Women's National Team

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Jamaica

Edinburg, Texas | H-E-B Park

Attendance: 1379

Deanne Rose
Nichelle Prince

87'
Canada WNT goal by - Nichelle Prince (assist by Adriana Leon)) Nichelle Prince

79'
Diana Matheson
Quinn

73'
Adriana Leon
Janine Sonis

66'
Canada WNT goal by - Nichelle Prince (assist by Goal Scorer)) Nichelle Prince

33'

Timeline

Women's National Team

KO

KO
33 ' | Nichelle Prince
HT

HT
66 ' | Adriana Leon - Janine Sonis
73 ' | Diana Matheson - Quinn
79 ' | Nichelle Prince
87 ' | Deanne Rose - Nichelle Prince
FT

FT

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Jamaica

Match Report

Canada opened the group stage at the 2018 Concacaf Women’s Championship with a 2:0 win over Jamaica at H-E-B Park in Edinburg, TX, USA. The victory gave Canada three points in Group B. Nichelle Prince scored two goals and Stephanie Labbé posted the clean sheet. Jessie Fleming was the Player of the Match.

BY THE NUMBERS:

Canada’s statistical leaders were Christine Sinclair with six shots, Shelina Zadorsky with 59 passes (on 61 pass attempts), and Kadeisha Buchanan with five steals. Canada fired 20 shots (eight of which were on target), connected for 409 of 456 pass attempts (90%), won eight steals, and held 71% possession over Jamaica. Just behind Zadorsky, Rebecca Quinn completed 55 of 57 pass attempts, Ashley Lawrence completed 43 of 48 pass attemps, and Buchanan completed 42 of 43 pass attempts. Goalkeeper Stephanie Labbé posted the clean sheet, but did not have to make any saves in the victory.

LINEUPS & NOTES

Canada's starting lineup featured Stephanie Labbé in goal, Ashley Lawrence at right back, Kadeisha Buchanan and Shelina Zadorsky at centre back, Allysa Chapman at left back, and Rebecca Quinn, Jessie Fleming, Sophie Schmidt, Nichelle Prince, Janine Beckie, and captain Christine Sinclair from the midfield up through to the attack.

In the second half, coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller replaced Beckie with Adriana Leon (66’), Quinn with Diana Matheson (74’), and Prince with Deanne Rose (87’).

Jamaica’s starting lineup featured Sydney Schneider (goal), Dominique Bond-Flasza, captain Konya Plummer, Allyson Swaby, Lauren Silver, Deneisha Blackwood, Chinyelu Asher, Giselle Washington, Marlo Sweatman, Trudi Carter, and Khadija Shaw.

In the second half, coach Hue Menzies replaced Blackwood with Jody Brown (71’), Washington with Christina Chang (85’), and Asher with Sashana Campbell (90’).

The match was played in front of approximately 500 fans at H-E-B Park. The match was refereed by Francia Gonzalez.