BB stallion in the 2003 WWC, pre-Captain Canada days. She also recovered from mono right before this tournament.
Christine Sinclair scored the winner in added time to earn Canada the 1-0 win over China PR in a Women’s International Friendly on May 30th at Moncton Stadium in Moncton, NB
It was a pretty ugly game, but Sinc and D came up with something in the end.
Obviously cobbling together a 1-0 win on yet more last-second Sinclair heroics won’t be enough for the Olympics, but for now we can just enjoy Sinc making goal #134 look easy.
CanWNT vs. China press roundup
SINCLAIR’S LATE GOAL LIFTS CANADA OVER CHINA 1-0
Sinclair got to a Diana Matheson free kick and expertly redirected the ball past Chinese keeper Wang Fei and into the goal.
“It was a great ball by Matheson, her and I have a connection,” Sinclair said. “It would have been hard to miss.”
It was Sinclair’s 134th career international goal, which is the third highest total ever. It came in a tightly played Olympic warmup with very few chances for either side.
Canada 1 - 0 China: Sinclair steals it late
It took a 93rd minute effort from Canada’s all time leading scorer, Christine Sinclair, but Big Red were able to send Moncton fans home happy with a 1-0 win over China. Sincy used great movement in the box to get behind the defenders and applied a deft touch to redirect a Diana Matheson free kick past China’s goal keeper Wang (one of the four). It was probably the only real highlight in the match and it continued to show that Canada is only going to go as far as their captain is going to take them. The good news is that they do have a number of other tune ups before the Olympics get underway for Canada in Coventry, England. The bad news is they have a long way to go if they want to even be around when the medals are handed out.
Magic in Moncton: Canada 1 China 0
Christine Sinclair, as she’s done so many times before, scored a late (in his case, literally last-second) goal for Canada, this one propelling the home side to a 1-0 victory at Moncton Stadium.
The goal was, as you’d guessed, the [134th] of her illustrious career, a career which will likely (eventually, years from now) end with her owning the crown as most prolific goal-scorer in the history of international soccer.
Canadian Women Set for China Friendly
China will be very well organized and very patient. They’ll attempt to draw the Canadian defenders out to pressure and then slip the ball in behind or over the top of the backline for strikers to run onto. Practise dealing with this kind of attack will be excellent preparation for dealing with Japan in July.
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Defensively, Canada will want to put more players behind the ball in order to avoid being stretched by China’s crafty passing and movement off the ball. Defenders will need to have their head on a swivel, looking out for those quick runs in behind and cut off the passing angles for distribution from China’s midfielders.
Offensively the challenge will be to transition quickly out of what may be a fairly heavy-handed defensive approach. The Canadian strikers will need to work well off of each other, making calculated runs and providing clear options to receive balls both at their feet and in behind the defence.
Canada’s Roster
- 1- GK- Karina LeBlanc |
- 2- CB- Emily Zurrer | SWE / Dalsjöfors G.o.I.F.
- 3- FB- Melanie Booth | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- 4- M- Carmelina Moscato | SWE / Piteå IF
- 5- FB- Robyn Gayle |
- 6- M- Kaylyn Kyle |
- 7- FB- Rhian Wilkinson |
- 8- M- Diana Matheson | NOR / Lillestrøm SK Kvinner
- 9- CB- Candace Chapman |
- 10- F- Christina Julien | SWE / Jitex BK
- 11- M- Desiree Scott | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- 12- F- Christine Sinclair |
- 13- M- Sophie Schmidt | SWE / Kristianstads DFF
- 14- F- Melissa Tancredi | SWE / Dalsjöfors G.o.I.F.
- 15- M- Kelly Parker |
- 16- F- Jonelle Filigno | USA / Rutgers University
- 17- M- Brittany Timko | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- 18- GK- Erin McLeod | SWE / Dalsjöfors G.o.I.F.
- 19- M- Chelsea Stewart |
- 20- FB- Marie-Eve Nault | CAN / Ottawa Fury
- 22- F- Chelsea Buckland | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- 23- FB- Lauren Sesselmann |
CANADA VS. PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINAMAY 30, 2012 7PM ET/4PM PT
How to watch:
If you live in Canada, Sportsnet One is broadcasting the game live
Be there.
(Source: thrace-, via wpsuswntfan)
NIGHTNIGHT by DEDDY
