June 2nd, 2002 Women's International Friendly Canada Under 19's vs Italy Under 19's

Details of the International Friendly played Sunday June 2nd, 2002 at Dufferin District Park in Vaughan at 2:00pm between the Women's Under 19 teams of Canada and Italy. Canada Under 19s (all red, white numbers and trim)

.......................................1 Erin McLeod
6 Heather Smith...15 Clare Rustad...4 Sasha Andrews...2 Melanie Booth
...........17 Britanny Timko...3 Carmelina Moscato...7 Amy Vermeulen
...........8 Candace Chapman...12 Christine Sinclair...13 Katie Thorlakson

Subs:...16 Sarah Kozey (mid/fwd)...9 Kara Lang (fwd)...14 Michelle Rowe (fwd)...5 Robin Gayle (def)...possibly a few others on the bench.
team officials...head coach Ian Bridge, assistant coach Lewis Page

Italy Under 19s (white socks and shorts, blue shorts and numbers)

........................................1 Chiara Marchetelli
2 Nadia Grassi...4 Elisabetta Tona...5 Giorgia Motta...3 Arianna Marchesi
10 Silvia Casali...8 Monica Lanzani...6 Martina Cortesi (cpt)...7 Piera Manzella
.......................11 Katia Germani...14 Agnese Ricco

Subs:...9 Caterina Uras...18 Sonia Quitadamo...20 Cristina Miani...possibly a few others on the bench.
team officials...coach Elisabetta Bavagnoli, assistant coach Domenico Gualtieri

Game officials:...referee Sonia Dellencourt...referee's assistants Amata DeLuca and Isaac Raymond...fourth official Joe Fletcher.

1st Half:...game starts 2:08pm...Canada defends south goal on this mild sunny day with a strong gusty wind from the north. There was no scoreboard so all times are converted from my wristwatch.
2 min...Can Moscato 35 yard shot blasted high over bar.
4 min...Can Smith pops 40 yard cross into box, Ita goalie makes diving catch and is injured.
7 min...Can Thorlakson great long throw-in from right bounces through Ita box.
8 min...Can Chapman 10 yard shot from right is just wide right after she receives ball in box.
9 min...Can Timko blasts partial rebound from 20 yards well over net.
10 min...Can Sinclair blasts 25 yard shot from left off the bar the ball bounces straight down and the Ita goalie pushes it wide right as she's being pressured.
14 min...Can goalie calls off defender so she can catch Ita Germani 25 yard cross from left.
15 min...Ita Cortesi 25 yard shot over bar.
17 min...Can Thorlakson pushes ball up for Can Sinclair and her low 20 yard shot is tipped point blank wide right by sliding goalie. The ball rolls just out with Can Chapman in pursuit.
19 min...Canada Candace Chapman GOAL...Can Carmelina Moscato has ball on left wing and crosses into box and Chapman heads from 5 yards into short right side of goal.
20 min...Can player on left rolls ball just wide right of post from 25 yards.
22 min...Ita YELLOW card...Casali for clutching Can player on left wing.
24 min...Ita Germani soft header from 15 yards bounces to Can goalie.
26 min...Can YELLOW card...Timko for something I didn't see nor realize until reading the CSA report.
27 min...Can Chapman rolls ball across box and Can Thorlakson is tangled and can't get away shot.
28 min...Italy Arlianna Marchesi GOAL (although I would have said an own goal)...Marchesi has a high wind aided shot hit right goalpost and partially cleared rebound is stopped point blank by goalie Erin McLeod at 3 yards. Canadian player tried to hook rebound and puts it into own net.
31 min...Can Moscato 25 yard roller to Ita goalie.
37 min...Can YELLOW card...Timko for bashing into Ita Cortesi in Ita end.
41 min...Can Sinclair through box to get to ball but falling goalie and defender blocking her restricts point blank shot.
42 min...Can Vermeulen backheels to Can Booth who races up left wing and crosses over to right and Can Chapman on right heads 7 yarder from left just wide left of net.
46 min...half ends 2:54pm.

2nd Half:...starts 3:10pm.
halftime sub...Can Lang replaces Thorlakson.
46 min...Can Lang turns and low bounces 25 yard shot wide right.
47 min...Can Lang pops header from 5 yards that almost blows into net.
50 min...Can Andrews charges goal and heads 3 yard freekick cross from right well over bar.
52 min...Ita YELLOW card...Marchesi for tackle on sideline in own end.
52 min...Ita goalie catches headed rebound of 30 yard Can freekick from 15 yards. Ita player is injured in box.
57 min...Ita goalie cathces bouncer on edge of box.
59 min...Can Moscato 35 yard freekick is well over net.
60 min...Can Vermeulen puts 10 yard shot over net after cross from right that hits left post on wind aided shot.
61 min...Can Sinclair bounces header off right post as she receives cross from right.
62 min...Can Sinclair fed through ball but can't get away shot and ball rolls out for cornerkick.
62 min...Can Moscato cornerkick from left is bounced through box.
64 min...Ita sub...Uras replaces Germani.
65 min...Canada Christine Sinclair GOAL...Sinclair gets cross from right about 15 yards out on left and bounces it into right low corner of net.
68 min...Can Lang blasts 12 yard shot that goalie bats down, Can Sinclair tangles feet and can't get away a good shot.
69 min...Ita sub...Quitadamo replaces Marchesi.
70 min...Can Moscato cornerkick from right (2nd in a row) is headed around in box and deflected for another cornerkick.
72 min...Can Moscato cornerkick from left, Can Timko steps into box and high hicks 15 yard shot well over net.
74 min...Canada Candace Chapman GOAL...Can Christine Sinclair on left edge of box rolls pass to charging Chapman on right and low 15 yard shot is over sprawling goalie.
75 min...Can sub...Kozey replaces Vermeulen.
77 min...Can Sinclair header from 20 yards is wide left.
82 min...Can sub...Rowe replaces Moscato.
82 min...Can Smith cornerkick from right is low and booted over endline.
84 min...Can YELLOW card...Smith for tackle from behind on Ita Manzella as she's running into Can end injuring her.
85 min...Can sub...Gayle replaces Smith.
86 min...Ita goalie catches bouncing through ball on edge of box ahead of charging Can forwards.
89 min...Ita Uras pops 35 yard shot over goalie but well wide right.
89 min...Ita sub...Miani replaces Manzella.

Final Score:.........Canada Under 19's..........3.........Italy Under 19's...........1.........

Attendance was about 1000 fans and was mostly pro-Canadian in Vaughan Ontario (with its large Italian-Canadian population). After the game the happy Canadian team posed for photos, gave interviews, and signed autographs for the hundreds of kids on the field.

Canada dominated this game but should have made something more of their chances. The wind was from the north and gusty and had a role in two of the goals. The Canadians had a distinct size advantage and averaged about 1.5 years older than the Italians. Italy won't be in the Women's Under 19 World Cup so that would be good reason to bring a younger team.

Final game in this three game exhibition is Tuesday night in Oshawa at Civic Stadium at 7:30pm. Everyone should go as how many times do you go to any soccer game where Canada is favoured to win?

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

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