can Burtini beats two defenders on diagonal runs and cuts 25 yard shot to goalie.
7 min...Can Chapman cross from right corner if knocked around in box and Can Hooper is pushed over.
8 min...Canada Andrea Neil GOAL...Can Sharolta Nonen takes 50 yard freekick into box that Nor defender heads down but deflects forward off Can Candace Chapman 15 yards out but Neil rolls ball from 10 yards into left corner of net beyond goalie Astrid Johannessen.
9 min...Can Neil 12 yard shot is just over net on deflection.
10 min...Can player's cornerkick from right is cleared away.
11 min...Can Burtini holds off defender to try shot but gets knocked off ball and Can Moscato skies shot over net from 12 yards.
13 min...Can Burtini cornerkick from right is partially cleared to Can Moscato to blast 15 yard shot over crowd of players and net.
14 min...Nor Mellgren runs down left, her short pass to Nor Knudsen is crossed from left too far for Nor player.
16 min...Can Moscato gets another cornerkick from left.
17 min...Can Hooper turns and cuts 30 yard shot from left that diving goalie misses but ball rolls wide right.
22 min...Can Neil limps off field with left foot injury.
23 min...Can Moscato 20 yard shot from right is well wide left.
24 min...Nor Riise 35 yard freekick is punched away by leaping goalie.
25 min...Nor Rapp crosses from left end line 20 yards and Can Morneau twist heads ball away from near right post.
27 min...Can sub...Lang replaces injured Neil. Can Burtini pushes back to midfield so Lang can be upfront.
28 min...Can Burtini gets to ball in box ahead of goalie but defender clears.
28 min...Can Moscato cornerkick from left is knocked around in box.
30 min...Can Burtini from center line sends ball bouncing that Nor goalie beats Can Lang to ball.
32 min...Nor Mellgren in on break from 25 yards, she chips over sprawling goalie but Can Boyd gets to ball and knockes it off post and clears.
32 min...Nor goalie catches long ball into box.
35 min...Can Moscato freekick from 40 yards on left is headed behind line by defender.
38 min...Can goalie catches bouncer that Nor forward stabs at high popped ball from 12 yards.
39 min...Can Burtini cornerkick from right starts off furious in box action including Can Lang header from 12 yards that's knocked away.
42 min...Norway Dagny Mellgren GOAL...Nor Anita Rapp runs down left and centering pass bounces over Can defender Sharolta Nonen's leg to Mellgren who one-touch taps in 6 yarder beyond goalie Erin McLeod to right corner of net.
44 min...Can Hooper rushes to left corner for loose ball and wins cornerkick over Tonnessen who falls for injury after the play was over.
45 min...Nor goalie catches Can player's freekick from left.
46 min...Half ends 7:51pm.
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