Elaine has posted on gobigred that Canada won the first game 4-0. Following two 4-0 games against England it would seem the Canadians like that score. 4-0 is a very good result against Mexico. Will be interesting to see what happens in game 2 when Canada is without their WUSA players.
I forgot that they were playing in Mexico! Thanks for the update.... hopefully the CSA site will have a press release soon...
game report hey- the CSA released their game report right here ... goals scored by sincy, latham, allen and an OG all in the 2nd half. our lineup: interesting to see coach pellerud shuffle the player around ... next game will have a totally different lineup as all the WUSA players will be gone (except karina, although i think he'd play another goalie...) also, four players got yellow carded: booth, timko, neil and chapman ... hhhmm?? wished they had the mexican lineup as well. i want to see who played for them. off to class now! lol elaine
Interesting subs. Can see Pellerud working to deepen the roster with playing time for the less experienced players. Might not win the next game but I think the lack of WUSA players fits Pellerud's agenda perfectly. It's all about preparing his team for the WWC.
the mexican roster for the game wasn't released, but according to the players called in, i would bet it was molina who played in goal for them. elaine
hey- after some detective work (lol) ... i found out some more info about the first game (albeit, i know, late ... but better than nada! lol) ok...here's what i got: (in no specific order) the weather in sinola is super super hot...you know...dripping sweat type hot, and the team is staying in this beautiful hotel near the ocean. (wished i was there ...) lol team is looking to kick some butt in their 2nd game! go team! lol first half of this game was pretty bad, as the team couldn't string anything together. 2nd half a totally different story than the first. the lights actually went out 5 minutes into the 2nd half, and the game was stopped for about 20 mins to get the lights turned BACK ON before play resumed. after the little interruption, canada "brought it on" and scored some very pretty goals. that's pretty much it ... it'll be interesting to see how the team does tomorrow w/o some of their key players. elaine
http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=1270 Canada Defeats Mexico 2-1 Ottawa, Ontario – Canada’s Women’s World Cup Team defeated Mexico 2-1 in front of 2,123 on Sunday in an international friendly in Mazatlan, Mexico while preparing for the 2003 Women’s World Cup. Mexico opened the scoring in the seventh minute and kept the lead until the 54th minute when Christine Sinclair tied the game. Sinclair has now tied Silvana Burtini as Canada’s second highest goal scorer with a total of 38 goals with the Women’s World Cup team. Oakville, Ontario native Diana Matheson scored the game winner and her first international goal in the 90th minute. “We won the game more because of a strong desire than a great performance,” said head coach Even Pellerud. “Disastrous playing conditions made great play impossible, but we compensated by a better fitness level and some great individual performances. Diana Matheson was one good example; she earned the match winner when she was pushed higher in the last part of the game.” Canada’s next series is against Brazil on Thursday, July 17 at Molson Stadium in Montreal and Sunday, July 20th at Frank Clair Stadium in Ottawa. June 15, 2003 – International Friendly Mazatlan, Mexico Canada 2 (0) Mexico 1 (1) Cautions: Canada – Andrea Neil (21), Kristina Kiss (32), Clare Rustad (90) Goals: Christine Sinclair (54); Diana Matheson (90) Canada: Erin McLeod; Randee Hermus; Sasha Andrews; Candace Chapman; Clare Rustad; Melanie Booth; Kristina Kiss (Amber Allen, 58); Diana Matheson; Andrea Neil; Kara Lang; Christine Sinclair (Veronique Maranda, 66) Head Coach: Even Pellerud.
hey guys- thought i would let everyone know that brittany timko's journal from her recent trip with team canada to mexico is now up at Go Big Red!! hope you enjoy, and great big thanks to brittany for doing this!! http://www.gobigred.ca elaine