Men’s U-20 will square off against Czech Republic

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Men’s U-20 will square off against Czech Republic

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Ottawa, Ontario - The Canadian Soccer Association is glad to announce that the Canadian men’s U-20 National team will compete in a two game series against the Czech Republic in Prague on October 4th and 6th, 2006.

Canada last played the Czech Republic in 2003 during the FIFA World Youth Championships in the United Emirates earning a 1:0 win against the European team.

In 2006, the young Canadians have been busy with training camps and games in almost every month of the year. The U-20 National team has shown promise recently by defeating their Brazilian counterparts in Edmonton on May 19th, a first in men’s Canadian soccer history.

This announcement is yet another testament of the hard work that the Canadian side is doing in preparation for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007.

'The Czech Republic will be providing our team with a large test during the two games in Europe,' said head Coach Dale Mitchell 'They have a rich tradition of producing talented young players as can be witnessed by the quality in their senior team at the moment. It is another opportunity for our players to see what the level of teams we will be facing next year, and we look forward to the challenge.'

Led by Head Coach Miroslav Soukup, the Czech Republic qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 by reaching the UEFA European U-19 Championship semi-finals in Poland in July 2006.

Game schedule:
Wednesday, October 4th

4:30pm at Marila Pribram Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic

Thursday, October 6th

4:00pm at Roudnice Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic

Mitchell announces his roster for Czech Republic series!

The men’s U-20 National team head coach Dale Mitchell, has also announced his roster to compete in this two game match series versus the Czech Republic. The only new comer to the line up is young midfielder Landon Ling originating from Vancouver, BC. Landon currently plays with FK Jablonec 97 in the Czech Gambrinus liga

Team Roster:

Pos./Complete Name/Club/DOB/Hometown /Prov.

GK/BEGOVIC, Asmir/Portsmouth FC (England)/20-Jun-87/Edmonton/AB
D/ HABER, Marcus/ FC Gronengen (Netherlands)/ 11-Jan-89/Vancouver/BC
D/O’CONNOR, Kent/1860 Munich (Germany)/5-Mar-87/North Vancouver/BC
M/BOURGAULT, Jonathan/St. Pauli FC (Germany)/27-Sep-88/le Bizard/QC
D/LUMLEY, Stephen/National Training Centre – Ontario/16-Apr-87/Mississauga/ON
D/EDGAR, David/Newcastle United FC (England)/19-May-87/Kitchener/ON
M/PETERS, Jaime/Ipswich Town FC (England)/04-May-87/Pickering/ON
M/NUNEZ, Cristian/FC Lyn Oslo (Norway)/07-Jul-88/Montreal/QC
F/DI IOIA, Massimo/Montreal Impact/18-Jun-87/Montreal/QC
F/JOHNSON, Will/SC Heerenveen (Netherlands)/21-Jan-87/Woodridge/IL
M/GRAY, A.J./National Training Centre – Ontario/12-Apr-88/Brampton/ON
M/LING, Landon/FK Jablonec 97 (Czech Republic)/8-Oct-87/Vancouver/BC
F/LAMMIE, Selvin (Shane)/National Training Centre – Ontario/3-Aug-88/Toronto/ON
D/ATTAKORA-GYAN, Nana/National Training Centre – Ontario/27-Mar-89/Orangeville/ON
F/LOMBARDO, Andrea/FC Rieti SRL (Italy)/23-May-87/Toronto/ON
D/LACOSTE-LEBUIS, Olivier/Strasbourg (France)/28-Aug-90/Montreal/QC
M/AYRE, Keegan/Hibernian FC (Scotland)/4-Jul-88/Coquitlam/BC
D/OWUSU-ANSAH, Kennedy/Hertha Berlin (Germany)/20-Jul-89/Toronto/ON
GK/MONSALVE, David/University of Mobile (United States)/21-Dec-88/Brampton/ON

National team staff:

LINFORD, Colin Head of Delegation
MITCHELL, Dale Head Coach
DASOVIC, Nick Assistant Coach
MULDOON, Kevin Equipment Manager/GK Coach
CANNON, Eddie Athletic Therapist
CELEBRINI, Randy Strength and Conditioning Coach
NUTT, Dave National Teams Administrator

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Thanks to Sigma/Cdn Supporter:

Lineups:

ÈR: Fryšták - Held, Pavlík, Pimpara, Uchytil - Mièola, Jeslínek, Kúdela, Mareš, Okleštìk - Procházka.

Kanada: Begovic - Lacoste-Lebuis, Edgar, Lumley, O´Connor - Peters, Beaulieu-Boorrgault, Nunez - Lombardo, Haber, Johnson.

Game ends 2-0 for the Czechs

FT

Czech Republic 2 Canada 0


Kanada: Begovic - Lacoste-Lebuis, Edgar, Lumley (67. Attakora-Gyan), O´Connor - Peters, Beaulieu-Boorrgault, Nunez (73. Ayre) - Lombardo, Haber, Johnson (46. Lammie).

Not sure i get the formation though, Haber is a defender and yet is listed as a forward. Wonder if he was actually in D with Edgar pushed into Mid. for a 4-4-2

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After a 2-0 loss the other day, a great result today as Canada comes back from an early 1-0 deficit to beat the Czechs 2-1 with 2 fine goals, one from Lombardo and the other from Peters.
Edgar gets tossed for standing up to some young Czech upset over the scoreline (only a yellow to the Bohemian bastardo) but Canada hold on for a very good result.

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Canada comes from behind to defeat the Czech Republic 2-1

Nice win by the boys!

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Men’s U-20 Team
Friday, October 06, 2006
Canada comes from behind to defeat the Czech Republic 2-1

OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Canada’s Men’s Under-20 team today returned from a 1-0 deficit in the 25th minute to defeat the Czech Republic 2-1 on home soil in a match played in the outskirts of Prague. Canada’s Andrea Lombardo of Toronto and Jaime Peters of Pickering struck in the 31st and 51st minutes respectively to level the two game series to one win each.

After giving up a 2:0 result on Wednesday, the young Canadian squad was hungry to create chances in the Czech attacking third.

Surprisingly, the home team struck first on a Czech corner kick that found Ondrej Kudela unmarked at the back post. Kudela made no mistake and banged it in for the goal and the 1:0 lead.

While local fans were expecting the canucks to collapse, Canada’s young guns kept their focus and came out flying. Canada peaked when forward Will Johnson sent a through ball to midfielder and Brampton Ontario native, AJ Gray. The speedy Gray stormed down the wing and crossed on target to Lombardo who then nailed the header for the goal, building the confidence and momentum for the team leading into the second half.

The half time pause deemed motivational for Canada’s U-20 team. The Canadian attack was causing numerous headaches to the Czech’s back four – more than they could handle. Canada’s efforts paid off when Gray, who performed brilliantly throughout ninety minutes, stunned his marker one on one with a quick dribble. Left alone on the wing side, Gray made a spectacular cross to Peters who headed it over the Czech goalkeeper at the 51st minute for a 2:1 Canada lead.

The home team didn’t cope well being down a goal and showed signs of hostility shortly after. The Czech frustration was apparent when Canadian defender David Edgar and Czech Republic’s Strestik scuffled behind the play. While Strestik was given a yellow, officials ruled against Canada, handing a red card to Edgar and ejecting him out of the game at the 58th minute.

Down a man, Canada somehow managed to prevail in front of this unfair Czech advantage for the win.

“We had to do a lot of things very well today to get a win in the Czech Republic,” said Head Coach Dale Mitchell. 'Both of our goals were quality and the last 30 minutes were especially difficult after David’s unfortunate red card. The players should be proud of themselves tonight.”

Both teams will participate in the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 in six cities across Canada from June 30-July 22.

Match Report:

Friday, October 6, 2006 - International Friendly
SK Roudnice NL – Prague, Czech Republic

Canada (1) 2
Czech Republic (1)1

Goals: Canada - Lombardo (31), Peters (51); Czech Republic - Kudela (25)
Cautions: Canada - Ayre (45), Johnson (57), Lombardo (74); Czech Republic - Strestik (58), Suchy (61), Fenin (84)
Ejections: Edgar (58)

Canada: 22-Monsalve, David; 2-Lacoste-Lebuis, Olivier (5-Lumley, Stephen, 49); 3-O’Connor, Kent; 4-Beaulieu-Bougault, Jonathan (12-Attakora-Gyan, Nana, 65); 6-Edgar, David; 7-Peters, Jaime; 9-Lombardo, Andrea (14-Lammie, Shane, 86); 10-Johnson, Will; 11-Haber, Marcus; 15-Ayre, Keegan; 17-Ling, Landon (16-Gray, AJ, 10)
Head Coach: Dale Mitchell
Subs not used: 1-Begovic, Asmir; 8-Nunez, Cristian; 13-Di Ioia, Massimo;

Czech Republic: 1-Radek, Petr; 2-Held, Michal (8-Oklestek, Tomas, 45); 4-Pimpara, Jiri; 5-Simunek, Jan; 6-Kudela, Ondrej; 7-Kalouda, Lubos; 9-Fenin, Martin; 10-Mares, Jakub (11-Prochazka, Jiri, 68); 13-Micola, Tomas; 15-Strestik, Marek; 17-Suchy, Marek
Head Coach: Miroslav Soukup
Subs not used: 3-Pavlik, Petr, 12-Uchytil, Jan; 14-Hanzlik, Ales; 16-Frystak, Tomas; 18-Jeslinek, Jiri