Women's U-15

2 - 0

Costa Rica

Orlando, Florida | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Attendance: 100

Alexia Cajilig
Julia Kostecki

56'
Teni Akindoju
Jayde Riviere

56'
56'
CANADA goal by Jordyn Huitema (assist by Aaliyah Scott) Jordyn Huitema

55'
Sonia Walk
Caitlin Shaw

45'
Aaliyah Scott
Lara Kazandjian

36'
Maya Ladhani
Sydney Kennedy

36'
canw15 goal by Sydney Kennedy (assist by Goal Scorer)))) Sydney Kennedy

24'
8'

Costa Rica Maria Paula Salas hits the crossbar

Timeline

Women's U-15

KO

KO
8 ' | Costa Rica Maria Paula Salas hits the crossbar
24 ' | Sydney Kennedy
36 ' | Maya Ladhani - Sydney Kennedy
36 ' | Aaliyah Scott - Lara Kazandjian
45 ' | Sonia Walk - Caitlin Shaw
HT

HT
55 ' | Jordyn Huitema
56 ' | -
56 ' | Teni Akindoju - Jayde Riviere
56 ' | Alexia Cajilig - Julia Kostecki
FT

FT

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Costa Rica

Match Report

Canada won 2:0 over Costa Rica on the second day of the 2016 CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship in Orlando, FL, USA. Canada scored once on either side of the half-time whistle, with Sydney Kennedy and Jordyn Huitema both scoring their first goals of the competition.

The 10 August victory was Canada's second in as many days, with the team playing four group matches in five days from 9-13 August. Each match in the competition lasts 70 minutes.

FIRST HALF:

Costa Rica were on the attack from early part of the match. Canada stood up to the attack, but Costa Rica then won a free kick in a dangerous position in the 8th minute. Jeimy Umaña played it short to Maria Paula Salas and she blasted her shot off the Canadian crossbar.

From a lot of back and forth soccer in the morning heat, Canada scored the opener in the 24th minute. Sydney Kennedy made a couple of moves into the box and then roofed it over goalkeeper Fabiana Solano for the 1-0 lead.

Canada created more chances late in the half, with notably a free kick and subsequent corner kick in the 34th minute. Costa Rica, however, cleared both chances to keep the scoreline at the minimum difference.

SECOND HALF:

Both sides introduced new players in the second half as Canada held their 1-0 lead. For the better part of this period, however, the score remained unchanged.

In the 40th minute, Huitema chipped a pass to Jayde Riviere, who then played it back to Huitema with the goalkeeper out of position. Huitema's volley, however, went over the bar.

In the 48th minute, a Mya Jones shot from outside the box sailed high over the bar.

In the 55th minute, Huitema scored after a perfect through ball from substitute Aaliyah Scott. Huitema was sent through on a breakaway before she calmly knocked it in past Solano.

Huitema and Teni Akindoju nearly combined for another goal in the 60th minute, but Akindoju's shot was blocked. A later chance on a Maya Ladhani corner kick was cleared by Costa Rica.

The match ended 2-0 in Canada's favour.

LINEUP & NOTES:

Canada’s starting lineup featured Sophie Guilmette in goal, Julia Kostecki at right back, Olivia Scott and Maya Antoine at centre back, Julianne Vallerand at left back, and Caitlin Shaw, Mya Jones, Lara Kazandjian, Jayde Riviere, Sydney Kennedy, and Jordyn Huitema from the midfield up through to the attack.

In the second half, co-coaches Joey Lombardi and Carmelina Moscato replaced Kazandjian with Maya Ladhani (36'), Kennedy with Aaliyah Scott (36'), Shaw with Sonia Walk (45'), Kostecki with Alexia Cajilig (56'), and Riviere with Teni Akindoju (56').

Costa Rica’s starting lineup featured Fabiana Solano in goal, Camila Capmany at right back, Steysi Arias and Andrea Capmany at centre back, Pamela Gutierrez at left back, Nathlie Rojas, Jeimy Umaña, Carmen Marin, and Medolyn Guerrero at midfield, Priscillia Chinchilla in front of the midfield, and Maria Paula Salas at the top as a centre forward.

In the second half, coach Amelia Valverde replaced Salas with Alexa Aguilar (36'), Arias for Badilla (43'), Chinchilla with Yariela Lopez (53'), Marin with Stephanie Mendoza (61'), and Umaña with Maria Paula Porras (63').

Referee Diego Montano cautioned two Canadian players during the morning match: Huitema (7') and Antoine (41'). The match was played at Field 17 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex with approximately 100 fans in attendance.